USDA Forest Service · Montana
Elko Campground
USDA Forest Service · Montana, United States
- Cost
- No fees are required for this site
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 5,394 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
- ELKO CAMP (NFSR 144-C) · native material · high clearance vehicles
- Nearest town
- Choteau, MT
About
US Forest Service campground. 3 sites near the Teton River. Fishing for brook trout in the river. Nearby winter sports area at Teton Pass offers downhill skiing and snowmobiling. When there's no snow to play in, hike up Jones Creek, about 3 miles north from campground. The Jones Creek trailhead is about 0.5 mile east of the campground. 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° | -41° | 43° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 29° | 12° | -31° | 47° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 38° | 22° | -8° | 52° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 41° | 26° | 1° | 62° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 50° | 33° | 22° | 72° | 10 of 11 |
| June | 63° | 42° | 34° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 76° | 51° | 40° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 74° | 50° | 40° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 64° | 44° | 26° | 80° | 2 of 11 |
| October | 47° | 33° | 16° | 69° | 8 of 10 |
| November | 38° | 24° | -10° | 61° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 31° | 16° | -15° | 47° | 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
- Cave Mountain Campground · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi
- West Fork Cabin (W of Choteau) · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi · 1 sites
- Green Gulch Dispersed Camp Campground · USDA Forest Service · 4 mi
- Mill Falls Campground · USDA Forest Service · 5 mi
- Ear Mountain Cabin · USDA Forest Service · 7 mi · 1 sites
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