U.S. Forest Service · Custer Gallatin National Forest · Montana

Lantis Spring Campground

A campground with five camp sites, and three day use picnic sites, located in the Long Pines Unit, Sioux Ranger District. Camp sites: 5. Accessible Facilities: Toilet. Trash Pickup: No. Firewood: No. No Reservations: This campground does not use a reservation system, it is managed on a first-come, first-served basis. There is a 16 day stay limit.

First-come, first-served

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Lantis Spring Campground
Photo from the area. Xnatedawgx (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons

Season & status

SeasonAll Year Weather Dependent
ForestCuster Gallatin National Forest
BookingThere is a 16 day stay limit.
FeesNo fees

Custer Gallatin National Forest recreation page ↗

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Lantis Spring Campground20°30°40°50°60°70°80°January: 0.31 inches of precipitation, 7.6 inches of snowFebruary: 0.45 inches of precipitation, 9.3 inches of snowMarch: 0.70 inches of precipitation, 8.7 inches of snowApril: 1.61 inches of precipitation, 6.5 inches of snowMay: 2.87 inches of precipitation, 2.1 inches of snowJune: 2.91 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJuly: 2.06 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowAugust: 1.60 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowSeptember: 1.19 inches of precipitation, 0.1 inches of snowOctober: 1.27 inches of precipitation, 3.2 inches of snowNovember: 0.48 inches of precipitation, 5.9 inches of snowDecember: 0.34 inches of precipitation, 7.1 inches of snowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 22.0°F averageFebruary: 24.6°F averageMarch: 34.7°F averageApril: 44.7°F averageMay: 55.1°F averageJune: 65.0°F averageJuly: 72.8°F averageAugust: 71.1°F averageSeptember: 61.2°F averageOctober: 47.0°F averageNovember: 34.0°F averageDecember: 24.4°F average0 in2 in4 in6 in8 in10 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Camp Crook, 11 miles from the campground at 3,120 feet, station USC00391294 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 16 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 51 inches a year on the same inches scale.

Getting there

From Camp Crook, SD go 3 miles west on Hwy 20. At top of hill, turn right onto Tie Creek Road. Continue driving west 6 miles. On the rounded corner, turn right onto Forest Road 3119 (Exie Road). Continue driving north. Forest Road 3119 will turn into Forest Road 3117 at 4-way intersection.

Coordinates45.6322° N, 104.1767° W · Directions ↗

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Trails nearby

Forest Service trail data →
  • 0.3 mi
    Carter Spring Divide
    0.1 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 9 more
  • 0.4 mi
    Pot Hole ↗
    4.6 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 9 more
  • 2.2 mi
    McClary Road
    1.8 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 9 more
  • 2.5 mi
    Bell Tower Divide
    2.6 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 9 more
  • 2.5 mi
    Wickham Gulch ↗
    5 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 9 more
  • 3 mi
    Maverick Cr
    4.3 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 9 more

Trail and trailhead records are the Forest Service's. Distances are straight-line to the nearer trail end. Trail conditions are not tracked here.

On the National Register nearby

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Guidebooks for Montana

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  • Best Tent Camping: Montana
    Vicky Soderberg and Ken Soderberg, 2017
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  • Moon Montana, Wyoming and Idaho Camping
    Becky Lomax, 2015
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    Kenneth L. Graham, 2019
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Reference

Questions people ask

Do I need a reservation at Lantis Spring Campground?

No. Lantis Spring Campground is first-come, first-served. There is a 16 day stay limit. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.

Source: Forest Service

How much does it cost to camp at Lantis Spring Campground?

No fees

Source: Forest Service

What if Lantis Spring Campground is full?

The nearest public campgrounds are Wickham Gulch Campground (6.2 mi, first-come), Ekalaka Park Campground (20 mi, first-come), and Picnic Spring Campground (37.3 mi, first-come).

Source: Campgrounds nearby