Sacajawea Memorial Campground
- May–Sep
- best months
Is Sacajawea Memorial Campground open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. It doesn't name Sacajawea Memorial Campground, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).
Annual Food Storage Order
Agency closure covering Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · Order 02-00-22-02 · USFS · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
Pallet Prohibition Order Butte Ranger District
Agency closure covering Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · Order 01020425-01 · USFS · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
Montana BDR Alternative Route
Agency alert covering Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · USFS · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
Lost Creek Area - Road Closure
Agency alert covering Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · Order 01020826-02 · USFS · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
- At 7,400 ft
- Dillon Ranger DistrictBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
Sacajawea Memorial Picnic Area sits at 7,400 feet in the Dillon Ranger District of the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest in western Montana. It is a day-use site with vault toilets, picnic tables and fire rings with attached grill tops, and it lies at the headwaters of the Missouri River. A paved path and historical interpretive signs make it a quiet place to stroll and learn about the area's past. No fees are required to visit, and the site is set apart from the surrounding forest. Because it sits at higher ground than the nearby Leadore #2 weather station, expect temperatures here to run cooler than the typical averages from that station. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. July brings typical highs around 83°F and lows near 41°F, while winter highs stay around 30°F. The Lewis and Clark Trail lies just 0.3 miles away. Within about 5.4 miles you'll also find the Bloody Dick Snowmo Trail C and the Nee Me Poo Trail. Agency Creek Campground, about 6 miles off, offers another place to stay.
LEWIS AND CLARK TRAILHikingPhoto: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)0.3 mi- BLOODY DICK SNOWMO TRAIL CHiking5.4 mi
- NEE ME POO TRAILHiking5.4 mi
- Trail CreekCanoeing5.8 mi
- Agency Creek CampgroundCamping6 mi
- Bloody Dick CreekCanoeing6.2 mi
- Horse Prairie CabinCamping6.8 mi
- WARM SPRINGS-AGENCY LOOP WTHiking7.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Agency Creek CampgroundCamping · ~10 min drive
- Horse Prarie Guard StationHut camping · ~12 min drive
- Horse Prairie CabinCamping · ~12 min drive
- 3 Camp Ground AreaCamping · ~13 min drive
- Kitty Creek Dispersed SiteCamping · ~13 min drive
- Just Across BoundaryCamping · ~13 min drive
- Bloody Dick CabinCamping · ~17 min drive
- 1 Y RightCamping · ~18 min drive
- 3 Y RightCamping · ~18 min drive
- 2 Y RightCamping · ~18 min drive
Best time to visit Sacajawea Memorial 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
30° / 5°
Feb
34° / 8°
Mar
43° / 19°
Apr
52° / 25°
May
62° / 32°
Jun
71° / 38°
Jul
83° / 41°
Aug
81° / 40°
Sep
71° / 34°
Oct
55° / 25°
Nov
40° / 16°
Dec
29° / 6°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Leadore #2, ID, 20.2 mi away at 6,000 ft. The station sits about 1,400 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.
