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Pull-thru
USFSBitterroot National Forest · Montana
Magruder Rangers House
Overview Magruder Rangers House is one of seven buildings still used by Forest Service trail crews and wilderness rangers.
Sites1all reservable
Elev.4,068ft
Comf.Jun-Sep4 months
Max rig50 ft
Electricnonesites
From Missoula3h12real 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 4,068 ft, Magruder Rangers House has a 4-month comfortable window (Jun-Sep). Winter nights average around 20°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: 3 peaks.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on big-rig fit.
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 · Jul
Jun-Sep
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
80%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Jun 7
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 6.
51°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Missoula
114 mi
3h12
02
Helena
228 mi
5h10
03
Bozeman
253 mi
5h54
04
Billings
394 mi
8h15
By drive time
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
6
Peaks
3
Water & Access
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.