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USFSBitterroot National Forest · Montana

Crazy Creek Campground

Crazy Creek Campground hosts 7 sites with picnic tables, fire rings, vault toilet and a well with hand pump for water.
Sites0all reservable
Elev.4,938ft
Comf.Jun-Sep4 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Missoula1h58real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 4,938 ft, Crazy Creek Campground has a 4-month comfortable window (Jun-Sep). Winter nights average around 15°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. Within about 4 miles: 2 peaks.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

Reads strongest on cool nights and quiet. 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.

When to go

02 · CLIMATE
JFMAMJJASOND
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Jul
Jun-Sep
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
85%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Jun 10
Last spring frost; first fall frost Sep 26.
48°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Missoula
82 mi
1h58
02
Helena
196 mi
3h56
03
Bozeman
205 mi
4h19
04
Billings
347 mi
6h40
By drive time
Missoula · 1h58Helena · 3h56Bozeman · 4h19Billings · 6h40Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 3.7 mi away.

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Trail segments
14
Peaks
2
Viewpoints
1

Water & Access

To nearest major road
3.7 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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