Our Favorite Camping Spots Near Bozeman, Montana
Explore top camping spots near Bozeman for your next adventure to Yellowstone, Grand Teton, and Glacier and beyond.
With so many outdoor camping, hiking, boating, and fishing opportunities near our Bozeman RV rental hub, it can be tough to decide the best place to set up camp.
Here are five great camping destinations within a few hours’ drive of Bozeman:
Bozeman Campgrounds
With its historic downtown filled with dining, shopping, art galleries, museums, and Montana State University students, Bozeman is a lot of fun.
But its popularity means Bozeman’s housing, lodging, and rental car prices have skyrocketed. Hotel rooms and car rental prices regularly approach $1,000 per night!
That’s why RV rentals are in high demand—combine a hotel with a rental car and you get an RV! Thankfully, Bozeman has several good options for camping with an RV.
Consider these highly-rated campgrounds:
Bozeman Hot Springs Campground & RV Park
This hot springs resort is very popular, with large sites, a game room, plus pools and hot springs to soothe aching legs after a long day of hiking (GenieScore 74)*
Bozeman Trail Campground
This small campground near downtown Bozeman offers a great location and nice amenities in small campsites. (GenieScore 61)
Gallatin County Fairgrounds Campground
Located near downtown, this basic fairground campground offers electric hookup sites at a great price. (GenieScore 67)
West Yellowstone Campgrounds
Drive 2 hours south from Bozeman, past Big Sky along the Gallatin River, to West Yellowstone, Montana. This small but bustling town is adjacent to the busy West Entrance of Yellowstone National Park.
“West” (as the locals call it) has some of the nicest RV camping options around, plus great “edutainment” like the IMAX theater that offers family movies and a film about Yellowstone National Park, a zipline, and the Grizzly Discover Center (and much more!).
For a camping trip to West Yellowstone, consider the following highly-rated campgrounds:
Yellowstone Grizzly RV Park
Four blocks from the West Entrance, this top-notch campground delights campers with large, paved sites, full hookups, a camp store, playground, pool, laundry, friendly staff, and much more. It’s highly rated for its amenities, location, and curb appeal, and has tons of campsites (GenieScore 91)
Bakers Hole Campground
Offering some sites with electrical hookups, this basic but clean national forest campground on the banks of the Madison River operates on a first-come, first-served basis and is 5 minutes from Yellowstone. (GenieScore 86)
Yellowstone Park/West Gate Koa Holiday
This well-located campground with full hookups offers tons of amenities typical of a KOA—a pool, camp store, playground, laundry, etc. It is great for families. (GenieScore 80)
Madison Arm Resort
This rustic resort on Hebgen Lake offers full hookup sites, gorgeous views, and plenty of onsite activities like fishing, swimming, boat rentals, a camp store, and more. It’s a nice place to come home to. (GenieScore 79)
Ready to take a road rip of a lifetime?
Livingston, Montana Campgrounds
30 minutes from Bozeman is the charming and historic town of Livingston, Montana with great restaurants, shopping, art, museums, and an array of outdoor activities.
Consider the following nearby campgrounds for your road trip:
Yellowstone Edge RV Park
Located on the banks of the Yellowstone River, this beloved, beautiful, and well-run campground offers full hookups, a camp store, outdoor games, a nightly campfire, fishing, and more—a real crowd-pleaser (GenieScore 96)
Livingston/Paradise Valley KOA Holiday
This charming KOA on the banks of the Yellowstone River has all the things one expects in a KOA Holiday—kids activities, a pool, laundry, full hookups, a dog park, etc. It is a solid choice to enjoy Livingston (GenieScore 84)
Osen’s RV Park & Campground
This full-service small campground is a quiet RV park with full hookups, level sites, wifi, a camp store, a private bathhouse, and laundry facilities (GenieScore 82)
Gardiner, Montana Campgrounds
Located immediately adjacent to Yellowstone’s North Entrance (and 1.5 hours from Bozeman), the small town of Gardiner offers plenty of camping, lodging, dining, and outdoor activities.
There is plenty of fun to be had in Gardiner: fly fishing, whitewater rafting, horseback riding, private park tours, and even llama-assisted hikes.
For camping options in and near Gardiner, Montana, consider the following campgrounds:
Yellowstone RV Park
This small RV park overlooking the Yellowstone River offers easy park access and features full hookup sites, laundry, shower facilities, and wifi (GenieScore 80)
Sun Outdoors Yellowstone North
Within walking distance of shops and restaurants, this Gardiner campground offers great views, spacious sites, full hookups, a camp store, shower faculties, firepit rentals, and is close to the park. (GenieScore 77)
Ennis, Montana
Located on the back side of Big Sky Resort—about an hour west of Bozeman—the tiny western town of Ennis is renowned for its world-class trout fishing. Visitors also enjoy kayaking, rafting, biking, golf, horseback riding, the nearby old mining town Virginia City, and much more.
Consider these campgrounds for your stay in Ennis:
Ennis RV Village
This quiet, 76-site campground, offers full hookups, a camp store, bath/shower facilities, laundry, a game room, and proximity to Ennis. They also offer cabins and tent sites. (GenieScore 87)
Madison Valley Campground
This small campground near Ennis has full hookups, free wifi, laundry facilities, spacious sites, and clean bath and shower facilities. (GenieScore 83)
Rambling Moose Campground
This immaculate, full hookup campground about 10 miles from Ennis offers spacious sites, a camp store, friendly staff, laundry, and bath/shower facilities. (GenieScore 90)
Finding great places to camp near Bozeman, Montana, is easy once you know the best places to visit, like West Yellowstone, Gardiner, Livingston, Ennis, and, of course, Bozeman itself.
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*Note about GenieScore Ratings: we used AdventureGenie, the RV trip planning website to provide ratings for campgrounds.
AdventureGenie’s proprietary GenieScore uses AI to assess the campgrounds based on customer reviews. It’s a great tool to find campgrounds and help plan your camping trip. AventureGenie’s AI allows you to easily find activities specific to your needs and interests—very cool!
