Blodgett Campground
Blodgett Campground consists of 5 campsites, 1 walk-in site, plus 1 host site, complete with picnic tables, fire rings, and a vault toilet. There are two accessible campsites. The campground rests under the towering cliff faces of Blodgett Canyon which are very popular to rock climbers. Blodgett Canyon Picnic Area is across Blodgett Creek. Campground can accommodate RV's or trailers to 45 feet.
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Season & status
| Forest | Bitterroot National Forest |
Weather by month
Getting there
From Hamilton, MT go west on Main Street for 1 mile, turn north (right) onto Ricketts Road and travel 0.5 miles. Turn west (left) onto Blodgett Camp Rd/FS 736, and follow approximately 4 miles to the campground.
| Coordinates | 46.2699° N, 114.2443° W · Directions ↗ |
Fire nearby
- PrescribedRx D4 Piquett Creek
29 mi from the campground · 2,210 acres
- PrescribedRx D3 Cameron Gaps
30 mi from the campground · 1,100 acres
- PrescribedScf Nz Pile Burn Rx
48 mi from the campground · 34 acres
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.
Supplies & services
| RV sales & service | Hamilton RV Sales Of Montana ↗ | 4.2 mi |
| Outdoor gear | Cabela's ↗ | 40.3 mi |
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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
Worth a stop
- 2.9 miMill Creek Trailhead ↗Trailhead
- 4.2 miSheafman Trailhead ↗Trailhead
Trails nearby
- 0.1 miBlodgett Creek ↗12.3 mi trail
- 0.5 miBlodgett Overlook1.4 mi trail
- 2.7 miCow Creek0.8 mi trail
- 3 miMill Creek ↗11.5 mi trail
- 4.2 miHauf Lake2 mi trail
- 4.2 miSheafman Creek ↗6.8 mi trail
Trailheads within three miles
- 0.1 miBlodgett Trailhead ↗Bitterroot National Forest
- 1.2 miBlodgett Overlook Trailhead ↗Bitterroot National Forest
- 1.2 miCanyon Creek Trailhead ↗Bitterroot National Forest
- 2.9 miMill Creek Trailhead ↗Bitterroot National Forest
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 Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, which overlaps Bitterroot National Forest.
- inSelway-Bitterroot Wilderness ↗Wilderness · Forest Service · 1,347,644 acres
- inBitterroot National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 1,664,512 acres
- 9 miNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 4,072,795 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
- Canyon Creek Laboratory of the U.S. Public Health ServiceBuilding · Hamilton · 3.2 mi
- VFW ClubBuilding · Hamilton · 3.6 mi
- Frank Wallin HouseBuilding · Hamilton · 4 mi
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Reference
Questions people ask
Do I need a reservation at Blodgett Campground?
No. Blodgett Campground is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.
Source: Forest Service
Is there cell service at Blodgett Campground?
FCC coverage maps show AT&T 5G and T-Mobile 4G LTE at the campground point. Terrain changes that from one site to the next.
Source: FCC Broadband Map
What if Blodgett Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Lake Como Campground (13.9 mi, first-come), Three Frogs Campground (14.1 mi, first-come), and Three Sisters Group Site (14.2 mi).
Source: Campgrounds nearby