USDA Forest Service · Montana
Bear Creek Campground
USDA Forest Service · Montana, United States
- Cost
- Overnight Use: Single Site: $15 per night
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 6,299 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)
- Nearest town
- Ennis, MT
About
US Forest Service campground. Bear Creek Campground offers a nice summer or fall destination for those looking to camp, hike or picnic on the forest. At an elevation of 6,350 feet, this campground contains 12 designated campsites. This campground has vault toilets and drinking water available in spring/summer only. No garbage service is provided, so pack out what you pack in. The campground is located at the trailhead for the Trail Fork Bear Creek just outside the Lee Metcalf Wilderness, which is suitable for hikers, hunters, and horseback riders. The campground accommodates stock in sites 7-12 only. The maximum recommended trailer length for the campground is 28 feet. Stay limit is 16 days, and there is a $15/night fee. Food and refuse storage requirements are in effect and enforced at this campground. Bear boxes placed around the campground for food storage. Please do not place garbage in bear boxes. Open season: Year round. 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 | 28° | 10° | -26° | 40° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 28° | 11° | -21° | 43° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 37° | 19° | 3° | 58° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 42° | 25° | -4° | 61° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 55° | 33° | 15° | 69° | 11 of 11 |
| June | 66° | 43° | 29° | 86° | 5 of 11 |
| July | 79° | 52° | 38° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 78° | 50° | 42° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 68° | 42° | 26° | 81° | 2 of 11 |
| October | 50° | 29° | 4° | 71° | 9 of 10 |
| November | 38° | 19° | -15° | 57° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 27° | 10° | -7° | 42° | 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
- Bear Creek Bunkhouse (Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, MT) · USDA Forest Service · 0 mi · 1 sites
- Bear Creek Cabin (Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, MT) · USDA Forest Service · 0 mi · 1 sites
- Yellow Mule Cabin · USDA Forest Service · 7 mi · 1 sites
- Ruby Creek Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 9 mi
- Palisades Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 13 mi
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