Montana · Camping

Balanced Rock Campground

Is Balanced Rock Campground open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. It doesn't name Balanced Rock Campground, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

  • At 8,512 ftHigh camp: expect cold nights, even in summer
  • Madison Ranger DistrictBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest

Balanced Rock Campground is a high-elevation developed campground in the Tobacco Root Mountains, near Branham Lakes in Montana's Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. It sits within the Madison Ranger District, and the Forest Service manages the land. No fees are required to use the site, which makes it an easy base for a day or longer in the area. Several trails and climbing spots lie close by. Quartz Creek, a mountain biking route, is about a mile away, and Forest Trail 7312 and the Current Creek hike are each about a mile off. The Tobacco Root Mountains climbing area is roughly 2 miles away.

Local outfitters

Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.