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Aspen Grove Group Use area
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USFSHelena-Lewis and Clark National Forest · Montana

Aspen Grove Group Use Area (Helena-Lewis And Clark NF, MT)

Overview Aspen Grove Group Use Campground sits in forested mountain terrain on the banks of the Blackfoot River in the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest.
Sites1all reservable
Elev.4,787ft
Comf.n/a
Max rig20 ft1 pull-thru
Electricnonesites
From Helena1h04real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

Sits at 4,787 ft. All 1 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Of the sites, 1 pull-through, and the longest takes a 20-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: lake or river access.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on big-rig fit.

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.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Helena
50 mi
1h04
02
Missoula
87 mi
1h43
03
Bozeman
148 mi
2h49
04
Billings
289 mi
5h10
By drive time
Helena · 1h04Missoula · 1h43Bozeman · 2h49Billings · 5h10Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0.4 mi away.

Picking your site

04 · 1 SITES
1
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

Water & Access

Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
0.4 mi
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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