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Antone Cabin1ANTONE CABIN & FENCE
USFSBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · Montana

Antone Cabin

Overview The Antone Cabin, constructed in 1929, sits in a beautiful open meadow, at the edge of a thick forest, providing visitors with a unique camping experience on the southwestern end of the Snowc
Sites1all reservable
Elev.8,061ft
Comf.Jun-Sep4 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Helena5h00real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 8,061 ft, Antone Cabin has a 4-month comfortable window (Jun-Sep). Winter nights average around 9°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 1 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Within about 4 miles: 2 peaks.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

Reads strongest on reservability and cool nights. Softest on shade.

Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.

When to go

02 · CLIMATE
JFMAMJJASOND
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Nov
Jun-Sep
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
75%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Jun 22
Last spring frost; first fall frost Sep 12.
48°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Helena
226 mi
5h00
02
Bozeman
211 mi
5h15
03
Missoula
268 mi
5h35
04
Billings
352 mi
7h36
By drive time
Helena · 5h00Bozeman · 5h15Missoula · 5h35Billings · 7h36Camp

Picking your site

04 · 1 SITES
0
Pull-thru
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
1
Sites

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Peaks
2

Water & Access

Method

We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.

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