USDA Forest Service · Montana
Pigeon Creek Campground
USDA Forest Service · Montana, United States
- Cost
- No fees are required for this site
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 6,086 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
- PIGEON CREEK (NFSR 9453) · native material · suitable for passenger cars
- Nearest town
- Butte, MT
About
US Forest Service campground. Pigeon Creek Campground is located on the eastside of the Highland Mountain Range, approximately 20 miles east of Butte, MT. The campground has 6 units that will accommodate tents only. The road leading to the campground is narrow with sharp turns making it hard to pull a trailer to the site. Pack out what you pack in. Open season: Memorial Day weekend. 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 | 27° | 8° | -28° | 38° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 27° | 9° | -20° | 42° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 38° | 18° | 3° | 58° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 43° | 25° | -5° | 64° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 55° | 34° | 11° | 72° | 10 of 11 |
| June | 65° | 44° | 30° | 86° | 2 of 11 |
| July | 80° | 52° | 38° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 78° | 52° | 43° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 68° | 43° | 30° | 82° | 2 of 11 |
| October | 52° | 31° | 13° | 72° | 10 of 10 |
| November | 40° | 25° | -24° | 57° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 28° | 9° | -9° | 44° | 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
- Toll Mountain Campground · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi
- Hells Canyon Guard Station · USDA Forest Service · 8 mi · 1 sites
- Basin Canyon Campground and Picnic Area · USDA Forest Service · 8 mi
- Delmoe Lake Campground · USDA Forest Service · 13 mi
- Sheep Camp · Bureau of Land Management · 16 mi
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