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USFSUS Forest Service · Montana

Timber Creek Dispersed Campground

Dispersed Campground Bears may frequent the area; keep all food out of sight in approved containers and remove all food from area after eating.
Sites0all reservable
Elev.5,801ft
Comf.May-Sep5 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Billings2h51real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 5,801 ft, Timber Creek Dispersed Campground has a 5-month comfortable window (May-Sep). 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 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 · Mar
May-Sep
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
77%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
May 17
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 3.
56°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Billings
107 mi
2h51
02
Bozeman
142 mi
3h25
03
Helena
171 mi
4h09
04
Missoula
296 mi
6h04
By drive time
Billings · 2h51Bozeman · 3h25Helena · 4h09Missoula · 6h04Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 12 mi away.

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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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