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BIG CREEK Summer
Rear porch at Big Creek CabinA corral is available.
USFSCuster Gallatin National Forest · Montana

Big Creek Cabin

Overview The original Big Creek Cabin was built in 1907 and it still stands on this site.
Sites1all reservable
Elev.5,705ft
Comf.n/a
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Bozeman1h22real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

Sits at 5,705 ft. All 1 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on quiet.

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
Bozeman
59 mi
1h22
02
Billings
151 mi
2h52
03
Helena
157 mi
3h09
04
Missoula
262 mi
4h38
By drive time
Bozeman · 1h22Billings · 2h52Helena · 3h09Missoula · 4h38Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 3.9 mi away.

Picking your site

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