Best off-the-beaten-path car camping?

Hi all,

I%26#39;m spending 3 nights in Yellowstone at the end of June and I could really use some camping advice. My girlfriend and I really enjoy camping, but we don%26#39;t do the shoulder-to-shoulder state campground bit very well. We%26#39;re also not backpackers. Instead, we prefer a slightly isolated spot where there%26#39;s not a lot of other campers. Something that might take a little 4 wheeling to find, for instance. Any tips?

Thanks,

Ben

Best off-the-beaten-path car camping?

There are a number of campgrounds in Yellowstone park that are first come/first served. You may want to book the first night at Canyon CG, then get up early to get a spot at one of these. Keep in mind that YS is a busy place and even if you want to be secluded, you may not be able to. nps.gov/yell/…camping-in-yellowstone.htm

Look outside of the park if you want 4x4 or more isolated camping. Check this recent post and responses... tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g60999-i481-k27908…

Best off-the-beaten-path car camping?

@CasaAzul

Thanks for the tips - the post you referred to is exactly what I%26#39;m looking for.

For what it%26#39;s worth, I%26#39;ll also be spending several nights at my family cabin which is near the sinks and Lander. That area is also stunning, remote and well worth the drive for folks who are in that part of the state.

If isolated camping is what you are looking for, check out the national forests in the area. They have a lot of nonreservable little campgrounds, and I have heard you may have them to yourselves. But if seeing the park is more what you are after, you make have to just make do with the park campgrounds, otherwise you risk spend a couple of hours extra in the car everyday. We camped at Canyon last August. This is a huge campground, but wooded and a little hilly. It is organized into smaller loops, so we never felt as if we were camping with a few hundred neighbors. The village is very busy, but the campground feels worlds away. Our family normally car camps at secret little backwoods locals, but to see the park, staying as close as possible is worth it.

Thanks for the tips. I ended up taking CasaAzul%26#39;s advice and booked 1 night at Canyon. I%26#39;ll get up early and grab a spot at Slough Creek the next morning. With only 29 spots it should be a little quieter than a ~250 site campground!

IamtheWhale -

You are in a tricky spot. The parks themselves don%26#39;t really have a ';remote'; drive-in car camping experience inside park boundaries. But there are variations of the theme.

Slough is a great campground, but is actually fairly busy because people just like to drive the road and turn around. It is on a gravel road though which cuts down traffic. Another option is Pebble Creek campground:

parkcamper.com/Yellowstone-National-Park/Yel…

This is just about up in the Beartooths, with a different look. Lots of driving though to other locations. I would also consider Lewis Lake pretty darn remote in terms of ';in the park Yellowstone:

parkcamper.com/Yellowstone-National-Park/Yel…

Not many people go there because it%26#39;s so far south in the park. The lake is awesome.

Yellowstone is different from Glacier in that Glacier does have remote, gravel road drive in parking.

Make sure you get up to Slough Creek before 10 AM if you want a spot that time of year. If you get bounced, try out Pebble Creek. It%26#39;s a beauty.