USDA Forest Service · Montana
Hay Canyon Campground
USDA Forest Service · Montana, United States
- Cost
- Overnight Use: Single Site: $10 per night
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 5,276 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
- HAY CANYON CAMPGROUND (NFSR 2097) · native material · suitable for passenger cars
- Nearest town
- Hobson, MT
About
US Forest Service campground. Hay Canyon Campground is located in the Lewis and Clark National Forest. There are 7 campsites near fishing access to the South Fork of the Judith River and scenic ATV trails. Restrooms are provided. The maximum recommended trailer length for the area is 30 feet. Please limit your stay to 16 days. Bears may frequent the area; keep all food out of sight in approved containers and remove all food from area after eating. Mandatory food storage is required. Pack out what you pack in. 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 | 31° | 17° | -31° | 43° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 30° | 13° | -32° | 48° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 40° | 22° | -4° | 58° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 43° | 27° | -9° | 66° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 55° | 36° | 25° | 73° | 7 of 11 |
| June | 65° | 46° | 37° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 78° | 54° | 40° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 78° | 53° | 46° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 68° | 46° | 28° | 84° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 54° | 36° | 18° | 73° | 5 of 10 |
| November | 41° | 29° | -9° | 60° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 33° | 19° | -16° | 46° | 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
- Judith Guard Station · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi · 1 sites
- Hunters Spring Cabin · USDA Forest Service · 12 mi · 1 sites
- Daisy Dean Camp Campground · USDA Forest Service · 12 mi
- Jellison Place Campground · USDA Forest Service · 15 mi
- Dry Wolf Campground · USDA Forest Service · 16 mi
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