USDA Forest Service · Montana
Cottonwood Campground
USDA Forest Service · Montana, United States
- Cost
- Overnight Use: Single Site: $12 per night
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 6,322 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
- COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND (NFSR 100D) · native material · suitable for passenger cars
- Nearest town
- Alder, MT
About
US Forest Service campground. Cottonwood Campground offers 10 campsites with fire rings and a vault toilet for the minimalistic or rustic adventurer. Recommended trailer length not to exceed 28ft. Vault toilet is ADA accesible. There are no garbage services at this site, so please pack it in, pack it out! Open season: Late May - Late November. 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 | 30° | 13° | -22° | 41° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 29° | 13° | -18° | 44° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 37° | 19° | 5° | 56° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 42° | 26° | -6° | 60° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 55° | 34° | 16° | 69° | 8 of 11 |
| June | 66° | 45° | 30° | 84° | 4 of 11 |
| July | 78° | 53° | 40° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 78° | 52° | 44° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 68° | 44° | 29° | 80° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 50° | 32° | 6° | 70° | 9 of 10 |
| November | 41° | 21° | -13° | 58° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 29° | 13° | -7° | 43° | 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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- Wall Creek Cabin · USDA Forest Service · 13 mi · 1 sites
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