Dillon Ranger District
- May–Sep
- best months
The Dillon Ranger District is a Forest Service unit in Montana, about 2.5 miles from the town of Grant. It is a fishing destination, and it is not a place you reserve in advance: the district is not reservable. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 81°F with lows near 44°F, and August is similar at about 79°F. Winters are cold, with January highs near 28°F. For more time on the water, Horse Prairie Creek, a canoeing spot, lies about 7 miles away.
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Tash PondLake fishing · ~35 min drive
- Morrison LakeLake fishing · ~47 min drive
- Leadore Ranger DistrictLake fishing · ~47 min drive
- Blanchard PondLake fishing · ~48 min drive
- Pear LakeLake fishing · ~50 min drive
- Berry LakeLake fishing · ~57 min drive
- Long LakeLake fishing · ~1h 4m drive
- Devils LakeLake fishing · ~1h 5m drive
- Slag-a-melt LakesLake fishing · ~1h 13m drive
- Wisdom Ranger DistrictLake fishing · ~1h 20m drive
Also worth it near here
Bannack State Park CampgroundCamping · ~19 min drivePhoto: Forest Service - Northern Region — CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Horse Prarie Guard StationHut camping · ~26 min drive
Beaverhead RiverCanoeing · ~27 min drivePhoto: Mike Cline, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)- BarrettsRock climbing · ~28 min drive
Best time to visit Dillon Ranger District
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
28° / 8°
9 wet
Feb
32° / 9°
9 wet
Mar
41° / 18°
9 wet
Apr
50° / 25°
10 wet
May
60° / 33°
12 wet
Jun
69° / 39°
10 wet
Jul
81° / 44°
7 wet
Aug
79° / 42°
6 wet
Sep
69° / 35°
6 wet
Oct
53° / 25°
7 wet
Nov
39° / 15°
8 wet
Dec
28° / 6°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Dillon 18 Wsw, MT, 10.9 mi away at 5,971 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
