Cable Mountain Campground
- Late June
- season
- May–Sep
- best months
Caution at last check
Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 14 h ago
Is Cable Mountain Campground open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. It doesn't name Cable Mountain Campground, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).
Annual Food Storage Order
Agency closure covering Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · Order 02-00-22-02 · USFS · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
Pallet Prohibition Order Butte Ranger District
Agency closure covering Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · Order 01020425-01 · USFS · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
Montana BDR Alternative Route
Agency alert covering Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · USFS · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
Lost Creek Area - Road Closure
Agency alert covering Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · Order 01020826-02 · USFS · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
- At 6,604 ft
- Pintler Ranger DistrictBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
Cable Mountain Campground is a Forest Service site on 5 wooded acres in the Pintler Ranger District of the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, about three miles from Georgetown Lake in Montana. The campsite sits along the North Fork of Flint Creek, with 11 camping units and plenty of shade. It has a vault toilet and water, and the recommended trailer length is no longer than 22 feet. The fee is $15 per night. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Phillipsburg show July and August highs around 81°F with lows in the low 40s, while winter highs stay in the mid-30s. Lodgepole Campground and the ECHO LAKE SKI and LODGEPOLE RIDGE SKI hikes are all within about a mile and a half. Georgetown Lake, about 2.7 miles away, offers fishing.
Local outfitters
- Copper Court RV Park17 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- ECHO LAKE SKIHiking1.2 mi
- LODGEPOLE RIDGE SKIHiking1.5 mi
- Lodgepole CampgroundCamping1.5 mi
- Philipsburg Bay CampgroundCamping2.3 mi
- Georgetown LakeLake fishing2.7 mi
- Flint Creek CampgroundCamping2.8 mi
- SUMMER GULCH TRAILHiking3.7 mi
- Pintler Ranger DistrictLake fishing4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Spring Hill CampgroundCamping · ~9 min drive
- North Fork Flint Creek-008Camping · ~1 min drive
- Lodgepole CampgroundCamping · ~3 min drive
- Cable Creek-002Camping · ~3 min drive
- North Fork Flint Creek-003bCamping · ~3 min drive
- North Fork Flint Creek-003cCamping · ~3 min drive
- Philipsburg Bay CampgroundCamping · ~4 min drive
- Hidden Lake-001Camping · ~4 min drive
- Flint Creek CampgroundCamping · ~5 min drive
- North Fork Flint Creek-005Camping · ~5 min drive
Best time to visit Cable Mountain Campground
Best months: May–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
36° / 15°
Feb
38° / 15°
Mar
47° / 21°
Apr
54° / 26°
May
63° / 33°
Jun
71° / 39°
Jul
81° / 43°
Aug
81° / 42°
Sep
71° / 36°
Oct
57° / 28°
Nov
43° / 21°
Dec
34° / 14°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Phillipsburg Rs, MT, 7 mi away at 5,270 ft. The station sits about 1,300 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
