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Pull-thru
USFSHelena-Lewis and Clark National Forest · Montana
Eagle Guard Station
Overview Eagle Guard Station is located in high grasslands and surrounded by a scattered forest in the Elkhorn Mountains in west-central Montana.
Sites1all reservable
Elev.5,820ft
Comf.May-Sep5 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Bozeman2h24real 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 5,820 ft, Eagle Guard Station has a 5-month comfortable window (May-Sep). Winter nights average around 18°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.
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 · Nov
May-Sep
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
65%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
May 29
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 7.
56°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Bozeman
71 mi
2h24
02
Helena
69 mi
2h24
03
Missoula
184 mi
4h25
04
Billings
212 mi
4h44
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 9.2 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 1 SITES
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
1
Sites
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
19
Peaks
1
Water & Access
To nearest major road
9.2 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.