USDA Forest Service · Montana
Copper Creek 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
- 5,955 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- Verizon weak · T-Mobile none · AT&T none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- COPPER CR CAMP (NFSR 5109) · crushed aggregate or gravel · suitable for passenger cars
- Nearest town
- Philipsburg, MT
About
US Forest Service campground. Copper Creek Campground is located in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest in southwest Montana. At an elevation of 5,500 feet, the campground covers an area of 2 acres. It is a small campground offering 20 campsites on the Middle Fork of Rock Creek, which is great for fishing. Water and restrooms (handicap accessible) are provided. Pets are welcome as long as they are kept on a leash. The maximum recommended trailer length for the area is 40 feet. Please limit your stay to 16 days within a 30 day period. Open season: Mid-May. 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° | 14° | -24° | 42° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 30° | 15° | -15° | 45° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 39° | 21° | 8° | 55° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 42° | 26° | 0° | 60° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 52° | 33° | 22° | 74° | 10 of 11 |
| June | 65° | 43° | 30° | 85° | 2 of 11 |
| July | 79° | 52° | 37° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 78° | 51° | 44° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 67° | 44° | 32° | 81° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 52° | 34° | 21° | 70° | 8 of 10 |
| November | 39° | 25° | -16° | 60° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 30° | 12° | -2° | 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
- Moose Lake Cabin · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi · 1 sites
- Spillway Campground · USDA Forest Service · 9 mi
- East Fork Campground · USDA Forest Service · 9 mi
- West Fork Of Rock Creek Cabin (MT) · USDA Forest Service · 11 mi · 1 sites
- Martin Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 13 mi
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