Cave Mountain Campground
18 sites located 18 miles west of Choteau, Montana. Fishing and hiking access. 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.
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Season & status
| Status | Closed for the season. Forest Service sites close for the season; check the official page for the reopening date. |
| Season | April |
| Forest | Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest |
| Booking | Call the Rocky Mountain Ranger District for information regarding reservations for large groups (406) 466-5341 |
| Fees | $10.00/night for single unit and $5.00/night for an extra vehicle |
| Rules | See motor vehicle use information and fire restrictions. Also ask about food storage regulations before camping. |
Weather by month
Getting there
From Choteau, go 6 miles north on US 89, then 23 miles northwest on County Road 144 (Canyon Road).
| Coordinates | 47.8914° N, 112.7269° W · Directions ↗ |
Fire nearby
- PrescribedGlade Creek Piles Rx
29 mi from the campground · 1 acres
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.
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
- 6 miWest Fork Teton Trailhead ↗Trailhead
Trails nearby
- 0.2 miRoute Creek Pass ↗15.1 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 1 more
- 0.3 miIndian Head Rock1.5 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 1.1 miClary Coulee ↗6.9 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 1.7 miRierdon Gulch ↗12.8 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 1.7 miLonesome Ridge2.1 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 1 more
- 2 miJones Creek3.2 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
Trailheads within three miles
- 0.1 miMiddle Fork Teton Trailhead ↗Helena-Lewis and Clark 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
Bob Marshall Wilderness begins about 1.7 miles away, and it is the closest of these.
- 1.7 miBob Marshall Wilderness ↗Wilderness · Forest Service · 1,062,694 acres
- 14.5 miFlathead National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 2,651,693 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.
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Reference
Questions people ask
Do I need a reservation at Cave Mountain Campground?
No. Cave Mountain Campground is first-come, first-served. Call the Rocky Mountain Ranger District for information regarding reservations for large groups (406) 466-5341 Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.
Source: Forest Service
How much does it cost to camp at Cave Mountain Campground?
$10.00/night for single unit and $5.00/night for an extra vehicle
Source: Forest Service
Is Cave Mountain Campground open right now?
Closed for the season as of Oct 16, 2026. Season April.
Source: Forest Service status
What if Cave Mountain Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Green Gulch Dispersed Camp (2.6 mi, first-come), Elko Campground (2.8 mi, first-come), and Mill Falls Campground (3.1 mi, first-come).
Source: Campgrounds nearby