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USFSUS Forest Service · Montana

Daisy Dean Camp Campground

Campground Bears may frequent the area; keep all food out of sight in approved containers and remove all food from area after eating.
Sites0all reservable
Elev.6,014ft
Comf.Jun-Sep4 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Helena2h59real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 6,014 ft, Daisy Dean Camp Campground has a 4-month comfortable window (Jun-Sep). Winter nights average around 14°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 · Nov
Jun-Sep
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
71%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Jun 4
Last spring frost; first fall frost Sep 19.
52°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Helena
120 mi
2h59
02
Billings
127 mi
3h03
03
Bozeman
103 mi
3h17
04
Missoula
235 mi
5h00
By drive time
Helena · 2h59Billings · 3h03Bozeman · 3h17Missoula · 5h00Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 7.1 mi away.

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Peaks
2

Water & Access

To nearest major road
7.1 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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