USDA Forest Service · Montana
Boulder Creek Campground
USDA Forest Service · Montana, United States
- Cost
- Overnight Use: Single Site: $15 per night
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 6,762 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
- BOULDER CREEK CAMPGROUND (NFSR 3971) · asphalt · moderate degree of user comfort
- Nearest town
- Wise River, MT
- Activities
- Hiking - Moderate, Scenic Driving Routes, Water Access, River / Stream
About
US Forest Service campground. Boulder Creek Campground is located along the Pioneer Scenic Byway (NFSR 73) south of Wise River, MT. This campground offers paved roads, paved trailer sites, two ADA accessible vault toilets, a handpump for potable water, picnic tables, fire rings, and bear boxes for food storage at each site. Open season: June-October. 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 | 29° | 12° | -15° | 39° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 28° | 12° | -14° | 45° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 37° | 19° | 6° | 53° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 40° | 23° | 0° | 54° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 50° | 32° | 17° | 67° | 9 of 11 |
| June | 63° | 42° | 30° | 81° | 4 of 11 |
| July | 77° | 52° | 37° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 76° | 51° | 43° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 65° | 43° | 31° | 79° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 50° | 32° | 16° | 68° | 8 of 10 |
| November | 37° | 23° | -12° | 56° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 30° | 9° | -8° | 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
- Lodgepole Campground (Pioneer Scenic Byw · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi
- Fourth Of July Campground · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi
- Willow Campground · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi
- Pettengill Campground · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi
- Canyon Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 6 mi
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