Montana · Camping

Dinner Station Campground

from $50
fee
May–Sep
best months

Is Dinner Station Campground open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. It doesn't name Dinner Station 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 7,200 ft
  • Dillon Ranger DistrictBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest

Dinner Station Campground is a 5-acre hillside site along Birch Creek in the Dillon Ranger District of the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest in Montana. The Forest Service manages the land, and the campground sits close to fishing areas and trailheads, making it a convenient base for exploring the surrounding country. The site has 8 camping units, a day-use picnic area, ADA accessible toilets and water. It is a simple, compact campsite, and visitors should plan around its basic setup. There are no garbage services here, so everything must be packed in and out. Trailer lengths are limited to 16 feet, and the 16-day camping limit applies. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 81°F with lows near 44°F, and August is similar at about 79°F. That station sits roughly 1,200 feet lower than the campground, so temperatures at the site run cooler. Several trails start right around the campground. The Birch Creek/Boot/Anchor-Pear hike is about 0.1 mile away and Deerhead Lake is about 0.2 mile away. Birch Creek Cabin is about 2.5 miles off, and Boot and Pear Lake is about 3.4 miles away.

Local outfitters

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

  • Best time to go · May–Sep

    Best time to visit Dinner Station 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.

    1. Jan

      28° / 8°

      9 wet

    2. Feb

      32° / 9°

      9 wet

    3. Mar

      41° / 18°

      9 wet

    4. Apr

      50° / 25°

      10 wet

    5. May

      60° / 33°

      12 wet

    6. Jun

      69° / 39°

      10 wet

    7. Jul

      81° / 44°

      7 wet

    8. Aug

      79° / 42°

      6 wet

    9. Sep

      69° / 35°

      6 wet

    10. Oct

      53° / 25°

      7 wet

    11. Nov

      39° / 15°

      8 wet

    12. Dec

      28° / 6°

      10 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Dillon 18 Wsw, MT, 19.2 mi away at 5,971 ft. The station sits about 1,200 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.