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National Park Service · National Recreation Area · Montana

Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area

1 federal campground, 1 of them with first-come, first-served sites.

1Campgrounds
1With first-come sites
5Sites
3,660 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 1 of these 1 campgrounds

Where they are

1 of 1 mapped
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Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

The campgrounds · 1

1 campground
First-comeOpen
Medicine Creek Campground
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area · MT
5 sites3,660 ft
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
Roadless
Lost Water Canyon Rna561 acres · 8 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Lost Water Canyon9,251 acres · 8 mi · inventoried roadless area

Camping here is a stake in what happens to it. More Than Just Parks tracks the threats and the comment windows.

Source: USFS Inventoried Roadless Areas via MTJP Roadless Map · Jul 29, 2026

Heads up

Wildfire
East Fork Creek fire · 26 mi from the nearest campground here · 248 acres
Caution
Bighorn Lake Elevation is Below 3625ft When lake levels are below 3625, boaters are advised to avoid areas south of Horseshoe Bend and the South Narrows due to low water levels. Throughout the year, lake water levels fluctuate greatly. Hazards and launching abilities change…
Park Closure
No Water Available at Ok-A-Beh Marina - Flushing Restrooms Closed Due to a water shortage, flushable toilets are currently unavailable at the Ok-A-Beh Marina. Vault toilets are available at the upper parking lot and a floating restroom is available on the courtesy dock.
Alerts: National Park Service alerts API · Sep 8, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Aug 10, 2026

Who answers for this land

Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area’s campgrounds sit in one congressional district. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Troy Downing (R)MT 2nd · 1 campground · grade F
Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score
Unit: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) land units
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