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Pull-thru
USFSHelena-Lewis and Clark National Forest · Montana
Kings Hill Cabin
Overview Kings Hill Cabin, perched on Kings Hill Pass, presents the opportunity to stay in a historic log cabin built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s.
Sites1all reservable
Elev.7,398ft
Comf.Jun-Sep4 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Helena2h17real 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 7,398 ft, Kings Hill Cabin has a 4-month comfortable window (Jun-Sep). Winter nights average around 13°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: 4 peaks.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. 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
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Mar
Jun-Sep
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
66%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Jun 22
Last spring frost; first fall frost Sep 18.
48°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Helena
108 mi
2h17
02
Bozeman
138 mi
2h44
03
Billings
176 mi
3h52
04
Missoula
223 mi
4h18
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 1 SITES
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Walk-in
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50-amp
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Accessible
0
Prime
1
Sites
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Peaks
4
Water & Access
To nearest major road
0 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.