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Rock Creek Horse Camp

4 mi northwest of Darby, MT · Verizon 4G · AT&T 4G

Federal campgroundtype
First comebooking
May–Sepbest months

About Rock Creek Horse Camp

Rock Creek Horse Camp is located within the Lake Como Recreation Area. It features 11 tent and small trailer campsites, handicap accessible vault toilets, gravel surfaced roads, garbage service, and stock facilities, such as hitch rails, stock ramp, and feed bunks. A few trails leave from the horse camp. The trailhead is equipped with an accessible horse mounting platform. Campground can accommodate RV's or trailers to 40 feet.

  • Fees: $12 per night per campsite. Fee includes exempt pass for day use to be obtained from the camp host. Pass must be displayed in vehicle while…
  • Season: May
  • Managed by: USFS - Bitterroot National Forest
  • Where: 4 mi northwest of Darby, MT · 46.06374, -114.23111

Things to do:

HikingHorseback riding

Amenities:

ToiletsTents allowedRVs allowedMotorhomes allowed

Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)

Weather by month

34°
19°Jan
39°
20°Feb
48°
26°Mar
55°
30°Apr
65°
37°May
73°
43°Jun
83°
48°Jul
82°
46°Aug
72°
39°Sep
57°
31°Oct
41°
24°Nov
32°
18°Dec

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

TrailOpen toFrom campLength
Shannon GulchATV / OHV, Dirt bike0.9 mi1.1 mi
WaddellATV / OHV, Dirt bike0.9 mi1.5 mi
Shannon GulchATV / OHV, Dirt bike1.0 mi0.5 mi
(Fdr) Lake ComoATV road1.2 mi0.9 mi
WaddellATV / OHV, Dirt bike1.3 mi1.5 mi
BunkhouseATV / OHV, Dirt bike2.2 mi0.3 mi

Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.

Good to know

Cell signal

Verizon 4G · AT&T 4G

From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.
Night sky: Pristine

The Milky Way casts shadows and the sky is crowded with stars.

Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.

Stargazing nearby: Blue Mountain Observatory (University observatory), 57 mi.

RV essentials

Propane: 18.5 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.

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