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Facilities

The campground offers several single-family sites, each equipped with a picnic table and campfire ring. Vault toilets, drinking water, food storage lockers and trash collection are provided.

Natural Features

The campground is situated on a hillside above the Madison River and Earthquake Lake. Hebgen Lake is also nearby. A forest of pine, Douglas fir and aspen forest the campground. Plentiful grasses and summer wildflowers cover the forest floor.

Recreation

Earthquake Lake offers fishing and canoeing and can be accessed via trails from within the campground, or less than a mile away on the highway. A visitor center is nearby, with interpretive displays, as well as information on the 1959 earthquake and subsequent landslide that formed the lake.

Hebgen Lake is considered Montana's premier still-water fishing lake. Anglers will find a healthy population of brown, cutthroat and rainbow trout. Boating and swimming are popular activities on the lake.

The Cabin Creek Trail begins at nearby Cabin Creek Campground. This 6-mile trail is open to hikers and horseback riders.

Activities

  • Wildlife Viewing
  • Hiking
  • Fishing
  • Camping
  • Birding
  • Biking
  • Backpacking
  • Mountain Biking
  • Mushroom Picking
  • Star Gazing
  • Photography

Amenities

  • Campfire Rings
  • Drinking Water
  • Firewood
  • Food Storage Locker
  • Host
  • Paved Roads
  • Pets Allowed
  • Picnic Tables
  • Recycling
  • Self Pay Station
  • Trash Collection
  • Vault Toilets

Nearby Attractions

West Yellowstone offers dining, shopping and lodging options. The Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center is a popular attraction, with live grizzlies, gray wolves and birds of prey, and a variety of educational exhibits and programs.

Yellowstone National Park offers unparalleled wildlife viewing opportunities, breathtaking scenery and unique geological features.

Getting Here

Latitude
44° 51' 41.0000" N
Longitude
111° 22' 22.0001" W
From West Yellowstone, drive 8 miles north on Highway 191, then 16 miles west on Highway 287.

Need to Know

  • Bears frequent the area; all food must be stored in approved containers and secured when campsite is unoccupied.

  • Click here for more information on the Gallatin National Forest
  • Don't Move Firewood: Prevent the spread of tree-killing pests by obtaining firewood near your destination and burning it on-site. For more information visit dontmovefirewood.org.

  • Additional vehicles will be assessed a $9.00/night extra vehicle fee upon arrival at your site. This fee will be collected by the campground host. 

  •  Reserved campsites will be held until check-out time on the day following your scheduled arrival.

  • Sites may be available on a first-come, first-served basis during reservation season; call (623)-910-0170 for more information

  • Firewood is available for sale at host site for $10.00/bundle.

  • No RV Dump Station is located in any of the USFS campgrounds managed by ExplorUS in the Custer-Gallatin National Forest.

  • There are NO Shower facilities available at this campground.

    • Contact Information

    For facility specific information, please call (406) 823-6961.

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