USDA Forest Service · Montana
Twin Lakes Campground
USDA Forest Service · Montana, United States
- Cost
- Overnight Use: Single Site: $15 per night
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 7,444 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
- TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND (NFSR 183A) · native material · suitable for passenger cars
- Nearest town
- Wisdom, MT
- Activities
- Boating, Kayaking, Fishing, Hiking - Difficult
About
US Forest Service campground. Twin Lakes Campground is a developed campground located high in the Beaverhead mountain range on the shores of Twin Lakes west of the Big Hole Valley near Wisdom, MT. Pack out what you pack in. Open season: Weather dependent, June 15- October 15. 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 | 23° | 7° | -20° | 34° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 24° | 9° | -17° | 39° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 33° | 13° | 2° | 48° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 36° | 20° | -1° | 50° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 47° | 27° | 18° | 61° | 11 of 11 |
| June | 60° | 37° | 25° | 77° | 7 of 11 |
| July | 73° | 47° | 33° | 80° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 73° | 46° | 38° | 81° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 62° | 39° | 27° | 76° | 6 of 11 |
| October | 46° | 27° | 14° | 63° | 9 of 10 |
| November | 33° | 14° | -19° | 51° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 23° | 7° | -14° | 39° | 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
- Twin Lakes Cabin (Mt) · USDA Forest Service · 0 mi · 1 sites
- Miner Lake Campground · USDA Forest Service · 8 mi
- Tower Rock Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 13 mi · 12 sites
- Morgan Bar Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 15 mi · 16 sites
- North Van Houten Campground · USDA Forest Service · 15 mi
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