Spire Rock Campground
Custer Gallatin National Forest
Write a Review Storm Castle Creek Rd. (NF 132) Gallatin Gateway, MT 59730 406-522-2520 661-702-1420 Reservations: 877-444-6777 Official WebsiteGPS: 45.4407, -111.189
Overview of Spire Rock Campground
This is bear country! Please follow bear safety and food storage requirements.
Accessibility is not guaranteed, always scout ahead before driving down dirt roads.
Learn more: Boondocking 101.
Last Price Paid: $18
Reported by WeCanoe2 on 6/30/2021
Number of Sites 19
Reservations yes
Open Seasonally May 15 - Sept. 15
Elevation 5,610 ft / 1,709 m
Max Stay 14
Tent Camping Yes
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Reviews of Spire Rock Campground 5 people have reviewed this location.
“Gorgeous Surroundings!!!”
Reviewed 8/22/2023
| Days stayed: | 1 |
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| Site Number: | 20 |
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Small 20 site campground. Beautiful large creek runs along side of the campground. Almost all of the sites are very private. High cliffs all around. Cell service is nonexistent but Starlink works. I pulled in on a Tuesday without a reservation and got a spot no problem. Site 20 is the best in my opinion. It’s 10 feet from the creek.
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NormaH would stay here again
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“The best”
Reviewed 6/30/2021
| Nightly rate: | $18 |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
| Site Number: | 6 |
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The campground hosts, Mike and Amy, are wonderful. The restrooms were absolutely clean all during our stay. The sites had lots of room. The gravel pads were level. This is bear country. Bear food lockers in each tent site. Bear garbage cans. Bear warnings on the restrooms. We saw no bears during our stay. Stay aware. Bears at dinne... more
The campground hosts, Mike and Amy, are wonderful. The restrooms were absolutely clean all during our stay. The sites had lots of room. The gravel pads were level.
This is bear country. Bear food lockers in each tent site. Bear garbage cans. Bear warnings on the restrooms. We saw no bears during our stay. Stay aware. Bears at dinner are not polite.
Bring bug spray or head nets. The horse flies bite. But there are very few. Merely annoying.
The spires are amazing. Lots of trails. Lots of stream to fish right in camp. Fir, wild roses, quaking aspen, vine maple, wildflowers, and aquatic plants abound. Some folks took their bicycles and four wheelers up the gravel road each day.
The road into camp is well marked. But it is gravel washboard. Too many speeders. And it is narrow. The road through camp is one way. There is no room to pass unless you like swimming.
A beautiful place to relax. Or not! We’ll be back.
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WeCanoe2 would stay here again
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“Beautiful right on the river! ”
Reviewed 8/27/2020
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
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It was free!!! So there is 2 parts to this camp ground there’s a paid part or you can keep going and there’s free dispersed camping. We were right on the river! There was a fire ring. No other amenities. Bring your own firewood. No cell service. There was a little garbage from the people before but not terrible. It was pretty quiet and... more
It was free!!! So there is 2 parts to this camp ground there’s a paid part or you can keep going and there’s free dispersed camping. We were right on the river! There was a fire ring. No other amenities. Bring your own firewood. No cell service. There was a little garbage from the people before but not terrible. It was pretty quiet and peaceful. Overall we enjoyed it and would definitely stay here again.
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Camellia would stay here again
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“Great little campground, quiet and peaceful”
Reviewed 8/16/2020
| Nightly rate: | $16 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 17 |
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This is a nice little campground in the Gallatin National Forest, a few miles up a dirt road off of U.S. 191 and along the banks of the Gallatin River. We rolled the dice, hoping to score an available spot, and pulled in without reservations on a Saturday afternoon. The host was very gracious and had 2 sites available for only ... more
This is a nice little campground in the Gallatin National Forest, a few miles up a dirt road off of U.S. 191 and along the banks of the Gallatin River.
We rolled the dice, hoping to score an available spot, and pulled in without reservations on a Saturday afternoon. The host was very gracious and had 2 sites available for only 1 night (they were reserved starting the following day) and 1 site that was available for 2 nights. So we got lucky but I'd definitely recommend reservations if possible.
$16 per night and $6 per bundle of firewood.
We stayed in site 17. Each site had a picnic table, fire ring, and bear box. Most seemed relatively level and were spaced far enough apart that everyone had some privacy. We saw plenty of vault toilets and the one nearest our site was very clean. Plenty of trash receptacles too.
Most sites seemed to have water access, as did ours, but the "river" was more like a small creek at this point. Regardless, we waded into the shallow but fast moving river and it was cold but refreshing.
There was very little traffic in the campground, however the forest service road runs just along the opposite side of the river and uphill a bit. It was pretty busy until about 9pm then it quieted down.
When we pulled in the host told us that there has been some bear activity recently and they came around later in the evening and reminded everyone. We saw a small black bear, maybe 250 to 300 pounds, right near our site the following morning as we were packing up. He wasn't at all interested in us and stayed about 40 yards away, then meandered off into the woods.
Verizon cell service was non-existent.
All in all this was a perfect spot for us, close to Belgrade where we needed to be early the next morning. I'd definitely stay again.
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BravoSix would stay here again
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“Nice and quiet”
Reviewed 12/1/2018
| Nightly rate: | $16 |
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| Days stayed: | 5 |
| Site Number: | 10 |
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We stayed here while attending the 3-day, Run the Rut trail races up at Big Sky at the end of August 2018. It was a 45-minute drive but we booked late and everything else was full. We really like this location, about 3 miles up Storm Castle Creek on a dirt road. It's a small, clean and quiet campground with sites not too close toget... more
We stayed here while attending the 3-day, Run the Rut trail races up at Big Sky at the end of August 2018. It was a 45-minute drive but we booked late and everything else was full. We really like this location, about 3 miles up Storm Castle Creek on a dirt road. It's a small, clean and quiet campground with sites not too close together. No road noise aside from a rare vehicle in the canyon and dust wasn't an issue. Two trailheads were along the dirt road. We explored Storm Castle, a short, very steep climb up but well worth the views. Very clean vault toilets and food lockers but nearest showers are in Bozeman. Bring buckets and warm stream water for washing... it's FREEZING cold! I tried washing my hair in the stream and it was painful. No showers available in Big Sky either. We stayed in site #10, close (but not too close) to the restroom. Nighttime temperatures were just above freezing and there had been rain the day before we got there so things were a little damp but no mud. The morning sun did shine down into the campground fairly early to warm things up.
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nvtrailrunner would stay here again
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Amenities
Hookups
- dry camping
Recreation
- fishing
- OHV
- recreation trail
Site Amenities
- fire ring
- picnic table
Facilities
- firewood
- restrooms: vault
- trash
Pets
- pets
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