Stony Creek Campground (MT)
- Right now
- Nobody has saidNo season, no closure, no bookings to read
- A night
- $15From, per site
- Sites
- 41 on recreation.gov
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 10 notices
In the agency’s own words
Stony Creek Campground is located in Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest in southwest Montana. The campground sits alongside the Rock Creek drainage, with views of the open valley and close access to the Blue Ribbon trout stream. The campground loops through a mix of conifers and cottonwoods, presenting a delightful show of color in the fall. Stony Creeks runs through the campground, offering an ideal setting for campers seeking relaxation and recreation. There are 10 first-come, first-served campsites. The camping fee is $15 per night. Keep reading
Visitors are required to physically arrive at the campground to purchase and claim a site. Once on-site, you may be able to pay for your campsite(s) by scanning a QR code using the Recreation.gov mobile app, and the Scan and Pay feature. If this option is available, you will need to first download the free Recreation.gov mobile app https://www.recreation.gov/mobile-app prior to your arrival as some remote areas have limited or no cellular service.
Recreation
Stony Campground provides access to opportunities for hiking, backpacking, hunting, and fishing. Blue Ribbon trout stream Rock Creek is a prime destination for westslope cutthroat trout, brown trout, whitefish and the occasional rainbow. The fishable Stony Creek runs through the campground. It is illegal to target bull trout, if caught they must be released immediately with minimal handling. Participants must have Montana licenses to hunt or fish. Continue on FR 241 for about 5.5 miles to the trailhead for the Stony Lake Trail #8002 - a 5 mile hike up to Stony Lake. A regular passenger vehicle can travel a portion of the road, but a high clearance/4WD vehicle is highly recommended to reach the trailhead and the road will be muddy and difficult to navigate early in the season and for several days following heavy rainfall. Travel past the campground on Upper Rock Creek Road/County Road 102 through the Rock Creek drainage and you will pass into Lolo National Forest in about 2.5 miles. The canyon is rich with geology and wildlife to appreciate, and several trailheads and fishing access spots are located off the roadway. Visitors will find no shortage of trails within the Pintler Ranger District. Numerous trails lead into the Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness, which covers almost 250 square miles and straddles the Continental Divide along the crest of the Anaconda Range.
Facilities
Stony Creek Campground has 10 campsites suitable for tents, trailers, and RVs. Sites include picnic tables and fire rings. One water pump and two single vault restrooms are on site. The campground is accessible late May through mid-November, depending on weather conditions. This location is available on a first-come, first-served basis only. Visitors are required to physically arrive at the campground to purchase and claim a site. Once on-site, you may be able to pay for your campsite(s) by scanning a QR code using the Recreation.gov mobile app, and the Scan and Pay feature. If this option is available, you will need to first download the free Recreation.gov mobile app https://www.recreation.gov/mobile-app prior to your arrival as there may not be cell phone coverage in the area.
Natural Features
Stony campground is nestled in a luxurious mix of conifers, cottonwoods, wild rose bushes, and other deciduous plants. Stony Creek runs through the campground and Rock Creek flows nearby. Several campsites have a view of the delightful cliffside overlooking the campground along Stony Creek Road/FR 241. Along the northwest corner an open meadow gives way to a commanding view of the variegated rocky cliffsides across the valley. The Pintler Ranger District is known for its high, rugged, and beautiful mountain scenery, as well as the variety of wildlife that makes its home there, including elk, moose, deer, mountain lions, and bears (grizzly and black bears). Learn more about bear safety and forest-wide Food Storage Order. Contact Info For facility specific information, please call (406) 859-3211.
What the agency tells you
There are 10 campsites available on a first-come, first-served basis. The camping fee is $15 per night.
Please Note: Double occupancy will be charged for more than (1) camping unit in the site. Additional camping units are trailers, RVs, and other mobile sleeping quarters. Extra vehicle charge $5 per day (first 2 vehicles are free). See host or self-serve fee station - cash or check only at the campground. Parking is only allowed on spurs in campsites. Do not park on grass or along roadsides where you could impede traffic.
Bears are prevalent in the area. To reduce the likelihood of a human-to-bear conflict, Food Storage Order rules are enforced. All food, beverages, trash, and scented items must be properly stored when not attended. Proper storage methods include a bear hang, an enclosed hard sided vehicle, storage locker, or an IGBC certified bear resistant container – IGBC coolers must be locked. Bear resistant storage lockers are available at the campground. Learn more about the forest-wide Food Storage Order.
Everything else this campground posts · 7
Camping stay limit is 16 days.
Site must be occupied the first night.
The campsite cannot be left unattended for more than 24 hours without permission.
Check in time is 2:00 PM. Check out time is 11:00 AM.
Dogs allowed - must always be on leash in the campground.
Fire Restrictions: Fire restrictions may be imposed at any time due to hot, dry weather conditions, at which time campfires and charcoal fires may not be allowed.
Click Here for more information about Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 4
- Hookups
- None
- Accessible sites
- None listed
Facilities
- Toilets
- Vault Toilets
- “…rings. One water pump and two single vault restrooms are on site. The campground is accessible late May…”
- Drinking water
- Yes
- “…picnic tables and fire rings. One water pump and two single vault restrooms are on site. The…”
Around the campground
- On the water
- Lake, Creek, Meadow
- Biking
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Water access
No reading yet, book on recreation.gov
recreation.gov lists 1 of the 4 campsites the agency files here. The rest aren’t on its booking system, so a reservation won’t get you one.
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What you actually pay
“Extra vehicle charge $5 per day (first 2 vehicles are free).” · the U.S. Forest Service’s own agency notice
Derived by CAMPANAC: the agency’s published rate for this season, $15 a night, plus one $8 recreation.gov reservation fee for the booking. A weekend here means Friday and Saturday night, booked once. Optional charges (an extra vehicle, a second tent, a dump-station fee) are listed separately and aren’t in this total.
Who keeps the booking fee
The agency’s own policy text says the reservation fee and the cancellation processing fee are “retained by the reservation service contractor”, and that a campground concessionaire will decline to refund them because “they did not receive these fees”. Recreation.gov is run under contract by Booz Allen Hamilton. What share of your booking fee the contractor keeps isn’t published in any federal dataset we can read, so we print no number for it. Our reporting on the contract →
How we know this receipt · 6
rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Oct 1, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
4 sites
All 4 sites
The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 1 of the 4 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.
Getting there
the agency’s directions · the phone number
The weather
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
The land, and who answers for it
How we know
every fact on this page, and where it came from
“…prior to your arrival as there may not be cell phone coverage in the area. Natural Features Stony campground is nestled in…”