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Price
$12/night
Booking
First-Come
Sites
16 campsites
Season
Open seasonally; fee...
Cell
Unknown
Pets
Check Policy
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Hick's Park Campground, Yellowstone Ranger District, Montana
Tent campers and mountain bikers with high-clearance rigs who want creek-side sites without a reservation scramble. The Upside Down Trail No. 26 leaves right from camp for 10 miles of rideable terrain, and Boulder Creek holds cutthroat, brown, brook, and rainbow trout.
No potable water on-site means hauling everything in from Big Timber, 45 minutes away. Trailers are a bad idea south of Hells Canyon, and anything over 32 feet is a hard no on this road.
Reference information about Hick's Park Campground sourced from official USFS records and forestcamping.com. View official recreation.gov page →
<p>A campground in the main boulder area on the Yellowstone District.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><br /><br /> </p>
The elevation is 6,060 ft. The campground, pack it in, pack it out, is located in Boulder Canyon between the Beartooth and Absaroka Mountain Ranges. It is spread along Boulder Creek with some sites overlooking the creek. Several smaller National Forest campgrounds (less then 10 sites) are located along State Rt. 298. The campground is tranquil and picturesque - well worth the long drive.
Fee charged when potable water available from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day.
Water spigot is hand pump.
Parking aprons are gravel. There is a waste station behind CM Russell Motel in Big Timber west on Interstate 90 (Business) - no fee.
From Big Timber, MT, take State Rt. 298 south 25 miles to the end of pavement. Continue south on gravel road for 20.7 miles to campground. NOTE: Gravel portion of State Rt. 298 is one lane in places and rough. But, it is scenic all the way.
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Summer brings daytime highs in the low to mid-70s and cool nights in the mid-40s to low-50s. This is when services operate and the access road is most reliably passable. Creek fishing, hiking, and mountain biking hit their stride. Crowds pick up on July weekends and Labor Day but stay moderate. Fall brings snow that eventually closes the road, keeping the campground inaccessible through winter.
Best season: services operate Memorial Day–Labor Day; pleasant highs in low–mid 70s.
Potable water is not available at this site.
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