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

Holiday Spring Campground

A campground on the Ashland Ranger District. Camp sites: 3. 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. Be aware the campground may fill up on weekends & holidays during the summer months and you should arrive in the early afternoon to ensure there is a space available for the night. There is a 10 day stay limit.

More like this: first-come in Montana

Season & status

SeasonYear-Round Weather Dependent
ForestCuster Gallatin National Forest
FeesNo Fees

Custer Gallatin National Forest recreation page ↗

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Holiday Spring Campground20°30°40°50°60°70°80°January: 0.55 inches of precipitation, 7.5 inches of snowFebruary: 0.61 inches of precipitation, 8.0 inches of snowMarch: 0.91 inches of precipitation, 6.9 inches of snowApril: 1.71 inches of precipitation, 4.0 inches of snowMay: 3.12 inches of precipitation, 0.5 inches of snowJune: 2.55 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJuly: 1.44 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowAugust: 0.91 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowSeptember: 1.21 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowOctober: 1.37 inches of precipitation, 1.7 inches of snowNovember: 0.54 inches of precipitation, 4.4 inches of snowDecember: 0.55 inches of precipitation, 7.4 inches of snowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 22.9°F averageFebruary: 26.3°F averageMarch: 36.4°F averageApril: 45.6°F averageMay: 55.1°F averageJune: 64.4°F averageJuly: 72.4°F averageAugust: 70.8°F averageSeptember: 60.3°F averageOctober: 46.7°F averageNovember: 33.9°F averageDecember: 24.2°F average0 in2 in4 in6 in8 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Brandenberg, 17 miles from the campground at 2,770 feet, station USC00241084 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 15 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 40 inches a year on the same inches scale.

Getting there

From Ashland, MT, travel 5 miles east on US 212. Turn left on East Fork Otter Creek Road and go 12 miles northeast. Turn right on Forest Road 4777 and campground will be on your left.

Coordinates45.6386° N, 105.9742° W · Directions ↗

Fire nearby

  • Wildfire
    Buffalo 2

    42 mi from the campground · 25 acres

Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.

Limited data for this unit

No site-by-site records, no amenities, no fee schedule 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

  • 3.1 mi
    Wilbur Creek
    1.1 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.

Guidebooks for Montana

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  • Best Tent Camping: Montana
    Vicky Soderberg and Ken Soderberg, 2017
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    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 Holiday Spring Campground?

No. Holiday Spring 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 Holiday Spring Campground?

No Fees

Source: Forest Service

What if Holiday Spring Campground is full?

The nearest public campgrounds are Red Shale Campground (9.6 mi, first-come), Blacks Pond Campground (25.1 mi, first-come), and Cow Creek Campground And Picnic Area (26.3 mi, first-come).

Source: Campgrounds nearby