Marias/Palookaville
- May–Sep
- best months
Is Marias/Palookaville open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists an alert for Rocky Mountain Ranger District.
Camp Creek Fire Trail Closure
Agency alert covering Rocky Mountain Ranger District · Order 01-10- · USFS · Rocky Mountain Ranger District
As of · Source: USFS · Rocky Mountain Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
- At 5,402 ft
- Rocky Mountain Ranger DistrictHelena-Lewis and Clark National Forest
MARIAS/PALOOKAVILLE (Camping Area)
Local outfitters
- Sunset RV Park41 mi away
- Mountain Meadow RV Park & Cabins43 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Palookaville TrailHiking0.9 mi
- Kiyo Crag LakeHiking1.7 mi
- Whiterock CrHiking2.2 mi
- Mount PabloSummit3.8 mi
- Half Dome CragSummit4.5 mi
- South Fork Two Medicine RiverCanoeing4.7 mi
- Dawson FallsWaterfall7.7 mi
Two Medicine RiverCanoeingPhoto: Steve Wilson, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)9.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Devil Creek CampgroundCamping · ~29 min drive
- Road 8960-01Camping · ~12 min drive
- Rd 8960-02Camping · ~12 min drive
- Y Lazy RCamping · ~15 min drive
- Pike Cr Rd-02Camping · ~17 min drive
- Pike Cr Rd-04Camping · ~18 min drive
- Pike Cr Rd-03Camping · ~18 min drive
- Pike Cr Rd-05Camping · ~19 min drive
- Pike Cr Rd-06Camping · ~19 min drive
- Summit CgCamping · ~19 min drive
Also worth it near here
Best time to visit Marias/Palookaville
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
30° / 13°
Feb
30° / 13°
Mar
37° / 19°
Apr
46° / 27°
May
56° / 34°
Jun
64° / 41°
Jul
74° / 46°
Aug
74° / 44°
Sep
63° / 38°
Oct
50° / 29°
Nov
36° / 22°
Dec
29° / 15°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at E Glacier, MT, 9.5 mi away at 4,806 ft. The station sits about 600 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.
