Potosi Campground in MT -- Campground & RV Camping

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Potosi Campground in MT

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23 mi from Whitehall

9.5 mi off US 287 (straight line)

Maps Reviews 6,247 ft

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FreeOpen 5/25-9/15
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkEXCELLENT

Road Access

Rough
  • Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
  • Recorded as maintained for passenger cars, graded dirt, pitching to 8%.
No drinking waterVault toiletsFirst come

Setting

Some privacy

Potosi Campground is a free site on Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest at 6,200 feet elevation near the Tobacco Root Mountains. Fifteen designated campsites sit along South Willow Creek with vault toilets but no potable water. Maximum trailer length is 22 feet. Open late May through mid-September. No garbage service; pack out what you pack in. Day hiking and fishing available.

  • Moderately separated here.
  • Potosi Peak stands 3,873 ft above the map pin, 3.5 miles west.

Climate averages

October normals 32–51°F, 2.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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Starlink Radar

Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy

Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 89 of 100.

Tree cover32%30m sat. est.