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James Kipp Campground

James Kipp Recreation Area is situated along the Upper Missouri River and is open from April 1 to December 1, annually.
Sites0all reservable
Elev.2,277ft
Comf.May-Oct6 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Billings3h05real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 2,277 ft, James Kipp Campground has a 6-month comfortable window (May-Oct). Winter nights average around 18°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast.

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 · Jan
May-Oct
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
86%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 29
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 16.
62°F
Average July low.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Billings
137 mi
3h05
02
Bozeman
237 mi
4h54
03
Helena
269 mi
5h07
04
Missoula
347 mi
6h47
By drive time
Billings · 3h05Bozeman · 4h54Helena · 5h07Missoula · 6h47Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0.1 mi away.

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Trail segments
34

Water & Access

To nearest major road
0.1 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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