USDA Forest Service · Montana
Canyon Campground
USDA Forest Service · Montana, United States
- Cost
- Overnight Use: Single Site: $10 per night Additional Vehicle Fee: $5 per night
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 5,075 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
- CANYON CAMPGROUND SOUTH (NFSR 6913-A) · native material · suitable for passenger cars
- Nearest town
- Gardiner, MT
About
US Forest Service campground. Managed on a first-come, first-served basis (no reservation system). No camp host. 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 | 31° | 15° | -13° | 45° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 32° | 16° | -12° | 48° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 43° | 25° | 9° | 60° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 47° | 30° | 8° | 62° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 56° | 38° | 25° | 70° | 3 of 11 |
| June | 70° | 49° | 33° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 84° | 59° | 43° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 83° | 57° | 46° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 74° | 48° | 28° | 85° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 54° | 32° | 4° | 76° | 8 of 10 |
| November | 41° | 20° | -8° | 61° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 31° | 15° | -2° | 46° | 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
- Carbella · Bureau of Land Management · 2 mi
- S Rock Camp 004 · USDA Forest Service · 8 mi
- S Rock Camp · USDA Forest Service · 8 mi
- Rock Creek South Trailhead · USDA Forest Service · 8 mi
- Big Creek Cabin · USDA Forest Service · 9 mi · 1 sites
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