USDA Forest Service · Montana
Summit Campground
USDA Forest Service · Montana, United States
- Cost
- Overnight Use: Single Site: $20 per night Additional Vehicle Fee: $10 per night
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 5,236 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- AT&T weak · T-Mobile none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- SUMMIT CAMPGROUND NORTH LOOP (NFSR 9232) · paved · suitable for passenger cars
- Nearest town
- East Glacier, MT
About
US Forest Service campground. 17 campsites high in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. A 3-mile spur trail connects the campground to the Continental Divide Scenic Trail, and on into the Bob Marshall Wilderness. Adjacent Memorial Square commemorates Theodore Roosevelt and the Blackfeet tribe with a miniature Washington Monument. 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 | 28° | 18° | -39° | 37° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 26° | 12° | -27° | 42° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 36° | 23° | -9° | 52° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 39° | 27° | -1° | 60° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 48° | 33° | 16° | 73° | 9 of 11 |
| June | 61° | 42° | 29° | 84° | 2 of 11 |
| July | 75° | 52° | 41° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 73° | 51° | 40° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 64° | 45° | 31° | 77° | 2 of 11 |
| October | 46° | 32° | 17° | 65° | 9 of 10 |
| November | 35° | 24° | 0° | 55° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 28° | 18° | -14° | 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
- Zips Place Cabin · USDA Forest Service · 5 mi · 1 sites
- Challenge Cabin · USDA Forest Service · 6 mi · 1 sites
- Devil Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 7 mi · 13 sites
- Buffalo Calf Campground · Tribal Lands · 10 mi
- Two Medicine Campground · National Park Service · 12 mi · 105 sites
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