Devil's Elbow Campground in MT -- Campground & RV Camping

Devil's Elbow Recreation Area sits along Hauser Lake in a sagebrush and bunchgrass landscape with views of the Big Belt and Elkhorn mountains. The 48-site campground features gravel parking pads for RVs and trailers, alongside five tent-only sites. Facilities include fire rings, picnic tables, potable water, vault toilets, dumpsters, a fish cleaning station, and a concrete boat ramp with courtesy docks. A network of non-motorized trails connects camp to nearby day-use areas, while a marina, store, and restaurant sit half a mile up the road.

Getting there: Devil's Elbow Campground is located at 5965 York Road, Helena, Montana 59601. From Interstate 90 driving from Bozeman, exit at Exit: 274 US 287 Helena/Ennis; right turn to continue north on 287 and continue for 57 miles. Turn right onto Lake Helena Drive, then turn right in 450 feet to stay on Lake Helena Drive. Continue for 4 miles through the roundabout. Turn right onto York Road and drive 6.2 miles to Devil's Elbow Recreation Area. From Helena/Butte/Great Falls: Drive to (or exit from I-15 onto) Custer Avenue, head east on Custer Ave. Take left turn onto York Road. Continue on for 16 miles to Devil's Elbow Recreation Area; or take the Lincoln RD exit on I-15, Head East on Lincoln Road until it intersects with Lake Helena Dr (T-Intersection). Take a right (South) on Lake Helena Dr (this route contains portions of dirt and gravel roads) and continue until the road turns back into pavement, take a left (East) on Deal Lane and follow the road until it terminates at York Road. Take a left (North) on York Road and continue for about 2 miles to Devil's Elbow.

• Little separation from through roads or other sites here, a 49-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
• The Hauser Lake shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
• 49 on the water, with most of them shaded.
• Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
• Hedges Mountain stands 3,363 ft above the map pin, 8.0 miles east.

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