Montana State Parks · Montana
Hell Creek Recreation Area
Montana State Parks · Montana, United States · in Hell Creek State Park
- Sites
- 71
- Hookups
- 44 electric, 27 no hookups
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Elevation
- 2,270 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)
- Address
- 2456 Hell Creek Rd, Jordan, MT 59337
- Phone
- (406) 557-2362
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
Hell Creek Recreation Area, on the Hell Creek arm of Fort Peck Lake near Jordan, has 71 campsites (44 with electric hookups), a comfort station, RV dump station and reservable group facility. Formerly a Montana FWP state park, it is no longer under FWP management (FWP's own site carried this notice as of 2023) and now books through Firefly Reservations rather than ReserveAmerica.
Fees
Hell Creek Recreation Area's own current rates (hellcreekrecreation.com / Firefly Reservations - not an FWP fee; this property is not FWP-managed): Montana residents $19/night, non-residents $30/night, seniors (55+) $15/night, veterans/active duty $15/night.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 13° | -19° | 50° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 35° | 15° | -26° | 64° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 43° | 27° | 3° | 71° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 55° | 35° | 9° | 81° | 9 of 11 |
| May | 68° | 47° | 34° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 78° | 58° | 50° | 109° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 89° | 67° | 55° | 115° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 87° | 65° | 55° | 103° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 75° | 56° | 40° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 60° | 44° | 23° | 86° | 2 of 10 |
| November | 48° | 32° | 4° | 68° | 8 of 10 |
| December | 36° | 20° | -2° | 56° | 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.
Nearby campgrounds
- Bone Trail · Army Corps of Engineers · 14 mi · 6 sites
- The Pines · Army Corps of Engineers · 19 mi · 28 sites
- Duck Creek · Army Corps of Engineers · 31 mi · 21 sites
- Nelson Creek · Army Corps of Engineers · 31 mi · 35 sites
- McGuire Creek · Army Corps of Engineers · 32 mi · 10 sites
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