USDA Forest Service · Montana
Dinner Station Campground
USDA Forest Service · Montana, United States
- Cost
- Overnight Use: Group Site: $50 per night
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 7,146 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)
- Access road
- MULE CREEK (NFSR 7400) · native material · suitable for passenger cars
- Nearest town
- Dillon, MT
Season dates aren't confirmed for this campground yet - opening and closing dates haven't been verified. Check the operator's page or call ahead before you plan a trip.
Site map
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About
US Forest Service campground. Dinner Station Campground is a hillside campground covering 5 acres along Birch Creek that has 8 camping units, a day-use picnic area, ADA accessible toilets, water, and is close to fishing areas as well as many trailheads. For this site, please limit trailer lengths to 16 or less, do not exceed the 16-day camping limit and keep in mind that there are no garbage services here, so pack it in and pack it out. Not reservable through Recreation.gov, so plan on first-come, first-served; check with the ranger district for current conditions and fees.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26° | 6° | -20° | 35° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 25° | 6° | -24° | 40° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 34° | 13° | -2° | 50° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 39° | 20° | -2° | 54° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 52° | 30° | 15° | 68° | 11 of 11 |
| June | 62° | 40° | 26° | 82° | 7 of 11 |
| July | 76° | 49° | 35° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 76° | 48° | 41° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 65° | 40° | 28° | 78° | 3 of 11 |
| October | 47° | 28° | 8° | 68° | 10 of 10 |
| November | 36° | 21° | -22° | 55° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 27° | 6° | -14° | 41° | 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 556 trails in Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
Trailheads the Park Service and the Forest Service map; each trail's page has its length, climbing and the Service's description.
Nearby campgrounds
- Birch Creek Cabin · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi · 1 sites
- Price Creek Campground (MT) · USDA Forest Service · 9 mi · 22 sites
- Grasshopper Campground (MT) · USDA Forest Service · 11 mi · 21 sites
- Mono Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 11 mi
- Little Joe Campground · USDA Forest Service · 13 mi
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