U.S. Forest Service · Kootenai National Forest · Montana

Grave Creek Campground

Grave Creek Campground is located 4 miles north of Fortine on road 7061. The campground has 4 campsites with tables and fire rings and able to accomodate up to a 20' rv. Amenities include vault toilets.

More like this: first-come in Montana

Season & status

SeasonMay
ForestKootenai National Forest
Fees$0.00 Pack in/Pack out
RulesPets are welcome, but must be leashed. 16 day stay limit on all National Forest System Lands. Lighting of fireworks is not allowed on National Forest System Lands.

Kootenai National Forest recreation page ↗

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Grave Creek Campground20°30°40°50°60°70°January: 0.77 inches of precipitation, 9.1 inches of snowFebruary: 0.70 inches of precipitation, 5.9 inches of snowMarch: 0.80 inches of precipitation, 5.6 inches of snowApril: 1.16 inches of precipitation, 2.1 inches of snowMay: 1.88 inches of precipitation, 0.3 inches of snowJune: 2.78 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJuly: 1.58 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowAugust: 0.92 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowSeptember: 1.23 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowOctober: 0.92 inches of precipitation, 0.7 inches of snowNovember: 1.25 inches of precipitation, 7.9 inches of snowDecember: 1.06 inches of precipitation, 9.3 inches of snowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 23.8°F averageFebruary: 27.3°F averageMarch: 35.4°F averageApril: 43.3°F averageMay: 52.8°F averageJune: 58.8°F averageJuly: 66.8°F averageAugust: 65.2°F averageSeptember: 55.8°F averageOctober: 43.2°F averageNovember: 31.8°F averageDecember: 23.0°F average0 in2 in4 in6 in8 in10 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Fortine 1 N, 3 miles from the campground at 3,000 feet, station USC00243139 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 15 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 41 inches a year on the same inches scale.

Getting there

Coordinates48.8192° N, 114.8864° W · Directions ↗

Supplies & services

Dump stationDump station ↗13.8 mi
Outdoor gearThe Toggery ↗37.7 mi
RV sales & serviceEverything RV ↗42.3 mi

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Limited data for this unit

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

  • 1 mi
    Gibraltor Ridge ↗
    10 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, snowmobile
  • 2 mi
    Krinklehorn ↗
    11.5 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, snowmobile
  • 3.2 mi
    Deep Creek X-C Ski
    4.2 mi trail · snowmobile, snowshoe, ski
  • 3.4 mi
    Birch X-C Ski
    1.7 mi trail · snowmobile, snowshoe, ski
  • 3.7 mi
    Grave Creek Snowmobile ↗
    20.5 mi trail · snowmobile, snowshoe, ski
  • 3.7 mi
    Birch X-C Ski Loop A
    0.7 mi trail · snowmobile, snowshoe, ski

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

On Wilderness Atlas →

Kootenai National Forest begins about 1.8 miles away, and it is the closest of these.

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.

On the National Register nearby

On Register Atlas →

Guidebooks for Montana

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Reference

Questions people ask

Do I need a reservation at Grave Creek Campground?

No. Grave Creek 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 Grave Creek Campground?

$0.00 Pack in/Pack out

Source: Forest Service

What if Grave Creek Campground is full?

The nearest public campgrounds are North Dickey Lake (7.3 mi), Big Therriault Lake Campground (8.1 mi, first-come), and South Dickey Lake (8.5 mi, partly first-come).

Source: Campgrounds nearby