About Little Sunlight Camping Area
This campground hosts five sites with a canopy of pine and juniper surrounding the site. 16-day stay limit This site is not accessible to persons with mobility impairments No cell service Notes: Picnic tables and bear boxes provided. However, water, Forest Service fire rings, and garbage pickup are not provided. Corrals and parking for horse trailers are available at the nearby trailhead.
- Managed by: USFS - Shoshone National Forest
- Where: 26 mi southeast of Cooke City, MT · 44.71774, -109.59117
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–May.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Sunlight Trail | Horse | at camp | 3.2 mi |
| Elk Horn Trail | Horse | 2.0 mi | 6.2 mi |
| Gravel Bar Trail | Horse | 2.1 mi | 3.1 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
- Sunlight Rangers Cabin 2 mi
- Dead Indian Campground 9 mi
- Hunter Peak 12 mi
- Boundary 13.8 mi
- Dispersed site #12 · 20 mi S of Cooke City 14.7 mi
- Lake Creek Campground 15.2 mi