Warm Springs Campground
- Jul–Sep
- best months
Is Warm Springs Campground open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 2 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
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 4,468 ft
- Sula Ranger DistrictBitterroot National Forest
Warm Springs Campground is a Forest Service campground in the Sula Ranger District of Montana's Bitterroot National Forest. Vault toilets are the site's only listed amenity, and the campground is not reservable, which makes it a good choice for spontaneous trips. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at a similar elevation run to highs around 82°F in July with lows near 43°F, while September cools to highs around 73°F with fewer wet days. Spring Gulch Campground sits about 1.4 miles away, and Crazy Creek Campground is about 2.5 miles off. Hikers can head to Bear Creek, roughly 1.8 miles away, or Medicine Point Lookout, about 2.3 miles away.
- Spring Gulch CampgroundCamping1.4 mi
- BEAR CREEKHiking1.8 mi
- LAIRD CREEKHiking1.9 mi
- Medicine Point LookoutHiking2.3 mi
- MOON CREEKHiking2.4 mi
- Crazy Creek CampgroundCamping2.5 mi
- Twogood CabinCamping5.8 mi
Indian Trees CampgroundCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain7.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Medicine Point LookoutCamping · ~7 min drive
- Indian Trees CampgroundCamping · ~12 min drive
- Spring Gulch Forestry CampgroundCamping · ~2 min drive
- Spring Gulch CampgroundCamping · ~2 min drive
- Laird Ck-01Camping · ~3 min drive
- Crazy Creek Horse Use CampgroundCamping · ~4 min drive
- Crazy Creek CampgroundCamping · ~4 min drive
- Sula ResortCamping · ~5 min drive
- Twogood CabinCamping · ~10 min drive
- 731 RoadCamping · ~10 min drive
Best time to visit Warm Springs 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, 5.5 mi away at 4,475 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Warm Springs Campground
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