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Pull-thru
USFSKootenai National Forest · Montana
Big Creek Baldy. Lookout Rental
Overview Big Creek Baldy Lookout sits atop its namesake mountain at an elevation of 5,780 feet in the Kootenai National Forest.
Sites1all reservable
Elev.5,735ft
Comf.Jun-Sep4 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Missoula7h14real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 5,735 ft, Big Creek Baldy. Lookout Rental has a 4-month comfortable window (Jun-Sep). Winter nights average around 13°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: 1 peak, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on reservability and quiet. 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
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Jul
Jun-Sep
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
79%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Jun 17
Last spring frost; first fall frost Sep 17.
48°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Missoula
236 mi
7h14
02
Helena
309 mi
8h24
03
Bozeman
424 mi
10h15
04
Billings
565 mi
12h36
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 14.2 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 1 SITES
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
0
Accessible
1
Prime
1
Sites
★ The standout
Site 001
AREA BIG CREEK BALDY. LOOKOUT RENTA · prime location.
Location
Prime
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Peaks
1
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
14.2 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.