Bear Creek Campground
Bear Creek Campground is a national forest campground in Montana.
- Type
- National forest campground
- Location
- Montana
- Coordinates
- 45.16261, -111.55647
- Map
- Open in OpenStreetMap
- Website
- www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/bdnf/recarea/?recid=5703
About Bear Creek 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.
Cell coverage
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Nearby RV services
- Dump station
- NPS · 49 mi
- Water fill
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Propane
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Low clearances
- None mapped within 10 mi
- Off-road routes
- 14 designated routes (9 mi) within 10 mi
Other places to stay nearby
| Name | Type | Distance | Fee | Hookups |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Creek Cabin (Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, MT) | National forest campground | 0.5 mi | — | No hookups |
| Cedar Camp | Free campsite | 6.5 mi | Free | — |
| Cache Creek 1 | National forest camping area | 9.8 mi | — | — |
| Cache Creek 2 | National forest camping area | 10 mi | — | — |
| Cache Creek 5 | National forest camping area | 11 mi | — | — |
| Tfork 8.3-016 | National forest camping area | 12 mi | — | — |
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Sources. USFS and BLM recreation sites. Updated June 2026. Facility facts only; DryRig does not publish ratings or reviews on this page.