U.S. Forest Service · Montana

Timber Creek Dispersed Campground

Dispersed Campground. Bears may frequent the area; keep all food out of sight in approved containers and remove all food from area after eating. Mandatory food storage is required.

First-come, first-served

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1fire
active
Bluff Fire · 30 mi away · 96 acres
Interagency incident data as of 2026-10-16
Incident details ↓

Season & status

ForestHelena-Lewis and Clark National Forest

Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest recreation page ↗

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Timber Creek Dispersed Campground20°30°40°50°60°70°January: 0.47 inches of precipitationFebruary: 0.55 inches of precipitationMarch: 0.74 inches of precipitationApril: 1.53 inches of precipitationMay: 2.39 inches of precipitationJune: 2.94 inches of precipitationJuly: 1.81 inches of precipitationAugust: 1.37 inches of precipitationSeptember: 1.11 inches of precipitationOctober: 1.06 inches of precipitationNovember: 0.61 inches of precipitationDecember: 0.62 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 27.7°F averageFebruary: 27.8°F averageMarch: 35.4°F averageApril: 42.8°F averageMay: 51.7°F averageJune: 59.9°F averageJuly: 67.3°F averageAugust: 66.9°F averageSeptember: 58.0°F averageOctober: 45.5°F averageNovember: 35.0°F averageDecember: 27.3°F average0 in1 in2 in3 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Judith Gap 13 E, 8 miles from the campground at 4,791 feet, station USC00244545 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 15 inches a year.

Getting there

Coordinates46.7255° N, 109.4852° W · Directions ↗

Fire nearby

  • Wildfire
    Bluff Fire

    30 mi from the campground · 96 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, no directions 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

Trails nearby

Forest Service trail data →
  • 0.4 mi
    Neil Connection ↗
    5.8 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 2 more
  • 1 mi
    Timber Creek
    3.6 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
  • 1.5 mi
    Blake Creek Summit
    2.4 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
  • 3.3 mi
    West Peak ↗
    7.1 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
  • 3.6 mi
    Neil Creek
    3 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
  • 4.2 mi
    Southside ↗
    13.3 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.

On the National Register nearby

On Register Atlas →

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 Timber Creek Dispersed Campground?

No. Timber Creek Dispersed Campground is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.

Source: Forest Service

What if Timber Creek Dispersed Campground is full?

The nearest public campgrounds are Crystal Lake Group Campsite (5.1 mi), Jellison Place Campground (27.3 mi, first-come), and Hay Canyon Campground (38.9 mi, first-come).

Source: Campgrounds nearby