Red Top Campground
Red Top Campground is located northwest of Troy on Highway 508. The campground has 3 sites with tables and fire rings. Amenties include a vault toilet.
More like this: first-come in Montana
Season & status
| Forest | Kootenai National Forest |
| Fees | $0.00 Pack in/Pack out |
| Rules | 16 day stay limit on all National Forest System Lands. Pets are welcome, but must be leashed. Lighting of fireworks is not allowed on National Forest System Lands. |
Weather by month
Getting there
| Coordinates | 48.7610° N, 115.9182° W · Directions ↗ |
Fire nearby
- WildfireUpper Smith
33 mi from the campground · 4,848 acres · 41% contained
- WildfireParker Lake
33 mi from the campground · 1,531 acres · 1% contained
- WildfireSilver
35 mi from the campground · 2,593 acres · 30% contained
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.
Supplies & services
| Dump station | Dump station ↗ | 23.5 mi |
| RV sales & service | Everything RV ↗ | 30.5 mi |
| Outdoor gear | North 40 ↗ | 42.3 mi |
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No site-by-site records, no amenities, no fee schedule, no directions or photos in the Recreation.gov record. What is here comes from the agency's own listing. The rest lives there.
Checked nightly. Modules appear as soon as the record fills in.
Explore
Trails nearby
- 0.1 miRed Top/Murphy Mountain ↗6.6 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 1 miNewton Mountain/Cyclone Creek ↗6.8 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 2.7 miBaldy Mountain4 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, snowmobile
- 3 miRed Top Spur0.5 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 3.1 miRoderick Ridge/Independence ↗6.6 mi trail · hiking, horse
- 3.7 miIndependence Creek2.5 mi trail · hiking, horse
Trail and trailhead records are the Forest Service's. Distances are straight-line to the nearer trail end. Trail conditions are not tracked here.
Public land it sits in
This campground sits inside Kootenai National Forest.
- inKootenai National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 2,622,202 acres
Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.
Other campgrounds nearby
Cabin and lookout rentals nearby
On the National Register nearby
- Snyder Guard Station Historical DistrictHistoric district · Eastport · 14.3 mi
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Reference
Questions people ask
Do I need a reservation at Red Top Campground?
No. Red Top Campground is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.
Source: Forest Service
How much does it cost to camp at Red Top Campground?
$0.00 Pack in/Pack out
Source: Forest Service
What if Red Top Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Whitetail Campground (6.6 mi, partly first-come), Whitetail Yurt (6.6 mi), and Yaak Falls Campground (8.2 mi, first-come).
Source: Campgrounds nearby