U.S. Forest Service · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · Montana

East Creek Campground

Get high on life at this small, high-elevation campground in the Montana mountains with 4 camping units. East Creek Campground offers first-come, first-served sites for tents or small trailers. The maximum recommended trailer length for the area is 16 feet.There is no cell phone service here so you can truly unplug and let the wilderness take all your cares away. Immerse yourself in the outdoors, and find your happy place here with minimal distractions. Campers often rave about the views from this site.

Open nowBooking not publishedTents only

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Amenities & rules

EquipmentTents

Individual sites vary. Confirm on Recreation.gov or with the managing office.

Season & status

StatusOpen
ForestBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
RulesThere is a 16 day stay limit.

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest recreation page ↗

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near East Creek Campground20°30°40°50°60°70°January: 0.24 inches of precipitation, 6.0 inches of snowFebruary: 0.25 inches of precipitation, 5.1 inches of snowMarch: 0.40 inches of precipitation, 6.8 inches of snowApril: 0.93 inches of precipitation, 10.1 inches of snowMay: 1.66 inches of precipitation, 4.7 inches of snowJune: 1.99 inches of precipitation, 1.1 inches of snowJuly: 1.27 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowAugust: 1.02 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowSeptember: 0.92 inches of precipitation, 0.6 inches of snowOctober: 0.98 inches of precipitation, 6.7 inches of snowNovember: 0.41 inches of precipitation, 5.8 inches of snowDecember: 0.28 inches of precipitation, 5.7 inches of snowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 20.6°F averageFebruary: 22.8°F averageMarch: 32.2°F averageApril: 39.9°F averageMay: 48.7°F averageJune: 56.7°F averageJuly: 64.9°F averageAugust: 63.5°F averageSeptember: 55.0°F averageOctober: 42.8°F averageNovember: 30.1°F averageDecember: 20.5°F average0 in5 in10 in15 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Lima, 6 miles from the campground at 6,279 feet, station USC00245030 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 10 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 53 inches a year on the same inches scale.

Getting there

Coordinates44.5631° N, 112.6606° W · Directions ↗

Supplies & services

Dump stationDump station ↗31.6 mi

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Limited data for this unit

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Trails nearby

Forest Service trail data →

Trail and trailhead records are the Forest Service's. Distances are straight-line to the nearer trail end. Trail conditions are not tracked here.

Guidebooks for Montana

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  • Best Tent Camping: Montana
    Vicky Soderberg and Ken Soderberg, 2017
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  • Moon Montana, Wyoming and Idaho Camping
    Becky Lomax, 2015
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  • Camping Montana
    Kenneth L. Graham, 2019
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Questions people ask

Is East Creek Campground open right now?

Open as of Oct 26, 2026.

Source: Forest Service status

Can I bring an RV to East Creek Campground?

East Creek Campground is listed for tents only.

Source: Forest Service

What if East Creek Campground is full?

The nearest public campgrounds are Stoddard Creek Campground (24.1 mi), Birch Creek Campground (31.6 mi, first-come), and Steel Creek Group Campground (32.2 mi).

Source: Campgrounds nearby