Mammoth Campground (Yellowstone)

Employees and host were very friendly

It is a wonderful campground, and a good place for staging your visit to YNP. The restroom facilities were appreciated, as they had regular toilets instead of vault toilets. The only amenity was potable water, and that was appreciated. The construction trucks are very loud, and could better serve the campground guests if they didn't use jake brakes, and did not operate during the quiet hours the campground has to abide by.

We have visited Mammoth Campground for many decades. In May it is the choice for the northern tier of YNP which is our area of primary interest since wildlife watching is what we are there for at that time of year. Lamar valley is where we spend most of our waking hours looking for all sorts of wildlife but especially wolves and grizzly bears. However, we love watching everything in the air and on the ground. When the road opens to Hayden valley we head that direction to watch whatever is available to see there. In our opinion everything in YNP is a must see destination and totally based on available time. Mammoth CG is good for us since we travel with a 5th wheel and many sites will work for us. CG hosts are always friendly and courteous. This and every year we only have one and its always the same complaint. Visitors seem to think that sagebrush is a perfect source for firewood. Many visitors would not know the difference between a dead branch vs. a live branch. This trip we continued to observe many people at different sites destroy them with axes, hatchets, or by hand just twisting them out of the ground. Most often its early in the morning or late evening. We think that the best solution to the problem would be a zero allowance of removal of any vegetation inside the campground and a mandatory fine for doing so. We love Mammoth CG and like it to stay beautiful for as long as possible.

pay attention to the amount of shade at your site. there was none at ours, site 12, and it was too hot for us and the dogs. also, i would not bring dogs again as we had an mama elk and her baby walk through our camp and it was way too stressful with the dogs (but that's on us, not the campground).

Fantastic spot! Great view! Close enough to amenities of Mammoth Springs “town” but tucked away enough to really feel a part of the beautiful park. EXCELLENT camp hosts! So nice and friendly. I wish I could remember their names to thank them personally. One couple from Arkansas and a lovely host in site #1. We will be back!!

I enjoyed my stay at the campground very much! My only complaint is the faucet in the Women's Restroom at Site 74. It splashed a lot everywhere and was a big pain to use.

Clean peaceful plenty of room at most sites
Buffaloes and elk wander through quite often

I really love this campsite. Nice landscape surrounding with quick access to the Terrances and hiking! This is my 2nd time camping at this campground. I will say that you can sometimes hear cars driving but it was not a problem for us. Also not for showering you will want to help back into town or to the south end of the park as there are no showers here.

Clean, easy access. Loud along the road.

Fantastic host/volunteers. Bathrooms and facilities were well kept and very clean.

Please go back to first come first serve basis rather than advance reservations. We saw that a lot of sites were no-shows (or cut their reservations short) during our stay.

If absolutely necessary, reservations should be made by campsite type, rather than specific sites. This, coming from someone with a background in reservations. We spent a lot of time checking in and checking out of three (yes, three) different sites during our short six night stay when we could've been out and about exploring.

The reservations, both here and in Grand Teton, put enormous time constraints on our trip. In the past, we've had the opportunity to travel more organically, with an open and flexible schedule. This is especially important when it comes to things like avoiding crowds and inclement weather.