About Potosi Campground and Picnic Area
This is a nice campground located on the east side of the Tobacco Root Mountains with South Willow Creek running through the middle. There are 15 designated campsites, a picnic day-use area, vault toilets, and drinking water at this site. There are no garbage services, so pack it in and pack it out. We recommend trailer length does not exceed 22'.
- Fees: There is no fee ($0) for this campground.
- Managed by: USFS - Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
- Where: 6 mi south of Pony, MT · 45.57329, -111.90436
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–Apr.
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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.Dump station: 16.5 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.Camps nearby
- Campsite · 7 mi S of Pony 1.1 mi
- Campsite · 7 mi S of Pony 1.3 mi
- Campsite · 7 mi S of Pony 1.5 mi
- Campsite · 8 mi S of Pony 1.9 mi
- Campsite · 8 mi SW of Pony 2.1 mi
- Campsite · 8 mi SW of Pony 2.4 mi