Montana · Camping

Pettengill Campground

from $15
fee
Jun–Aug
best months

Is Pettengill Campground open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. It doesn't name Pettengill 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 6,293 ft
  • Wisdom Ranger DistrictBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest

Pettengill Campground is a Forest Service site in the Wisdom Ranger District of the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest in southwest Montana. It offers three camping units, paved trailer pads, an ADA accessible vault toilet, picnic tables and fire rings. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July and August highs around 79°F with lows in the upper 30s, while winter highs stay near 30°F. Several other spots sit close by. Grouse Lakes and Pattengail Creek are both about a mile away, and Fourth of July Campground is about 1.5 miles off. The Wise River, roughly 2.7 miles away, offers canoeing.

Local outfitters

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

  • Best time to go · Jun–Aug

    Best time to visit Pettengill Campground

    Best months: June–August. 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

      31° / 8°

      9 wet

    2. Feb

      33° / 10°

      8 wet

    3. Mar

      43° / 15°

      10 wet

    4. Apr

      51° / 22°

      10 wet

    5. May

      61° / 28°

      12 wet

    6. Jun

      69° / 35°

      12 wet

    7. Jul

      79° / 38°

      8 wet

    8. Aug

      79° / 36°

      7 wet

    9. Sep

      70° / 30°

      7 wet

    10. Oct

      56° / 23°

      8 wet

    11. Nov

      39° / 14°

      9 wet

    12. Dec

      30° / 7°

      9 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Wise Rvr 3 Wnw, MT, 8.7 mi away at 5,730 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.