USDA Forest Service · Montana
Beaver Creek Campground
USDA Forest Service · Montana, United States
- Sites
- 64
- Hookups
- 64 with water, 61 no hookups
- Season
- May 14 to September 25
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 6,486 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- BEAVER CREEK CAMPGROUND (NFSR 6685) · bituminous surface treatment · high degree of user comfort
- Lake
- Custer Gallatin National Forest
- Nearest town
- Clark Springs
- Phone
- (406)646-1012
- Activities
- Backpacking, Biking, Birding, Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Mountain Biking, Mushroom Picking, Photography, Star Gazing, Wildlife Viewing
63 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Overview
Beaver Creek Campground is located near the Madison River and Earthquake Lake, less than 30 minutes from West Yellowstone and Yellowstone National Park. Visitors enjoy the area for its fishing, boating and hiking opportunities, as well as its close proximity to Yellowstone.
Recreation
Earthquake Lake offers fishing and canoeing and can be accessed via trails from within the campground, or less than a mile away on the highway. A visitor center is nearby, with interpretive displays, as well as information on the 1959 earthquake and subsequent landslide that formed the lake.
Hebgen Lake is considered Montana's premier still-water fishing lake. Anglers will find a healthy population of brown, cutthroat and rainbow trout. Boating and swimming are popular activities on the lake.
The Cabin Creek Trail begins at nearby Cabin Creek Campground. This 6-mile trail is open to hikers and horseback riders.
Facilities
The campground offers several single-family sites, each equipped with a picnic table and campfire ring. Vault toilets, drinking water, food storage lockers and trash collection are provided.
Natural Features
The campground is situated on a hillside above the Madison River and Earthquake Lake. Hebgen Lake is also nearby. A forest of pine, Douglas fir and aspen forest the campground. Plentiful grasses and summer wildflowers cover the forest floor.
Nearby Attractions
West Yellowstone offers dining, shopping and lodging options. The Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center is a popular attraction, with live grizzlies, gray wolves and birds of prey, and a variety of educational exhibits and programs.
Yellowstone National Park offers unparalleled wildlife viewing opportunities, breathtaking scenery and unique geological features.
Contact Info
For facility specific information, please call (661) 702-1420.
Fees
Additional vehicles will be assessed a $8.00/night extra vehicle fee upon arrival at your site. This fee will be collected by the campground host.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28° | 13° | -15° | 39° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 28° | 15° | -12° | 46° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 38° | 21° | 8° | 55° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 42° | 26° | 3° | 56° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 53° | 34° | 25° | 65° | 7 of 11 |
| June | 66° | 44° | 31° | 83° | 1 of 11 |
| July | 79° | 54° | 40° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 77° | 53° | 45° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 68° | 45° | 32° | 79° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 49° | 32° | 12° | 70° | 8 of 10 |
| November | 38° | 18° | -3° | 56° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 28° | 14° | 0° | 42° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- Cabin Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi · 16 sites
- Beaver Creek Cabin (Mt) · USDA Forest Service · 4 mi · 1 sites
- Spring Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 7 mi
- Rumbaugh Ridge · USDA Forest Service · 8 mi
- Cabin Creek Cabin · USDA Forest Service · 9 mi · 1 sites
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