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

Pine Grove Campground

Pine Grove Campground is located in the West Rosebud drainage. It is in the trees, along the banks of West Rosebud Creek. Emerald Lake Campground, West Rosebud Trail (#19), Emerald Lake Fishing Access and West Rosebud Lake Fishing Access are also located in the West Rosebud drainage. There is a 16 day maximum stay in all Beartooth Ranger District campgrounds. Camp sites: 46. Hos t: No. Max Trailer Length: 30ft. Accessible Facilities: Toilet. Trash Pickup: Bear resistant dumpster on site. Firewood: No. Don't move firewood to other areas or bring in outside firewood.

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Pine Grove Campground
Photo from the area. Matt Lavin (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons

Season & status

Season5/26 to 9/6
ForestCuster Gallatin National Forest
Fees$15.00 includes 1 driving vehicle $5 each additional vehicle. 1/2 price with Interagency Senior and Access Pass holders.

Custer Gallatin National Forest recreation page ↗

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Pine Grove Campground20°30°40°50°60°70°January: 1.12 inches of precipitation, 17.4 inches of snowFebruary: 1.49 inches of precipitation, 25.3 inches of snowMarch: 2.00 inches of precipitation, 31.6 inches of snowApril: 2.73 inches of precipitation, 34.0 inches of snowMay: 4.10 inches of precipitation, 14.6 inches of snowJune: 3.01 inches of precipitation, 1.7 inches of snowJuly: 2.30 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowAugust: 1.86 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowSeptember: 2.03 inches of precipitation, 3.8 inches of snowOctober: 2.55 inches of precipitation, 20.1 inches of snowNovember: 1.92 inches of precipitation, 22.6 inches of snowDecember: 1.40 inches of precipitation, 21.6 inches of snowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 26.5°F averageFebruary: 25.6°F averageMarch: 31.8°F averageApril: 37.4°F averageMay: 45.7°F averageJune: 54.3°F averageJuly: 62.3°F averageAugust: 61.9°F averageSeptember: 53.6°F averageOctober: 42.1°F averageNovember: 32.0°F averageDecember: 25.3°F average0 in10 in20 in30 in40 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Mystic Lake, 5 miles from the campground at 6,544 feet, station USC00245961 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 27 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 193 inches a year on the same inches scale. The shaded span is the published season, May 26 to September 6.

Getting there

Coordinates45.2759° N, 109.6455° W · Directions ↗

Supplies & services

Outdoor gearSki Station ↗20.2 mi
RV sales & serviceLaurel Trading Post ↗51 mi

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Limited data for this unit

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.

Checked nightly. Modules appear as soon as the record fills in.

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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 →

This campground sits inside Custer Gallatin National Forest.

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

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Guidebooks for Montana

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    Vicky Soderberg and Ken Soderberg, 2017
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Reference

Questions people ask

Do I need a reservation at Pine Grove Campground?

No. Pine Grove 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 Pine Grove Campground?

$15.00 includes 1 driving vehicle $5 each additional vehicle. 1/2 price with Interagency Senior and Access Pass holders.

Source: Forest Service

What if Pine Grove Campground is full?

The nearest public campgrounds are Emerald Lake Campground (3.1 mi, first-come), Jimmy Joe Campground (3.7 mi, first-come), and East Rosebud Campground (5.3 mi, first-come).

Source: Campgrounds nearby