Bear Creek Campground
- from $15
- fee
- Year round
- season
- Jul–Sep
- best months
- At 6,329 ft
- Bear Creek Wildlife Management Area
Bear Creek Campground is a state-managed campground within the Bear Creek Wildlife Management Area in southwest Montana, about 0.5 miles from the Bear Creek Bunkhouse and Bear Creek Cabin on the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. It sits on land managed by State Fish and Wildlife, and its vault toilets are the only facility listed among its amenities. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Big Sky show July highs around 78°F with lows near 41°F, while winter highs stay in the 20s and 30s. Several trails start within about 0.4 miles, including the Trail Fork Bear Creek and Middle Fork Bear Creek. Paddlers can reach Bear Creek at about 7.8 miles, and anglers can put in at Storey Ditch Boat Launch, roughly 6 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Bozeman Hot Springs39 mi away
- Buffalo Crossing RV Park42 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- TRAIL FORK BEAR CREEKHiking0.4 mi
- MIDDLE FORK BEAR CREEKHiking0.4 mi
- NORTH FORK CUTOFFHiking0.4 mi
- Bear Creek Bunkhouse (Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, MT)Camping0.5 mi
- Bear Creek Cabin (Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, MT)Camping0.5 mi
- Storey Ditch Boat LaunchRiver fishing6 mi
- Yellow Mule CabinCamping7 mi
- Bear CreekCanoeing7.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Bear Creek Bunkhouse (Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, MT)Camping · Next door
- Bear Creek Cabin (Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, MT)Camping · Next door
- Yellow Mule CabinCamping · ~12 min drive
- Cache Creek 1Camping · ~17 min drive
- Cache Creek 3Camping · ~18 min drive
- Fs324-01Camping · ~20 min drive
- Fs324-02Camping · ~20 min drive
- Tfork 8.3-016Camping · ~20 min drive
- Tfork 8.3-015Camping · ~20 min drive
- Tfork End-019Camping · ~20 min drive
Best time to visit Bear Creek Campground
Best months: July–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
30° / 9°
13 wet
Feb
34° / 9°
11 wet
Mar
42° / 17°
12 wet
Apr
48° / 23°
11 wet
May
58° / 30°
14 wet
Jun
67° / 36°
14 wet
Jul
78° / 41°
11 wet
Aug
77° / 39°
11 wet
Sep
68° / 33°
10 wet
Oct
53° / 25°
10 wet
Nov
37° / 16°
11 wet
Dec
27° / 9°
14 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Big Sky 2wnw, MT, 13.8 mi away at 6,590 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
