National Park Service · Montana
Medicine Creek Campground
National Park Service · Montana, United States · in Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
- Sites
- 5
- Season
- Year-round
- Cost
- Medicine Creek Campground: free. There is no fee for Medicine Creek Campground
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- No
- Showers
- No
- Dump station
- No
- Laundry
- No
- Elevation
- 3,658 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
- Phone
- (307) 568-5406
Site map
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About
Medicine Creek campground is a boat-in or hike-in only campground. It is approximately 3 miles north of Barry's Landing by land or water.
- Open All Year
- Lake level affects the proximity of the boat mooring to campsites
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 24° | -24° | 49° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 35° | 18° | -16° | 52° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 47° | 31° | 9° | 72° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 53° | 35° | -1° | 76° | 8 of 11 |
| May | 65° | 46° | 33° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 76° | 57° | 44° | 103° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 88° | 65° | 53° | 106° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 87° | 64° | 51° | 100° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 76° | 56° | 28° | 93° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 61° | 40° | 20° | 80° | 3 of 10 |
| November | 46° | 32° | -2° | 64° | 8 of 10 |
| December | 38° | 23° | 2° | 55° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Trails nearby
All 8 trails in Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Trailheads the Park Service and the Forest Service map; each trail's page has its length, climbing and the Service's description.
Nearby campgrounds
- Barry's Landing & Trail Creek Campground · National Park Service · 1 mi · 30 sites
- Horseshoe Bend Campground · National Park Service · 11 mi · 68 sites
- Dayboard 9 Campground · National Park Service · 15 mi · 5 sites
- Black Canyon Campground · National Park Service · 15 mi · 17 sites
- Cottonwood Creek Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 18 mi
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