About this campground
Established as part of the National Wilderness Preservation System in November 1983, the Lee Metcalf Wilderness consists of 259,000 acres distributed across the Madison Range in southwest Montana. The wilderness contains four separate units. The Bear Trap Canyon unit of 6,000 acres is administered by the Bureau of Land Management. The other three units are administered by the Forest Service and are in the Gallatin and Beaverhead-Deerlodge national forests. The three are Spanish Peaks, 76,000 acres; Taylor Hilgard, 141,000 acres; and Monument Mountain, 33,000 acres. View our detailed information.
Activities
- HIKING
Nearby federal campgrounds
- Bear Creek Bunkhouse (Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, MT)Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest4 mi
- Bear Creek Cabin (Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, MT)Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest4 mi
- YELLOW MULE CABINCuster Gallatin National Forest6 mi
- Storey Ditch Boat LaunchBureau of Land Management9 mi
- Eldridge Guard StationCuster Gallatin National Forest10 mi
- Eldridge TrailheadCuster Gallatin National Forest10 mi
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Lee Metcalf Wilderness doesn't take campsite reservations — but plenty of nearby Montana campgrounds do, and we'll alert you the moment a sold-out site opens up.
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