M-K Campground
M-K is a free campground located 2.6 miles up the Main Fork Rock Creek Road #2421, not far from the Beartooth Highway. Mount Maurice Trail (#6) Corral Creek Trail (#9), Beartrack Trail (#8), Lake Fork Trail (#2), Parkside National Recreation Trail (#103), Hellroaring Plateau Trail (#11), Glacier Lake Trail (#3), Sheridan Campground, Rattin Campground, Parkside Campground, Limber Pine Campground and Greenough Lake Campground are also located in the Man Fork Rock Creek drainage. Camp sites: 10. Max Trailer Length: 20ft. Host: No. Accessible Facilities: Vault Toilets. Trash Pickup: No. Firewood: No. Don't move firewood to other areas or bring in outside firewood.
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Season & status
| Season | ? - 9/6 Full service, Limited service rest of year |
| Forest | Custer Gallatin National Forest |
| Fees | Free |
Weather by month
Getting there
| Coordinates | 45.0380° N, 109.4297° W · Directions ↗ |
Good to know
- In the off-season there are no services, the campground is not maintained, and roads are not plowed.
Supplies & services
| Outdoor gear | Grizzly Peak Outdoors ↗ | 13.6 mi |
| Dump station | Dump station ↗ | 38.9 mi |
| RV sales & service | Laurel Trading Post ↗ | 54.5 mi |
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No site-by-site records, no amenities, no fee schedule or directions in the Recreation.gov record. What is here comes from the agency's own listing. The rest lives there.
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Trails nearby
- 0.2 miParkside Ski Trail ↗2.3 mi trail · hiking, snowshoe, ski · national_recreation_or_other
- 0.2 miParkside ↗2.3 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike · national_recreation_or_other
- 1.1 miHellroaring Plateau4.2 mi trail · hiking, horse
- 1.1 miGreenough Lake0.2 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 1.2 miVista Point ↗0.1 mi trail · hiking
- 1.9 miLower Parkside2.2 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 2 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.
Public land it sits in
This campground sits inside Custer Gallatin National Forest.
- inCuster Gallatin National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 3,412,203 acres
- 12.7 miNorth Absaroka Wilderness ↗Wilderness · Forest Service · 346,320 acres
- 13.4 miAbsaroka-Beartooth Wilderness ↗Wilderness · Forest Service · 937,102 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
- Red Lodge-Cooke City Approach Road Historic DistrictHistoric district · Red Lodge · 6.7 mi
- Camp Senia Historic DistrictHistoric district · Red Lodge · 9.5 mi
- Yodeler MotelBuilding · Red Lodge · 13.4 mi
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Reference
Questions people ask
Do I need a reservation at M-K Campground?
No. M-K 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 M-K Campground?
Free
Source: Forest Service
How many sites does M-K Campground have?
10 sites.
Source: Forest Service
What if M-K Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Greenough Lake (1.5 mi), Limber Pine (1.6 mi), and Parkside (1.9 mi).
Source: Campgrounds nearby