Yellowstone National Park · Wyoming
Overview Located about eight miles (13 km) south of Mammoth Hot Springs on the road to Norris, Indian Creek Campground—elevation 7,300 feet (2225 m)—sits near the base of the Gallatin Mountains and offers breathtaking views of Electric Peak. The area offers easy access to fishing and hiking. The campground is away from the main road and provides a quieter, more primitive, experience than many other locations.
Sites at Indian Creek Campground (WY) are reserved through Recreation.gov. Sites here can be reserved in advance through the official system, and they are claimed fast — cancellations then trickle back all season, unannounced, at any hour of the day or night.
| Total sites | 73 |
|---|---|
| Site types | Standard |
| Location | Yellowstone, WY |
| Book through | Recreation.gov |
| Official listing | Recreation.gov |
Because sites are booked months ahead, a steady share of reservations get cancelled as trips fall through. Each cancellation instantly returns that site and those nights to the official calendar — first-come, first-served, no waitlist, no announcement. Refreshing the booking page yourself, every few minutes for weeks, works in theory. In practice, the people who get these sites are the ones who hear about the opening first.
itOpened scans the Recreation.gov calendar for Indian Creek Campground (WY) around the clock. When a site matching your dates and your vehicle opens, you get a text with a direct link to it. You book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. We never book, hold, or resell — your fee pays for monitoring, and openings are first-come, so speed is the whole game.
| Mammoth Campground (Yellowstone) | Cancellation alerts available |
|---|---|
| Lewis Lake Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Tower Fall Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Slough Creek Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
Page data refreshed 2026-10-29. Site facts come from the official directory listing for Indian Creek Campground (WY); cancellation statistics come from our own scanning logs.