Deer Creek Campground
- May–Sep
- best months
Is Deer Creek Campground open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists an alert for Lolo National Forest.
East Fork Big Creek Road & Trail Closure- Superior Ranger District
Agency alert covering Lolo National Forest · Order 26-003- · USFS · Lolo National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Lolo National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
- At 3,343 ft
- Superior Ranger DistrictLolo National Forest
Deer Creek Campground is a Forest Service site in the Superior Ranger District of Lolo National Forest in Montana. The land is managed by the Forest Service, and the site carries no fee for use. The only facility listed is a vault toilet. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 84°F with lows near 43°F, while winter highs stay in the 30s. The station sits a few hundred feet below the campground, so temperatures here may run slightly cooler. Several trails and campsites lie within a short drive. Big Creek / Rivers Creek and Up Up Ridge are both about 2 miles away, and Up Up Lookout is roughly 2 miles off. Savenac Arboretum East is about 2.4 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Campground St. Regis12 mi away
- CDA River RV47 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- BIG CREEK / RIVERS CREEKHiking1.9 mi
- Up Up RidgeHiking1.9 mi
Up Up LookoutCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain2 mi- Savenac Arboretum EastHiking2.4 mi
- Savenac Arboretum NorthHiking2.5 mi
- Up Up CreekHiking2.6 mi
- Cabin City CgCamping5.3 mi
- Twelvemile CreekCanoeing6.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Up Up LookoutCamping · ~3 min drive
- Savenac BunkhouseHut camping · ~4 min drive
- Savenac East CottageCamping · ~4 min drive
- Hiawatha 6Camping · ~8 min drive
- Hiawatha 7Camping · ~8 min drive
- Hiawatha 8Camping · ~8 min drive
- Hiawatha 10Camping · ~8 min drive
- Cabin City CgCamping · ~9 min drive
- Nor Pac 7Camping · ~10 min drive
- Hiawatha 11Camping · ~10 min drive
Best time to visit Deer Creek 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
31° / 17°
Feb
36° / 18°
Mar
44° / 23°
Apr
54° / 27°
May
65° / 34°
Jun
71° / 40°
Jul
84° / 43°
Aug
83° / 41°
Sep
72° / 35°
Oct
53° / 30°
Nov
38° / 24°
Dec
30° / 18°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Haugan 1 W, MT, 3.4 mi away at 3,160 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Closures we've recorded since August 2026
Deer Creek Road & Snowmobile Trail Closed on Superior Ranger District
Lolo National Forest · Order dated February 23, 2026; seen Aug 23, 2026 → lifted Sep 10, 2026 · Forest Service
