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USFSKootenai National Forest · Montana

Red Top Campground

Red Top Campground is located northwest of Troy on Highway 508.
Sites0all reservable
Elev.2,848ft
Comf.May-Oct6 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Missoula4h57real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 2,848 ft, Red Top Campground has a 6-month comfortable window (May-Oct). Winter nights average around 22°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. Within about 4 miles: 5 peaks.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

Reads strongest on quiet and cool nights. Softest on cool nights.

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 · Jul
May-Oct
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
80%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
May 8
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 17.
56°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Missoula
205 mi
4h57
02
Helena
326 mi
6h24
03
Bozeman
407 mi
8h14
04
Billings
548 mi
10h35
By drive time
Missoula · 4h57Helena · 6h24Bozeman · 8h14Billings · 10h35Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 9.4 mi away.

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Peaks
5

Water & Access

To nearest major road
9.4 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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