Spire Rock Campground
Custer Gallatin National Forest
Spire Rock Campground is located in scenic Gallatin Canyon on the Bozeman Ranger District of the Gallatin National Forest, in southwestern Montana. It is 26 miles south of Bozeman.
The surrounding area offers many outdoor recreational opportunities, including fishing, rafting, hiking and viewing local wildlife.
The campground offers single-family campsites and an overnight, GROUP AREA (SITE 12), that can be used for overnight camping or day-use picnicking. Picnic tables and campfire rings are provided, as are vault toilets.
No drinking water is available in the campground. Campers must bring their own water. Roads and parking spurs within the campground are gravel.
Need to Know
Bears frequent the area; all food must be stored in approved containers and secured when campsite is unoccupied.
Drinking water is not available at the campground.
The first two vehicles are included in the reservation fee and a $9.00/night fee for each additional vehicle will be collected at the campground.
Sites may be available on a first-come, first-served basis during and outside the reservation season; call (406) 646-1012 for more information.
Firewood is available on site for $10.00 per bundle.
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Reserved campsites will be held until check-out time on the day following your scheduled arrival.
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.
Natural Features
The campground sits next to Storm Castle Creek, a tributary of the Gallatin River, at an elevation of 5,600 feet. Most campsites are located along the creek and are surrounded by spruce and fir trees.
A variety of wildlife makes its home in the area. Visitors can often glimpse bald eagles, bighorn sheep, moose, elk, mountain goats, deer and coyotes. Black bears and grizzly bears also live in the canyon.
Recreation
Great opportunities for hiking, fishing, scenic driving and wildlife viewing are available around the campground. Anglers cast for rainbow, brown, brook and cutthroat trout, whitefish and Arctic grayling on the Gallatin River. Rafting and kayaking are popular activities as well.
The popular Storm Castle Trail begins nearby. This steep, 3-mile one-way trail climbs to Storm Castle Rock, with excellent views of the canyon below. Garnet Mountain Lookout Trail also begins near the campground. The 3.5-mile trail climbs 2,800 feet in elevation, to the lookout.
Contact Information
Phone Number
For campground inquiries, please call: 406-646-1012
Rental Options
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Driving Directions
From Bozeman, travel south on Highway 191 for 23 miles to the Storm Castle turnoff. Turn left and go 3 miles to the campground. The last 3 miles are on a gravel road.
From West Yellowstone, go 66 miles north on Highway 191 to the Storm Castle turnoff. Turn right at the intersection after the bridge and continue 3 miles to the campground.
Available Campsites
- Site 002, Loop SPIR, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 013, Loop SPIR, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 007, Loop SPIR, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 008, Loop SPIR, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 011, Loop SPIR, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 003 Host, Loop SPIR, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 004, Loop SPIR, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 020, Loop SPIR, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 017, Loop SPIR, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 005, Loop SPIR, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 010, Loop SPIR, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 015, Loop SPIR, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 016, Loop SPIR, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 018, Loop SPIR, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 006, Loop SPIR, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 019, Loop SPIR, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 012, Loop SPIR, Type Group Standard Nonelectric
- Site 009, Loop SPIR, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 014, Loop SPIR, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 001, Loop SPIR, Type Standard Nonelectric
