USDA Forest Service · Montana
Black Bear Campground
USDA Forest Service · Montana, United States
- Cost
- No fees are required for this site
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 4,606 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
- (FDR) BLACK BEAR CAMPGROUND (NFSR 1145) · crushed aggregate or gravel · moderate degree of user comfort
- Nearest town
- Hamilton, MT
About
US Forest Service campground. Located on the banks of Skalkaho Creek, Black Bear Campground hosts 6 sites with picnic tables, fire rings, and a vault toilet. There is no garbage service so Pack it in/Pack it out. Campground can accommodate RVs or trailers to 50. Open season: June. 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 | 34° | 18° | -18° | 43° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 33° | 18° | -12° | 47° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 41° | 24° | 11° | 55° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 45° | 28° | 4° | 62° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 54° | 35° | 25° | 74° | 7 of 11 |
| June | 68° | 44° | 33° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 81° | 54° | 39° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 81° | 53° | 44° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 70° | 46° | 36° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 56° | 36° | 25° | 73° | 7 of 10 |
| November | 42° | 29° | -13° | 61° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 33° | 16° | 0° | 47° | 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
- Gird Point · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi · 1 sites
- Crystal Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 10 mi
- Gold Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 16 mi
- Lake Como Campground · USDA Forest Service · 17 mi
- Woods Cabin · USDA Forest Service · 17 mi · 1 sites
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