Slate Creek Campground
- from $24
- fee
- Memorial Day to Labor Day
- season
- Jul–Sep
- best months
Is Slate Creek Campground open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 4 alerts for Bitterroot National Forest.
Pile burning on West Fork Ranger and Darby-Sula Districts Nov. 9 to 12
Agency alert covering Bitterroot National Forest · USFS · Bitterroot National Forest
Pile burning on West Fork Ranger District end of October
Agency alert covering West Fork Ranger District · USFS · West Fork Ranger District
Pile burning on West Fork Ranger District Oct. 26
Agency alert covering West Fork Ranger District · USFS · West Fork Ranger District
Two Prescribed Burns Planned for the week of Oct. 5 - Piquett Creek & Cameron Gap
Agency alert covering Bitterroot National Forest · USFS · Bitterroot National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Bitterroot National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
- At 5,600 ft
- West Fork Ranger DistrictBitterroot National Forest
Slate Creek Campground is a Forest Service campground in the West Fork Ranger District of Montana's Bitterroot National Forest. The site is simple, with vault toilets as the only listed amenity. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 82°F with lows near 43°F, and September still runs in the low 70s. That station sits about 1,100 feet lower than the campground, so temperatures here run cooler. The Back Loop of Slate Creek Campground is just 0.1 mile away. Hikes to Took Creek, Jew Mountain and Blue Creek all lie within about 1.6 miles.
- Slate Creek Campground - Back LoopCamping0.1 mi
- TOOK CREEKHiking1.4 mi
- Jew MountainHiking1.5 mi
- BLUE CREEKHiking1.6 mi
RomboCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain4.6 mi
Alta CampgroundCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain5.2 mi- Nez Perce ForkCanoeing6.1 mi
- Hughes CreekCanoeing7.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- RomboCamping · ~8 min drive
- Alta CampgroundCamping · ~9 min drive
- Fales Flat CampgroundCamping · ~15 min drive
- Slate Ck-01Camping · Next door
- Rd 13833-01Camping · ~2 min drive
- Lt Boulder Bay-02Camping · ~3 min drive
- 13407 RoadCamping · ~3 min drive
- Lt Boulder Bay-03Camping · ~3 min drive
- 362 RoadCamping · ~4 min drive
- 362 RoadCamping · ~5 min drive
Best time to visit Slate Creek Campground
Best months: July–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
34° / 13°
8 wet
Feb
39° / 14°
7 wet
Mar
48° / 22°
9 wet
Apr
55° / 27°
11 wet
May
64° / 33°
13 wet
Jun
72° / 40°
13 wet
Jul
82° / 43°
9 wet
Aug
81° / 40°
7 wet
Sep
73° / 34°
7 wet
Oct
58° / 27°
8 wet
Nov
43° / 20°
10 wet
Dec
33° / 12°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Sula 3 Ene, MT, 20 mi away at 4,475 ft. The station sits about 1,100 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.
