Yellowstone National Park factories to visit and tour

If you live in, or are going to visit, Yellowstone National Park, you can find a factory to visit and tour. Many factories, large and small, from several person chocolate factories and cheesemakers to large manufacturers making paper towels, wood products, beverage cans and bottles, are open to the public with real tours, exhibitions and fun education.

Here are some of the top factory tours in Yellowstone National Park and contact information and tips about visiting them.

Yellowstone National Park - Twice the size of Delaware, in northwest WY, spilling over into Idaho and Montana. On March 1, 1872, Yellowstone became the first national park for all to enjoy the unique hydrothermal and geologic wonders. People from around the world have been drawn to Yellowstone to witness these wonders for themselves. Now, millions of people come to Yellowstone each year.

Yellowstone National Park Seasons, bugs, topography and climate

Located in the Rockies and at the edge of the plains, Wyoming has both landscapes. In the summer, it tends to be semi-arid, hot during day and cool at night. Winters can be brutally cold. Many roads are closed or impassible in the winter. Bugs are thankfully few!

Camping tips

First, get reservations ASAP. They usually fill up weeks in advance. And while there are a few last minute cancellations, those go instantly. Prices are about $30 a night; $21 if you have the national park pass.

If you're not from the Rockies, you may not realize that even in the middle of July, the air gets cool at night when you are a mile high, like in Yellowstone and the Tetons, and much of western Wyoming. It will dip to the 50's or 60's most summer nights. Summers tend to be dry with occasional popup evening thunderstorms.

Yellowstone... well camping or lodging in Yellowstone is a topic unto itself. After COVID, the rangers went on a spree shutting as much down as they could. You have to realize that many of them are idealists who think they should shut the park down to visitors as much as possible... which is the opposite of President Roosevelt's vision.

In any case, they even turned off all the showers in all of the campgrounds in the park. The bathrooms remain open, toilets, sinks, etc. But no working showers. Still closed at the end of the 2021 season. Which means, if you are tent camping, you will need a battery operated pump and popup shower tent. And here are the best ones available for the price! They work great! I've used them in Yellowstone!

Campgrounds in Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone offers 12 campgrounds with over 2,000 sites. Yellowstone National Park Lodges takes reservations for five of these campgrounds. Not all of these campgrounds have laundry or showers (and none have showers working in 2021). Madison is the most central location.

• Bridge Bay Campground
• Canyon Campground
• Fishing Bridge RV Park
• Grant Village Campground
• Madison Campground

The National Park Service manages the other seven campgrounds. Beginning in 2021, reservations for three of the campground managed by the National Park Service can be done through Recreation.gov.

• Mammoth Campground (Reservable)
• Norris Campground (Closed for 2021)
• Slough Creek Campground (Reservable)
• Pebble Creek Campground (Sites 1-16 Reservable)
• Tower Fall Campground (Closed for 2021)
• Indian Creek Campground
• Lewis Lake Campground

Additionally, Yellowstone offers backcountry campsites for people who prefer to explore and camp along less traveled routes.

Campground Details

Table of campgrounds with reservable sites through Yellowstone National Park Lodges.

Campground	2021 Dates	Nightly Fee*	Sites	Amenities
Bridge Bay	6/11–9/6	$27	432	A,B,F,NS,D,Gn,Gs
Canyon	5/21–9/19	$32	273	A,B,F,S/L**,2S**,D,Gn
Fishing Bridge RV Park	CLOSED ALL 2021		346	A,F,H,S/L**,2S**,D,Gn
Grant Village	6/18–9/12	$32	430	A,B,F,S/L**,2S**,D,Gn,Gs
Madison	5/14–10/17	$27	278	A,B,F,NS,D,Gn,Gs

* - Listed fee does not include taxes or utility fees
A - Accessible sites available
B - Limited number of campsites set aside for bicyclists and hikers; check availability at campground
F - Flush toilets
D - Dump station (may close when temperatures are below freezing)
Gn - Generators allowed from 8 am to 8pm (60db limit)
Gs - Group site available (reservation required)
H - Full hookups
NS - Showers not included
S/L - Pay showers/laundry onsite **Pay showers not available currently in 2021
2S - Two showers included each night **Pay showers not available currently in 2021

Table of campgrounds managed by the National Park with reservable sites through Recreation.gov.

Campground	2021 Dates	Nightly Fee	Sites	Amenities	RV Information**
Mammoth	Year-round1	$25	85	A,B,F,Gn	30' (9.1 m) winter limit§
Norris	CLOSED ALL 2021		111	A,B,F,Gn	2 @ 50' (15.2 m) and 5 @ 30' (9.1 m)
Pebble Creek (Sites 1–16)	6/15–9/27	$20	16	A,B,V	Some long pull-throughs
Slough Creek	6/15–10/12	$20	16	A,V	14 @ 30' (9.1 m) / Walk through first to assess

** - Sizes are for total length of vehicle and towed equipment
¹ - Reservation-only 5/1–10/15
^§ - mid-October through April
A - Accessible sites available
B - Limited number of campsites set aside for bicyclists and hikers; check availability at campground
F - Flush toilets
Gn - Generators allowed from 8 am to 8pm (60db limit)
V - Vault toilet

Table of campgrounds managed by the National Park that will be first-come, first-served in 2021.

Campground	2021 Dates	Nightly Fee	Sites	Amenities	RV Information**
Indian Creek	6/11–9/13	$20	70	A,B,V	10 @ 35' (10.7 m) and 35 @ 30' (9.1 m)
Lewis Lake	6/15–11/1	$20	84	B,V	25' (7.6 m) or less
Pebble Creek (Sites 17–27)	6/15–9/27	$20	11	A,B,V	Some long pull-throughs
Tower Fall	CLOSED ALL 2021		31	B,V	30' (9.1 m) or less / Loop has hairpin curve

** - Sizes are for total length of vehicle and towed equipment
A - Accessible sites available
B - Limited number of campsites set aside for bicyclists and hikers; check availability at campground
V - Vault toilet

In nearby Cody, WY, an excellent campground is Ponderosa campground, and reservations are not needed for tent camping there!

There are both state parks and private campgrounds.