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USFSUS Forest Service · Montana

Jumping Creek Campground

Jumping Creek Campground sits at an elevation of 5800 feet along US Highway 89 in the Little Belt Mountains 22 miles north of White Sulphur Springs.
Sites0all reservable
Elev.5,919ft
Comf.Jun-Sep4 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Helena2h06real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 5,919 ft, Jumping 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 · Mar
Jun-Sep
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
76%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
May 26
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 2.
52°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Helena
99 mi
2h06
02
Bozeman
129 mi
2h33
03
Billings
167 mi
3h41
04
Missoula
214 mi
4h07
By drive time
Helena · 2h06Bozeman · 2h33Billings · 3h41Missoula · 4h07Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0.2 mi away.

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Peaks
2

Water & Access

To nearest major road
0.2 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.

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