Red Cliff Campground

Many customers but the quiet type. Tent solo camp.

We had not planned on stopping after just leaving Yellowstone, but we decided to drive through and check it out. Half the sights back up to the river. Sights 1-26 have electric, and all sights feel private. The website says first come, first serve, although many sites had a reservation tag. Site 26 was open close to the trailhead, and we spent 3 nights. Dogs loved the location, and we enjoyed the quiet location.

This was our second time staying here, and we really enjoyed it. This time, we camped in the section right along the river with electric hookups—such a great spot. Water is available at nearby spigots, and our site had plenty of space plus a small trail that led down to the river. You can hear some highway noise, but the sound of the river helps balance it out. The vault toilets were kept clean, and many sites have beautiful river views, making this a peaceful and scenic place to camp.

We stayed here just one night passing through. There were only a few sites occupied. The campground is split into two halves. To the right are about 25 sites with electricity. To the left is a bigger loop without electricity. We got a site near the river, which was rushing. So the noise of the road was less offensive. No cellular service, at least no T-Mobile connection.

I booked 2 nights on Recreation.gov less than 3 weeks in advance. I was camping while working an event in Big Sky.

The campground is quite large, and this time of year, completely full every night. It is right on the river and very close to the highway. This means it is not quiet. Still, it’s 10 minutes to Big Sky, clean and well equipped. Overall a good choice in this area if you can make a reservation.

There are bear-safe food storage lockers, fire rings, and picnic tables at each camp site. Long before the bears eat you, the mosquitoes and deer flies will. Bug spray advised. Pit toilets are well-used but reasonably clean. The on-site hosts make sure to mark reservation cards on each site, and put signs at the entrance when the campgrounds is full. This kept traffic inside the campground to a minimum. Much appreciated.

Nice campground near Adjacent to Gallatin River. Some sites are actually right next to the river. Our site, 43, up on the hill, would be perfect except for the proximity of the vault toilet. The vault toilet was extremely clean and did not smell at all, inside the room, however, at our campsite, every now and then, we would get an unpleasant waft. Camp sites are well spaced and some even have hook ups (not 43). Our site was unique and nice as it was tri-level. Level 1 is parking/trailer, level 2 is fire ring and table, level 3 is an area to set up a tent.

Stopped here to find several spots available. You can reserve online or just show up and pay at the fee station. Each space has its own bear box, table and grill. We stayed in a back in non Hookup site. There are Electric sites available too.

Great place close to entrance to west Yellowstone. Close to some hiking

It is a lovely campground right next to Gallatin river. Camp host extremely helpful and nice. Great place for dogs. Lots of road noise unfortunately.

Solid campground off the highway. We stopped after driving through Yellowstone.

They have like 50-60 sites which is nice, but only about half of them are along the river. The ironic part is the river spots are closer to the somewhat busy road on the other side of the water. It’s not a huge deal, but you won’t be in the middle of the woods. Just something to keep in mind when choosing this location.

When we arrived they had plenty of wood for sale. They had water facilities (we weren’t quite sure whether it was potable). Bathrooms are primitive with tank toilets and no sinks.

All in all, we had a great night camping along our journey. Definitely a decent spot to mark for your travels.

A lot to do without needing to leave the campground. If it were warmer weather while we stayed, then the river would have been great for a soak. A little highway noise, but I never noticed it inside of the RV

The area is beautiful, campground is right by the river (but also by a busy highway). Overall nice toilets, lots of spots and close to the town of Big Sky. Some spots offer good shade.

This is a beautiful campground right on the Gallatin River near Big Sky. Spaces are well spaced out, electric & non-electric available. The vault toilets were clean & well maintained. We loved the raised firepit with the swivel grate for cooking over. Take the time to explore along the River, lots of animals tracks! Fresh water is available but note that there is no grey water dump in Big Sky, so you’ll need to drive on to West Yellowstone or north.

Super friendly campground host. Very helpful. The campground was clean even the restrooms. Easy access to big sky Montana and a hour ish drive to west Yellowstone. Sites are easy to access with smaller rv. But have bigger sites for larger rigs. No t mobile or att service.

Good staff, clean bathrooms, beautiful campground

We pulled in here were able to get a spot that was backed up to the Gallatin river. The cost was only $20.00. We had 3 elk come thru our camp that dusk, was truly a suprise. The host Mike, was very helpful and courteous. The river, surrounding landscape and scenery is something to behold. Absolutely stunningly beautiful. There are trails too.....firewood can be forged from all the down trees on the trail. I thought this was an awesome campsite

This campsite is heaven. We stayed for 2 nights, both spots on the river. Wonderful hosts, incredible access to the river to fish and let dogs/kids play. Beautiful nature all around. We were a few minutes from rafting on the Gallatin and Big Sky. Electric hookup.

Just off “the 191”, Red Cliff is just outside of Big Sky and along both the highway and river. Nice sized sites, clean pit toilets, and reservable.

The electric sites are on the right when you pull in and are preferable no only for the hookup, but also because there’s a day use area between the road and sites, and that little bit of space makes a difference in deafening the road noise. We were on the non-electrical side and could hear it, but it wasn’t a huge deal.

Two site hosts take turns on duty and are really nice and accommodating. I would definitely stay here again if coming through the area, but plan ahead to get an electric site.

One thing to note - there is A LOT of construction on the Wyoming side between Red Cliff and Yellowstone in summer of 2020 making this not a good base camp for Yellowstone this year. A typical 45 minute drive can take over 1.5 hours due to traffic being reduced to 1 lane with a stop light to allow one direction to progress at a time.

Not a bad places to get away for a quick trip. Some good fishing on the Gallatin river and even a cool cave to check out on the right side of the camp ground.

Red Cliff was very clean. The camp hosts were nice, but it is a very tight campground. There is a lower and an upper level. We had a great experience here, but expect to see your neighbors a bit.

On the river close to Yellowstone National Park! A bit pricey for this MT gal but worth checking out. I don't clime but those of you who do this spot is often used a a climing location by the locals. Great place.