Montana · Camping

Red Top Campground

May–Sep
best months

Is Red Top Campground open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Three Rivers Ranger District. It doesn't name Red Top Campground, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · Three Rivers Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

  • At 2,835 ft
  • Three Rivers Ranger DistrictKootenai National Forest

Red Top Campground is a Forest Service campground in the Three Rivers Ranger District of Montana's Kootenai National Forest. It sits in the backcountry of northwest Montana, about 18 miles from the Yaak Falls Campground, and its vault toilets are the only facility listed for the site. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July and August highs around 81°F with lows in the low 40s, and those months also see the fewest wet days of the year. Winters are cold, with January highs near 29°F and lows around 14°F. The Red Top hike starts just 0.1 mile away, and Newton Mountain and Baldy Mountain are both within about 3 miles. For more camping, Mt. Baldy-Buckhorn Ridge is about 5 miles off.

Local outfitters

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

  • Best time to go · May–Sep

    Best time to visit Red Top 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

      29° / 14°

      14 wet

    2. Feb

      36° / 14°

      11 wet

    3. Mar

      44° / 22°

      13 wet

    4. Apr

      54° / 27°

      11 wet

    5. May

      65° / 35°

      11 wet

    6. Jun

      71° / 41°

      11 wet

    7. Jul

      81° / 43°

      7 wet

    8. Aug

      81° / 42°

      6 wet

    9. Sep

      70° / 35°

      7 wet

    10. Oct

      53° / 28°

      11 wet

    11. Nov

      36° / 21°

      13 wet

    12. Dec

      27° / 15°

      14 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Yaak 9nne, MT, 18.7 mi away at 3,085 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Red Top Campground

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