USDA Forest Service · Montana
Van Deriet Campground
USDA Forest Service · Montana, United States
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 5,417 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
- C-9206003 (NFSR 9206-A) · native material · high clearance vehicles
- Lake
- Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest
- Address
- MT
- Activities
- Camping, Hunting, Picnicking
About
Located 30 miles west of Augusta, Van Deriet offers 6 sites with a variety of amenities close to the airport. There is no vehicle access and is not handicapped accessible. This site is mainted with the help of the MT Aeronautic Division.
Bears may frequent the area; keep all food out of sight in approved containers and remove all food from area after eating. Mandatory food storage is required.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 17° | -37° | 41° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 28° | 14° | -25° | 46° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 38° | 23° | -4° | 53° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 41° | 27° | 2° | 61° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 50° | 34° | 22° | 73° | 9 of 11 |
| June | 63° | 43° | 33° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 78° | 53° | 41° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 76° | 51° | 41° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 65° | 45° | 28° | 81° | 2 of 11 |
| October | 49° | 33° | 18° | 69° | 8 of 10 |
| November | 38° | 24° | -8° | 59° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 31° | 16° | -14° | 47° | 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
- Benchmark Campground · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi
- South Fork Campground · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi
- Kenck Cabin · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi · 1 sites
- Wood Lake Campground · USDA Forest Service · 5 mi
- Double Falls Campground · USDA Forest Service · 8 mi
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