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

Basin Canyon Campground and Picnic Area

The Basin Canyon Campground is a small undeveloped campground near the Boulder River. There are two camping units at this campground. The maximum recommended trailer length for the area is 16 feet. There are day use picnic areas and toilets. There is some interesting geology in the area as well with Indian Head Rock nearby.

Booking not publishedFrom $0 per nightTents only

More like this: first-come in Montana · free in Montana · tent only in Montana

1fire
active
Sand Creek · 43 mi away · 35,520 acres
Interagency incident data as of 2026-10-26
Incident details ↓

Amenities & rules

EquipmentTents
FeesThere is no fee ($0.00) for this campground.

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

Season & status

SeasonMemorial Day to Mid September
ForestBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
FeesThere is no fee ($0.00) for this campground.

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest recreation page ↗

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Basin Canyon Campground and Picnic Area10°20°30°40°50°60°70°January: 0.42 inches of precipitationFebruary: 0.43 inches of precipitationMarch: 0.64 inches of precipitationApril: 1.33 inches of precipitationMay: 2.02 inches of precipitationJune: 2.45 inches of precipitationJuly: 1.20 inches of precipitationAugust: 1.28 inches of precipitationSeptember: 1.07 inches of precipitationOctober: 0.84 inches of precipitationNovember: 0.60 inches of precipitationDecember: 0.48 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 20.0°F averageFebruary: 22.2°F averageMarch: 31.6°F averageApril: 38.7°F averageMay: 47.6°F averageJune: 55.5°F averageJuly: 63.6°F averageAugust: 61.8°F averageSeptember: 52.8°F averageOctober: 40.6°F averageNovember: 27.8°F averageDecember: 19.0°F average0 in0.5 in1 in1.5 in2 in2.5 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Butte Bert Mooney AP, 8 miles from the campground at 5,506 feet, station USW00024135 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 13 inches a year.

Getting there

Coordinates45.8555° N, 112.5479° W · Directions ↗

Fire nearby

  • Wildfire
    Sand Creek

    43 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

RV sales & serviceBretz RV & Marine - Butte, MT ↗6.3 mi
Dump stationRV Dump ↗8.1 mi

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Trails nearby

Forest Service trail data →
  • 0.2 mi
    Bear Gulch ↗
    10.3 mi trail
  • 3 mi
    Herman Gulch
    1.2 mi trail
  • 3 mi
    Crook Camp
    1.7 mi trail
  • 3.2 mi
    Grading Camp
    1.1 mi trail
  • 3.3 mi
    Roosevelt Ridge
    2.2 mi trail
  • 3.3 mi
    Scouts Ridge
    1.4 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

On Wilderness Atlas →

This campground sits inside Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.

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.

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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Reference

Questions people ask

How much does it cost to camp at Basin Canyon Campground and Picnic Area?

Nothing. Basin Canyon Campground and Picnic Area is listed as free. There is no fee ($0.00) for this campground.

Source: Forest Service

Can I bring an RV to Basin Canyon Campground and Picnic Area?

Basin Canyon Campground and Picnic Area is listed for tents only.

Source: Forest Service

What if Basin Canyon Campground and Picnic Area is full?

The nearest public campgrounds are Pigeon Creek Campground (8.2 mi, first-come), Toll Mountain Campground (8.8 mi, first-come), and Beaverdam Campground and Picnic Area (11.5 mi, first-come).

Source: Campgrounds nearby