Grasshopper Campground and Picnic Area, near Wise River, Montana, is a cozy spot that’s perfect for those looking to unwind in nature. With sites that sit alongside Grasshopper Creek, you can expect a peaceful ambiance, especially with the soothing sounds of the water at night.

This campground offers basic amenities like vault toilets and drinking water, making it a comfortable choice for tent and RV campers alike. Visitors have mentioned the friendly camp host who keeps things tidy and stocked, ensuring everyone has a good time. As one camper noted, “The camp host is friendly and making rounds to ensure the bathrooms are stocked.”

For those who enjoy a bit of adventure, Elkhorn Hot Springs is just a short drive away, where you can soak in natural hot springs after a day of exploring the Pioneer Mountains. Keep in mind that firewood can be tricky to find, so it’s best to bring your own or swing by Ma's County Market if you need supplies.

While the campground doesn’t have trash receptacles, it encourages a pack-in, pack-out policy, which helps keep the area pristine. With a mix of spacious sites and shared food storage, Grasshopper Campground is a great base for your outdoor adventures.

The campground is located on 9 acres in a canyon next to Grasshopper Creek.

Grasshopper Campground and Picnic Area

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Quaint campsite on grasshopper creek. Decent size sites with water spigot and several bathrooms. 

Few things to note:
1) $6/night + $2/extra car
2) no trash receptacles so pack it in, pack it out 

Camp next to the creek

This is a nice smaller forest service campground adjacent to grasshopper creek. A great spot to stay if exploring the Pioneer Mountains. 

There are 7-8 spaces, most suitable for a trailer or van. We were tent camping as were others. There are vault toilets and the ubiquitous forest service green potable water pumps/drinking fountains. 

There are no dumpsters so have to pack trash out. There are campground hosts but they don’t have firewood for sale, so either need to bring or be prepared to do quite a bit of hunting for wood. The area around the campground is picked pretty clean of good firewood. 

This is bear country and there are food storage boxes located throughout the campground for shared use. I expect the presence of bears is also why they don’t have any dumpsters on site. 

The campground sits at approximately 7000 feet and by late summer gets near freezing temps overnight. Bring your fall/winter sleeping bag if tent camping here in late August or late Spring! 

Just a few minutes up the road from the campground is Elkhorn Hot Springs where you can pay a few bucks to use the rustic pool and hot springs. 


Grasshopper Campground Ko

The campground is very nice, it was clean and had 2 water taps available. You can hear the creek at night, which is a huge plus for me.  They have mutiple food storages available that are shared. There wasn't any firewood that was easy to find. I recommend bringing your own or running to Ma's County Market. For kiln dried wood, it doesn't last long, but you can cook with it.. The cost was 15.00 USD  a night with 5 dollars more per vehicle. Site 5 could park 4 vehicles easy. The rest can only fit 2. Bigger parites can go to the group campground  in the front. Number five could park about six cars easy. Also you could pitch about 7 to 9 tents on it.

Very nice

Awesome campground,  the camp host is friendly and making rounds to ensure the bathrooms are stocked and that everyone is enjoying their time. We camped at number 5 last time, and we just got done camping at number 15 for the weekend. Crystal park is not thst far and the Wise river is right after it. Also vheck out Elkhorn hotsprings th a ts the next turn for a natural spring nad suana. Can't wait to camp here again. The picture below will show you our camp set up sadly Teo fridns had to take off earlier before photos. We easily fit 4 tents and had 2 dogs with us. The site provides shared food storages, also vualt toilets, and drinkable water at the faucets through out the camp ground. It was 25 a night for 3 vehicles so we spent 50 in total. Another perk if you need or forgot something go to Ma's store it has a bit of everything. It's just on the other side of the lodge in Grasshopper. 

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