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Colter Campground
Gallatin National Forest
Write a Review US-212 Cooke City-Silver Gate, MT 59019 406-848-7375 406-587-6701 Official WebsiteGPS: 45.028, -109.894
Overview of Colter Campground
Colter Campground is hard-sided vehicle camping only. No Tents.
Last Price Paid: $10
Reported by Lazy Days Ahead on 7/8/2021
Longest RV Reported: 28 feet (Travel Trailer)
Reported by Tomp on 9/19/2019
Number of Sites 18
Open Seasonally Yes
Elevation 8,005 ft / 2,439 m
Max Length 60 ft
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Reviews of Colter Campground 4 people have reviewed this location.
Reviewed 7/8/2021
| Nightly rate: | $10 |
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| Days stayed: | 5 |
| Site Number: | 10 |
Overall Rating
I camped here with a 26’ Class C RV for 5 nights beginning of July 2021. Site #10. This is a wonderful small “first come, first served” campground close to Cooke City (~ 3 miles). The hosts - Barb and Mike - are very friendly and caring. There is no dump station, but one of the potable water outlets has a thread for hoses and can b... more
I camped here with a 26’ Class C RV for 5 nights beginning of July 2021. Site #10. This is a wonderful small “first come, first served” campground close to Cooke City (~ 3 miles). The hosts - Barb and Mike - are very friendly and caring.
There is no dump station, but one of the potable water outlets has a thread for hoses and can be used for refilling RVs.
No cell service on the campground - but plenty of places with Wi-Fi in Cooke City, i.e. at the Visitor Center (network: chamber; password: silvergate).
I hiked the “Lady of the Lake” trail which I liked very much. The trailhead can be accessed directly from the campground at site #18 (directly behind the site number post).
When I left the campground I went on the 60+ miles Beartooth Highway to Red Lodge - and this route is certainly one of the most beautiful roads I have ever been driving.
Lazy Days Ahead would stay here again
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“Awesome”
Reviewed 10/3/2020
| Nightly rate: | $10 |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
| Site Number: | 9 |
Overall Rating
Nice NF campground with close access to Cooke City and NE part of Yellowstone NP . Great sites , some acommadate bigger rigs. Good host . Cooke City is cute town with excellent visitors center that has wifi. Very enjoyable . No tents here due to potential bear activity.
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goeb would stay here again
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“Close to Cooke City, just off Beartooth Hgwy, hardwire RV's only. Tight, but serviceable”
Reviewed 9/19/2019
| Nightly rate: | $8 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
Overall Rating
NF campground, limited spaces and levelness, but very doable when coming to or from the Park. Very nice hosts and a good port in a storm. Remember, you're in the heart of grizzly country so follow the run]les for everyone's sake including the bears.
Tomp would stay here again
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“Hard side only”
Reviewed 7/8/2019
| Nightly rate: | $8 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 7 |
Overall Rating
I almost do not want to review this campground because it will be full all the time now. Yellowstone was full but we found this campground just outside the gate no electric but they have water to fill jugs pit toilets were clean trash cans and bear box at every camp site.
DMR would stay here again
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Amenities
Hookups
- dry camping
Site Amenities
- fire ring
- picnic table
Facilities
- restrooms: vault
- trash
- water available
Pets
- pets
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