USDA Forest Service · Montana
Colter Campground
USDA Forest Service · Montana, United States
- Cost
- Overnight Use: Single Site: $20 per night Additional Vehicle Fee: $5 per night
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 8,031 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
- COLTER CAMPGROUND (NFSR 1169) · crushed aggregate or gravel · suitable for passenger cars
- Nearest town
- Cooke City, MT
About
US Forest Service campground. THIS CAMPGROUND IS HARD SIDED CAMPING ONLY - NO TENTS. Managed on a first-come, first-served basis (no reservation system). Camp host on site. Not reservable through Recreation.gov, so plan on first-come, first-served; check with the ranger district for current conditions and fees.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22° | 11° | -21° | 35° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 22° | 9° | -15° | 39° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 32° | 17° | 3° | 50° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 36° | 21° | 0° | 53° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 46° | 31° | 18° | 59° | 11 of 11 |
| June | 57° | 40° | 27° | 78° | 7 of 11 |
| July | 74° | 54° | 36° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 71° | 51° | 40° | 81° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 63° | 43° | 24° | 74° | 4 of 11 |
| October | 44° | 28° | 3° | 64° | 10 of 10 |
| November | 32° | 17° | -12° | 51° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 22° | 10° | -3° | 36° | 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
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