About Montpelier Canyon Campground
Montpelier Canyon Campground provides a rustic camping opportunity next to Highway 89, along Montpelier Creek, at an elevation of 6,400 feet. Montpelier Reservoir is within five miles, offering fishing, boating and canoeing. Montpelier Creek offers rainbow, cutthroat and brown trout fishing. Many visitors make the short drive to Montpelier Reservoir for boating, canoeing and additional fishing opportunities. A boat ramp is located at the reservoir. The campground offers 15 family sites, two of which are tent-only. Vault toilets are provided, but drinking water is not available. Roads and parking spurs within the campground are gravel. Larger RVs and trailers may have difficulty maneuvering through the campground; please check individual site descriptions for maximum vehicle length. Additionally, campsites within this facility are considered very small and rustic. Driveways are narrow…
- Fees: For current pricing, please go to [Recreation.gov](https://www.recreation.gov/)
- Season: May
- Managed by: Caribou-Targhee National Forest, FS
- Where: 3 mi east of Montpelier, ID · 42.33111, -111.23194
Things to do:
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jun–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Oct–Apr.
Fly over it in 3D, check today's weather and fire news, plan the drive and print a trip plan.
Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montpelier Cg Loop A | ATV road | at camp | 0.2 mi |
| Montpelier Cy Campground | ATV road | at camp | 0.2 mi |
| Gertsch Hollow | Horse | 0.1 mi | 3.8 mi |
| Joe's Gap | Horse, ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 2.8 mi | 2.6 mi |
| Joe's Gap/Bennington | Horse | 2.8 mi | 1.8 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
Verizon 5G · AT&T 5G
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way shows rich detail, horizon to horizon.
Class 2 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 16.9 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.Camps nearby
- Montpelier Creek KOA Journey 1.4 mi
- Rendezvous Village 3.3 mi
- Clear Creek Guard Station 13.8 mi
- Paris Springs Campground 15.4 mi
- Emigration Campground 16 mi
- Summit View Campground 16.1 mi