About Greenough Lake Campground
View this site on Recreation.gov Vea este sitio en Recreation.gov Greenough Lake Campground is 12 miles south of Red Lodge, Montana, along the banks of the Main Fork of Rock Creek. Located just off the scenic [Beartooth Highway](https://www.yellowstonepark.com/road-trips/scenic-drives/beartooth-highway-scenic-drive/), the area is popular for fishing, hiking, and scenic driving. Greenough Lake is 0.2 miles from the campground and offers canoeing, kayaking, and rainbow trout fishing. The Main Fork of Rock Creek is also a popular fishing stream. The Beartooth Wilderness can be accessed via the nearby Hellroaring and Lake Fork trailheads. Visitors also enjoy mountain biking and hiking on the Parkside National Recreation Trail. Hellroaring Road is open to off-road vehicles. **Facilities: **The campground offers 18 single-family campsites; two are accessible. Each site is equipped with a…
- Fees: $20 includes one driving vehicle. - $10 each additional vehicle. Two non-towed vehicles may be parked per site. The first vehicle is…
- Season: 5/26 - 9/8 Weather Dependent
- Managed by: USFS - Custer Gallatin National Forest
- Where: 12 mi southwest of Red Lodge, MT · 45.05808, -109.41088
- Winter: the road at camp is closed to cars in winter; plan to ride, ski or snowshoe in.
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: Jul–Aug (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Oct–May.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkside | Horse | at camp | 7.5 mi |
| Lower Parkside | Horse | 0.2 mi | 16.6 mi |
| Lower Parkside | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.2 mi | 4.6 mi |
| Greenough Lake | Horse | 0.4 mi | 0.2 mi |
| Vista Point | Hiking | 0.9 mi | 0.6 mi |
| Lake Fork | Horse | 1.4 mi | 23.3 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
No signal at camp
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way casts shadows and the sky is crowded with stars.
Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Camps nearby
- Limber Pine Campground 0.1 mi
- Campsite · 12 mi SW of Red Lodge 0.3 mi
- Parkside Campground and Group Campsites 0.4 mi
- M-K Campground 1.6 mi
- Campsite · 15 mi SW of Red Lodge 2.4 mi
- Rattin Campground 4.6 mi