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Wapiti Campground hosts 41 campsites on the North Fork of the Shoshone River, next to the historic Wapiti Ranger Station. "Wapiti" (pronounced WA-puh-tee) is the American Indian word for "elk."
Visit the nearby Wapiti Wayside to learn about grizzly bears, other wildlife, and general visitor information. The trailhead from the campground leads into the Washakie Wilderness via Elk Fork Creek. No cell service is available.
*This site is accessible to persons with mobility impairments. Maximum spur 50 feet.
Stayed here because Buffalo Bill SP was too windy and open. This campground turned out to be a real gem. It was pre-summer season (early May) so there were several spots available without a reservation. The trees weren’t leafed out yet so it was still wintery conditions and even snowed while we were there. This is on the hwy west of Cody toward the east gate of Yellowstone and there are several campgrounds, private and public, along the hwy along the Shoshone River. Wapiti is a National Forest Campground so it was cheap to stay, had a host, and was well maintained. Each campsite was spacious and pretty with lots of natural forest—trees, shrubs, flowers, the river. This stretch has loads of wildlife—we saw so many bighorn sheep! This stretch was a great fishing area due to the shallower bed—saw an osprey nab a fish! Wapiti was about 45 minutes from the East Gate of Yellowstone so it was close enough to visit the park and return to Cody to fix a flat tire in the same day. Yellowstone was covered in snow and this area was already free of accumulated snow (May 13). Each campsite has a picnic table and benches, grill, and bear locker. There was trash service. Our spot had electricity but there’s not water or sewer hook ups. We found a pull through site, there are also back in sites. The campground was about half full. It is highly recommended to have hard-sided cover such as an RV rather than a tent. There are active bears, but we were able to leave our food in the RV. Would definitely stay here again or in any of the other National Forest campgrounds along this stretch.
Sweet riverside campground east of Yellowstone. Lots of privacy and hiking up the trail to the north was enjoyable.
Dogs on leash of course. Vault toilets were above average on cleanliness.
Camp host Jodi was nicr and was very helpful! We just traveled down from Glacier! Campground was about 25 miles from the entrance to Yellowstone, so a bit far, but they had water and vault toilets. 27 miles from Cody, WY where we could get cell service and wifi.
Sites were a nice size and had some First come first served sites available.
Great campground on The River's Edge, very peaceful, no traffic sounds. Had a real nice ride at Bill Cody Stables just down the road
It's the typical National Forest Campground. As long as you have good neighbors, they're a good place to camp.
