USDA Forest Service · Montana
Skidway Campground
USDA Forest Service · Montana, United States
- Cost
- Overnight Use: Single Site: $15 per night Additional Vehicle: $5 per night
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 5,781 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
- SKIDWAY SPUR (NFSR 4042-B1) · native material · high clearance vehicles
- Nearest town
- Townsend, MT
About
US Forest Service campground. Skidway Campground is located near the top of Deep Creek Canyon, off Highway #12. The campground location provides opportunities for nearby hiking and fishing. Pack out what you pack in. 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 | 25° | 9° | -32° | 37° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 25° | 9° | -29° | 42° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 36° | 19° | -1° | 54° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 40° | 23° | -16° | 63° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 53° | 34° | 25° | 69° | 10 of 11 |
| June | 63° | 43° | 30° | 85° | 2 of 11 |
| July | 76° | 50° | 38° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 76° | 50° | 43° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 66° | 44° | 31° | 80° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 51° | 31° | 18° | 69° | 9 of 10 |
| November | 36° | 20° | -13° | 55° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 27° | 10° | -14° | 39° | 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
- Rillway Cabin · USDA Forest Service · 6 mi · 1 sites
- Gipsy Lake Campground · USDA Forest Service · 12 mi
- Thompson Guard Station · USDA Forest Service · 13 mi · 1 sites
- Grasshopper Campground · USDA Forest Service · 21 mi
- Lower Toston · Bureau of Land Management · 22 mi
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