Gold Creek Campground
4 campsites with extensive hiking, biking, motorcycle and horseback riding opportunities. Trails from the campground and from near the campground access the Skalkaho Wildlife Preserve, Gold Creek, and the Easthouse National Recreation Trail. Fishing in area creeks or the North Fork Bitterroot; hunting for deer and elk in season. Campground can accommodate RV's or trailers to 25 feet.
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Season & status
| Forest | Bitterroot National Forest |
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Getting there
From Stevensville head south on East Side Highway 0.5 miles. Turn east (left) on Burnt Fork Rd (County Road 372) which becomes FS 312. Follow for approximately 14 miles to the campground.
| Coordinates | 46.3974° N, 113.9023° W · Directions ↗ |
Fire nearby
- PrescribedRx D3 Cameron Gaps
34 mi from the campground · 1,100 acres
- PrescribedRx D4 Piquett Creek
41 mi from the campground · 2,210 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 ↗ | 14.9 mi |
| Outdoor gear | Cabela's ↗ | 31 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.
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Explore
Worth a stop
- 5.8 miPalisade Mountain Nrt Trailhead ↗Trailhead
Trails nearby
- under 0.1 miGold Creek ↗14.5 mi trail
- 0.7 miCutoff Gulch3.7 mi trail
- 1.4 miFlat Rock Creek ↗5.4 mi trail
- 1.9 miLittle Threemile2.8 mi trail
- 2.4 miBurnt Fork ↗8.6 mi trail
- 2.7 miMany Horse Peak1.4 mi trail
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
Bitterroot National Forest begins about 8.5 miles away, and it is the closest of these.
- 8.5 miBitterroot National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 1,664,512 acres
- 12.5 miWelcome Creek Wilderness ↗Wilderness · Forest Service · 28,248 acres
- 12.9 miLee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge ↗National Wildlife Refuge · Fish and Wildlife Service · 2,827 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
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On the National Register nearby
- Martin Cramer HouseBuilding · Stevensville · 8.8 mi
- Rock Creek Guard Station (24Gn165)Building · Philipsburg · 9 mi
- Etna SchoolBuilding · Stevensville · 9.5 mi
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Reference
Questions people ask
Do I need a reservation at Gold Creek Campground?
No. Gold Creek Campground is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.
Source: Forest Service
What if Gold Creek Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Bitterroot Flat Campground (7.7 mi, first-come), Siria Campground (8.9 mi, first-come), and Bighorn Campground (11.6 mi, first-come).
Source: Campgrounds nearby