Best Equestrian Camping near Helena, MT

Equestrian Camping Reviews near Helena, MT

14 Reviews of 5 Helena Campgrounds

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  Stephanie T.

  Ranger

  Jul. 30, 2016

  Cromwell Dixon Campground

  Good access to Continental Divide trail

  Stayed one night while visiting a friend in Helena. Close to the Continental Divide trail, which we briefly hiked. Beautiful trail. Campsites had tables and plenty of shade. There was a highway near the campground, which unfortunately meant we had occasional noise at night.

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  Dexter I.

  Legend

  Jul. 17, 2022

  Indian Meadows Trailhead

  Suprise camping area at trailhead

  Indian Meadows Trailhead is the trailhead for two trails in to the Helena National Forest  Scapegoat Wilderness Area, plus it features a camping area with picnic tables and metal fire rings along with a vault toilet.  The camping loop has five developed sites with tables and fire rings.  The area serves as the trail head for two trails,  Mainline Trail #481 and Landers Fork Trail #438.  Each trail head has a small parking area, but a very large parking are is between the two to allow for additional parking and for horse trailer parking.  No water or trash service is available at the site, but can be obtained at the Copper Creek campground a few miles away.  Cost is FREE!

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  Steve V.

  Guide

  Aug. 7, 2022

  Cromwell Dixon Campground

  No Frills

  This is a small, no frills site just outside of Helena, MT. No hookups for RVs; Vault toilets, which were very clean. Pack in/Pack out as there are no trash receptacles. Moderate road noise until dark. Beautiful views and dark skies at night for stargazing

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  Dexter I.

  Legend

  Jun. 24, 2019

  Kading Cabin

  Have a quiet unplugged night at Kading Campground

  If you are looking for a quiet campground away from electronic distractions then this campground is for you. Kading Campground is located along the upper Little Blackfoot river at the end of Little Blackfoot road. Being at the end of the road and located along the river you will have a nice quiet night as the only vehicle traffic with be those vehicles travel to the campground of near by trail head. Kading Campground has 11 sites, each site has a picnic table and metal fire rings. The campground has two vault toilets. Water is available at Kading Cabin located across the road from the campground entrance. A small public corral is located across the road from the campground, and there are two horse watering troughs in the campground. A trail head at the end of the road can be reached from a short trail at the end of the campground. The trail follows the Little Blackfoot river. A five mile hike leads to Blackfoot meadows a popular fly fishing location. The campground has been recently cleared of its beetle killed trees making the campground much more open than it used to been, but this is still a nice quiet campground to visit.

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  Dexter I.

  Legend

  Jun. 12, 2019

  Cromwell Dixon Campground

  Nice camground on the Continental Divide

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  Cromwell Dixon Campground is a nice Forest Service Campground located on the Continental Divide's McDonald Pass. The campground has 15 campsites serviced by two vault toilets and water spigots. This is a Trash-in Trash-out campground. The campground has a mixture of drive and and pull through sites. All sites are first come first served. This campground use to be nicer until pine beetles killed most of the trees. All the dead trees have been removed making this campground more open, with little cover from the winds. Cromwell Dixon is very busy during the summer months. The campground is available in the shoulder seasons if snow drifts are not blocking your access to the campground. Nearby the campground are trail heads for the Continental Divide trail heading south along the trail. The hike along the CDT trail is a nice hike through rolling terrain.

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  Matt K.

  Traveler

  Jul. 22, 2025

  Indian Meadows Trailhead

  Great Spot, Bad Road

  We stayed in one of the designated camping areas that has a fire pit in it and it was a good spot, tucked back but not isolated. There was a restroom in the center of the trailhead but no bear box that we saw. We didn’t get there until late at night, around 10, and still had a large number of campsites available. The only downside to this location is the access road being full of potholes, and if pulling up to the site late at night be careful for the narrow, winding roads that have a large drop off.

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  Will M.

  Ranger

  Aug. 31, 2021

  Cromwell Dixon Campground

  Great place to avoid summer heat

  I stayed there for a few weeks when the temperature is down in the valley started to get into the upper 90s and near 100. It was a good 10° cooler at this campsite than down in the valleys. You sit right below the continental divide with good access to the continental divide trail. The other big plus is that there is a cell phone tower right above the campground so you have excellent cell phone service. It's a nice clean little campground with a pit toilet and water available.

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  Aiden A.

  Scout

  Jul. 9, 2022

  Cromwell Dixon Campground

  Nice, comfortable, easy to access campground.

  You can turn right off the highway and easily access dispersed camping around the site. Only drawback is the highway noise but it dies down when it gets dark.

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  Megan B.

  Guide

  Jul. 16, 2018

  Cottonwood Creek

  Right next to the creek

  Great secluded spot to set up a tent or boondock. Vault toilets. Only a mile or so from holter lake so you can drive back to the lake and play around or go to the store.