USDA Forest Service · Montana
Miner Lake Campground
USDA Forest Service · Montana, United States
- Cost
- Overnight Use: Single Site: $15 per night
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 7,375 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- AT&T good · Verizon good · T-Mobile none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- MINER LAKE LOOP (NFSR 182B) · native material · moderate degree of user comfort
- Nearest town
- Jackson, MT
About
US Forest Service campground. The campground is located in a lodgepole forest along the north side of the 54 acre Lower Miner Lake. Pack out what you pack in. 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 | 23° | 8° | -19° | 34° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 25° | 9° | -17° | 40° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 34° | 14° | 2° | 49° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 36° | 21° | -2° | 50° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 48° | 28° | 19° | 61° | 11 of 11 |
| June | 61° | 38° | 26° | 78° | 7 of 11 |
| July | 74° | 48° | 34° | 81° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 73° | 47° | 38° | 81° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 62° | 40° | 27° | 76° | 5 of 11 |
| October | 46° | 28° | 14° | 64° | 9 of 10 |
| November | 34° | 16° | -19° | 52° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 24° | 7° | -13° | 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.
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