Upper Itch Kep Pe City Park | Established Campground

August 28th, 2023 by jzapp55

Nice place by the Yellowstone, dry camping no hookups. Portapotties
at the entrance, no dump station or water. Gravel roads, some drive through traffic, kids with nothing to do. Our second time here in 3 years, price is right, we donated $10 . Would stay again.

August 11th, 2023 by Bajabob

Great place to camp in Columbia. Close to stores, gas and the Yellowstone River. Lots of RVs here, nothing sketchy about the clientele here, just folks enjoying the scenery and free camping. Need to be self-contained.

June 4th, 2023 by atsukoohtake

Free cIty owned campground in Columbus MT. Right next to Yellowstone River. Looks like the river has overflowed its banks in places. Port a potties there, quiet.

April 19th, 2023 by jack

level spots near river, quiet overnight. some room for big rigs

April 10th, 2023 by travel2u.de

In both parts of the park about 8 spots taken-all from obviously homeless people. Nice from the town that they can live here, we didn’t like the atmosphere, left and went somewhere else. Beside that, nice places (both parts).

January 25th, 2023 by wazoheat

Oh, and as a heads-up, no running water or toilet during the winter, though there is a porta-potty.

January 25th, 2023 by wazoheat

Nice place to camp, even in winter. Ice and snow covering many but not all spots. Very quiet, a bit of train noise now and then but not too bad, and aside from one other camper we saw maybe four people come through the two days we stayed there, all just walking their dogs. Highly recommend if you're passing through looking to stop for a night or two.

August 20th, 2022 by j_serpe

Spent one night here, came in at dusk and only one spot left, but there is a lot of open space not setup as a camping spot. Mens bathroom only had the toilet working.

July 28th, 2022 by treetownbatiks

pulled in there where at least 4 to 6 spots open . with picnic tables and fire 🔥 rings.
some folks just pulled there trailers in the middle and made there own spot. but pretty quiet. saw police go bye a lot. awesome river.

July 7th, 2022 by cofielvr2

Stayed one night. First area open but back area closed. Did have some flooding from the Yellowstone river a month ago but is cleaned up & in good shape. Was about half full of campers. Will stop in again on our way through. Leave donations to help cover costs of upkeep.

June 17th, 2022 by malloryerdman87

Drove by here today intending to stay, but the entrance was blocked off and there was a sign saying the park was closed. Not sure why or for how long. Potentially due to the condition of the river at the moment.

May 30th, 2022 by George Rueter

Nice park with plenty of empty sites. Flush toilets but very well used. Fesh water on site at back of toilet building. Several longer term residents but seems peaceful.

July 15th, 2021 by SnowyMT

Free with water flush toilets, firewood, picnic tables, shelter, dumpster. 50 or more sites Big cottonwood trees on the banks of the Yellowstone River. Donations appreciated. Bathrooms in tough shape seen a lot of wear, appears to be some long timers here. Sees a lot more use in summer, and more now than ever in the past.

July 14th, 2021 by weisgarber63

Great city run campsite right on the Yellowstone River. No hookups, but water available. Designated campsites but arrive somewhat early. They fill up during late afternoon.

June 13th, 2021 by Keifer Jones

Easy access, clean and convenient. The marked sites are easy to get to and close if not right on the river.

May 2nd, 2021 by barbara

This is a great park! Large sites and roads. Our 40’ plus 25’ trailer got in here no problem. Cool rainy day but roads were gravel and not too messy. Such a great stop off place!

April 6th, 2021 by moondogdoug.com

Nice out of the way spot near the river just leave a donation to help keep it open and free

September 17th, 2020 by Dparsley

An oasis in the middle of town. Most sites were full, but we made do with what we thought was a site. worked well for us.

September 15th, 2020 by Make Like An Apeman

You can stay here for ten days. We had can chores so we stayed the whole ten. We're here over Labor Day weekend. It got packed but every day over the holiday I saw at least one open spot. The next weekend it filled up again but there were still spots available.

Despite the many campers it was pretty quite although there is a train that runs through town often.

Short walk to town to library, groceries, and post office. It was a perfect spot for us to regroup before we moved on.

July 24th, 2020 by Calderescapes

Still donation only (there's a column shaped box near men's bathroom). You can get a spot alone or right up against another if you wish. It was not super busy on a Friday but could get full on weekend. Good cell reception. TP in bathrooms as well as soap.

July 10th, 2020 by tlewkow

Free with donation. Wood available at Ace or IGA just down the street. Will fill up to be sure, but if you’re in a van there’s spaces around without fire ring.

July 22nd, 2019 by croodstrotters.wordpress.com

Hello
So great place to spend the night.
We found a place at 05.00 PM but it was one of the last one.
The only problem is the people who take the dirty road a litlle bit fast and make some much dust..
Try to find a place wich is not near the main dirt road...and look from where come the wind....it can help you!
Thank for this place.

September 1st, 2018 by 455bbowen

Labor day weekend and the place is pretty full but we found a spot along the river in the campground. Good place to stop for the night. free camping but takes donations.

August 1st, 2018 by sonja_winti

There are two campgrounds, both connected (once you drove through the first one and alongside the golf court, you reach more lots: see second entry in I-Overlander). The first campground offers a large loop with many sites. Nice old trees, fire pits and picknick tables. There is a toilet block w/ running water, soap etc. Free, but donations welcome if you would like to thank the volunteers that keep this place maintained.

July 2nd, 2018 by bakersean33

Nice grassy campground by the Yellowstone River. free as describes, but donations are accepted. There was plenty of firewood, and even a pile for the campers to use. Unfortunately it was kind of a mess; seems like it could be a party spot on weekends. restrooms were dirty, but well stocked. Great AT&T and Verizon service.

May 15th, 2018 by thomas.zwei.null

Great free CG next to Yellowstone River. Tall trees, grassy, pic nic tables, fire rings.