Dinner Station Campground and Picnic Area
Dinner Station Campground is a hillside campground covering 5 acres along Birch Creek that has 8 camping units, a day-use picnic area, ADA accessible toilets, and water. The campground is close to fishing areas as well as many trailheads. For this site, please limit trailer lengths to 16' or less, do not exceed the 16-day camping limit, and keep in mind that there are not garbage services here, so pack it in and pack it out.
More like this: first-come in Montana · tent only in Montana · accessible sites in Montana
Amenities & rules
| Equipment | Tents |
| Fees | The campsites are free and first come first served ($0). |
| Accessibility | Accessible Facilities: Toilets |
Individual sites vary. Confirm on Recreation.gov or with the managing office.
Season & status
| Status | Open |
| Forest | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest |
| Fees | The campsites are free and first come first served ($0). |
| Rules | As a visitor to the National Forests, you must follow certain rules to protect the Forest and the natural environment, and to ensure your health and safety. |
Weather by month
Getting there
| Coordinates | 45.4296° N, 112.9026° W · Directions ↗ |
Fire nearby
- WildfireSand Creek
22 mi from the campground · 35,520 acres · 90% contained
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.
Supplies & services
| Dump station | Dump station ↗ | 19.3 mi |
| RV sales & service | Bretz RV & Marine - Butte, MT ↗ | 40.2 mi |
Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors. Call ahead; hours change seasonally.
Explore
Trails nearby
- 0.1 miBirch Creek/Boot/Anchor-Pear ↗5.8 mi trail
- 0.2 miDeerhead Lake1.1 mi trail
- 2.4 miBirch Bender Eet1.9 mi trail
- 2.4 miBirch Bender Loop0.8 mi trail
- 3.3 miBoot and Pear Lake1.6 mi trail
- 3.9 miEstler Lake ↗6.7 mi trail
Trail and trailhead records are the Forest Service's. Distances are straight-line to the nearer trail end. Trail conditions are not tracked here.
Public land it sits in
This campground sits inside Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.
- inBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 3,614,456 acres
Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.
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Questions people ask
How much does it cost to camp at Dinner Station Campground and Picnic Area?
The campsites are free and first come first served ($0).
Source: Forest Service
Is Dinner Station Campground and Picnic Area open right now?
Open as of Oct 26, 2026.
Source: Forest Service status
Can I bring an RV to Dinner Station Campground and Picnic Area?
Dinner Station Campground and Picnic Area is listed for tents only.
Source: Forest Service
Are there accessible sites at Dinner Station Campground and Picnic Area?
Accessible Facilities: Toilets.
Source: Forest Service
What if Dinner Station Campground and Picnic Area is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Price Creek Campground (9.4 mi, partly first-come), Grasshopper Campground (10.8 mi, partly first-come), and Mono Creek Campground (11.2 mi, first-come).
Source: Campgrounds nearby