Racetrack Campground

This place is very well worth the 10 mile trek from I90. It's a NFS campground so fees apply, and bring correct change. The roaring creek and tall hill make the area private and the sites are also private. Gorgeous in every respect if you're in to nature. It's Montana, so bearproofing is necessary. 3 out of 10 sites were occupied mid-week in August.

This spot was just about perfect. Nestled between a roaring creek with clear water and a mountainside, there’s a bough white noise to feel like its even more remote. We are part of the lgbt+ community and just so happened to pull in next to one of the organizers for Montana pride, who was so friendly he gave us some homemade fire starters and boiled water for coffee. We saw two rainbows. It was pretty magical. The bathrooms are just a little rough, and there was some trash around, but that’s kinda to be expected with a free site.

Racetrack campground is a hidden gem of a campground tucked just in side the Forest Service boundary.  This 13 site campground has large roomy sites well spread out from each other.  Plenty of level ground to place a tent(s) at every site.  Two vault toilets serve this campground.  Each site has a metal fire ring (first sit is a rock ring) and picnic table.  Water is provided from a hand pump.  No trash service so be prepared.  A few of $15 is planned to go in to effect in 2022.  Campground sits in very large mature evergreens along a small creek.