About Pattee Canyon Picnic Area
The Pattee Canyon Picnic Area offers family picnic sites available for free, along with three group picnic sites available by reservation. The picnic area is open July 1 through Labor Day. The Pattee Canyon Recreation Area is a popular spot for day hikes, mountain biking, horseback riding and picnicking. There are several trailheads in the area. Cross-country skiing is popular in the area during winter months. The picnic area offers several individual- and group-sized picnic sites. The roads are paved and the group sites have trash collection receptacles and accessible vault toilets. Drinking water is not available at the picnic area. A host may be on-site during summer months. Set in a wooded canyon east of Missoula, at 4,100 feet, the picnic site is pleasantly shaded by large ponderosa pine trees. Pattee Canyon Picnic Area is located four miles southeast of Missoula.
- Managed by: Lolo National Forest, FS
- Where: 3 mi southeast of Orchard Homes, MT · 46.82694, -114.03778
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: May–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Oct–Apr.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow Cutoff | Horse | 2.4 mi | 1.3 mi |
| Blue Mountain Bike B | Horse | 2.4 mi | 1.9 mi |
| Maclay Flat Nature Loop | Hiking | 2.5 mi | 1.7 mi |
| Blue Mtn Horse/Hiker/Bike | Horse | 2.6 mi | 0.4 mi |
| Meadow Cutoff | Horse | 2.6 mi | 0.2 mi |
| Meadow Cutoff | Horse | 2.7 mi | 0.4 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
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From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way shows only on the best nights, if at all.
Class 6 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Stargazing nearby: Blue Mountain Observatory (University observatory), 3 mi.
Dump station: 10.4 mi
Propane: 2.3 mi
Camps nearby
- Blue mountain motorcycle trailhead 4.1 mi
- Missoula KOA Holiday 4.8 mi
- Granite Peak RV Resort 10.3 mi
- Jim & Mary's RV Park 10.4 mi
- Turah RV park 10.8 mi
- Chief Looking Glass Campground 11.4 mi