Rattin Campground in MT -- Campground & RV Camping
Rattin Campground in MT
CampgroundUSFS
8.0 mi from Red Lodge
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Rig fit
- Maximum published vehicle length: 30 ft.
- Longest published RV site: 30 ft.
- Longest published trailer site: 20 ft.
- Longest published camper-van site: 30 ft.
- Driveway grade: moderate.
Campground details
Setting
Rattin Campground sits along the banks of Rock Creek beneath the Beartooth Range, seven miles south of Red Lodge off the Beartooth Highway. The terrain is forested with aspen and pine, providing habitat for deer, elk, and grizzly bears. Sites are equipped with picnic tables and campfire rings with grills, alongside accessible vault toilets and drinking water. Rock Creek offers rainbow trout fishing, while Greenough Lake is eight miles away for paddling. Mountain biking and hiking trails are nearby, including the Parkside National Recreation Trail and Hellroaring and Lake Fork Trailheads.
Getting there: Rattin Campground is located 60 miles northeast of Cooke City, MT and the northeast gate to Yellowstone National Park. It is 7 miles south of Red Lodge, MT. On U.S. Highway 212, turn off at Rattin Campground Road (Forest Road 379; formerly Eastside Road) and proceed 0.5 miles to the campground entrance on the left. THE SOUTH BRIDGE IS OUT!
- Moderately separated here.
- Flat ground is scarce: under a tenth of the terrain within a few hundred yards is level.
- Maurice Mount stands 1,865 ft above the map pin, 2.4 miles northeast.
- Most of them shaded.
- Rock Creek runs 1.1 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 31–50°F, 2.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Starlink Radar
Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy
Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 72 of 100.