Grasshopper Campground (Mt)

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57 reviews
420 Barrett St
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Quick Facts

6,946 ft

Price

$8 - $25/night

Booking

Reservable

Sites

21 campsites

Season

Open from late May t...

Cell

No Service

Pets

Very Pet Friendly

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420 Barrett St

Grasshopper Campground (Mt)

420 Barrett St

Nearby places
Dillon: 42 miles southeast
Butte: 69 miles northeast
Wise River: 32 miles north.

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Grasshopper Campground (Mt)
$8.00 - $25.00 / night
Campsite Fees
Group Site: $25.00; Single site: $8.00. Plus Recreation.gov reservation transaction fee ($8 online / $9 phone / $3 in person).
Standard Site Fee$15.00
Group Site Fee$50.00

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(406) 683-3900

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You want a well-maintained base camp for Pioneer Mountain Scenic Byway exploration with family-friendly creek activities.

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You need spacious, private sites or plan to visit outside the main summer season when amenities may be limited.

Campgrounds
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
Grasshopper Campground (Mt)
B

Camper Report Card

How campers graded it

Rated higher than 70% of graded campgrounds

Graded on what 36 campers actually wrote - graded on 14 things that make or break a trip. Each topic is graded against every other campground on it - A is among the best, C about average. No star ratings.

Strengths

  • Grade A.Belonging
  • Grade A-.Staff & hosts
  • Grade B+.Cleanliness

Watch-outs

  • Grade C-.Booking
  • Grade C.Bugs & weather
  • Grade C.Crowds & noise

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From the U.S. Forest Service

Reference information about Grasshopper Campground (Mt) sourced from official USFS records and forestcamping.com. View official recreation.gov page →

Overview

<p>At an elevation of 6,900 feet, this&nbsp;campground is about&nbsp;9 acres and has&nbsp;24 designated campsites. The basic facilities include&nbsp;ADA-accessible restrooms, picnic area for day-use and potable drinking water are offered during the open season. Fishing and hiking may be enjoyed nearby. The campground is adjacent to Grasshopper Creek in a steep canyon.&nbsp;The maximum recommended trailer and truck length for the area is 25&nbsp;feet. This is a pack it in, pack it out campsite with no garbage services. Please limit your stay to 16 days. Bear-resistant food storage boxes are available. There is a fee for the use of this campground.</p>

About the campground

The elevation is 6,900 ft. The campground is heavily wooded and is pack it in, pack it out. Grasshopper Creek runs through the campground. A drive along the Pioneer Mountains National Scenic Byway is recommended. Traveling the entire length of it is not only picturesque, but there are several things to do along the way. See Crystal Park where one is permitted to dig for crystal - fun for the beginner as well as the experienced gem hobbyist. Then, visit the Coolidge Ghost Town where the Elkhorn Mine was in operation during the early 1900s and take a step back in time; walk along the main street among the old and crumbling homes. And finally, visit the Grand Vista, a spectacular view of the mountains and a valley of lush, green grass with the meandering Wise River. With a little luck a moose might be sighted. Oh, and if a soak in a hot spring might be in order after a long drive, try Elkhorn Hot Springs - a fee is charged. Along Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway, in Grasshopper Valley, is the near ghost town of Polaris. A cowboy now living in Darby tells the following story: “Polaris never had a whole lot going on but it did have a bar. The barkeep lived across the road from the bar and would open or close it as the mood moved him. One cold, snowy winter day the folks decided they had nothing better to do than to see how many people it would take to fill up the bar. Now the bar was pretty small, more shed than building size, but there still weren’t enough people in town to fill up the place. So some genius decided to include horses in the count. Now the only heat in the place came from an old potbelly stove in the middle of the single room. One of the cowboys started backing his pony into the place and backed that ole plug right into the hot stove. That horse bolted out of Polaris like its tail was on fire, cause it might have been, and headed for the hills. It took four hours to round up that horse and nobody figured out how many “people” the Polaris bar could hold.” Beaverhead National Forest 32

Seasons & access

Open early-June through mid-September

RV information

The parking aprons are gravel.

Directions

From Dillon, MT, take Interstate 15 south 2.5 miles to State Rt. 278 (Exit 59). At end of exit ramp, turn right onto Rt. 278 and go 25.2 miles to Polaris, MT (Forest Rt. 73) sign. Turn right onto Rt. 73 and go 13.2 miles to campground sign. Turn left into campground.

National Forest
Beaverhead National Forest
Ranger District
Dillon
Elevation
6900
Rate
$8 per day
Maximum Stay
14
Open Season
Campground is open June through September

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