About this campground
The Palisades Recreation Area is located on the Upper Madison River, 5 river miles upstream of Ruby Creek Recreation Area and 25 miles south of Ennis. The campground has 10 camping sites with 2 accessible vault toilets and a campground host pad. A separate day use site with a paved boat launch and parking area is located near the campground.
Getting there
Located approximately 25 miles south of Ennis, on the west side off of US Highway 287.
Activities
- CAMPING
- FISHING
Nearby federal campgrounds
- Windy Point Boat LaunchBureau of Land Management2 mi
- Wall Creek CabinBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest3 mi
- Madison Ranger DistrictBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest8 mi
- Riverview CampgroundBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest8 mi
- West Fork Madison CampgroundBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest8 mi
- Madison River (MT)Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest9 mi
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Palisades Day Use 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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