About Hellgate Campground
Number of accommodations: 70
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2026 Season availability
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Reviews (384)
What Guests Are Saying
Hellgate Campground is highly praised for its cleanliness, well-maintained facilities, and beautiful location with lakefront access. Campers appreciate the hospitable host and the inviting atmosphere, making it a favorite for group outings. While some mention issues with check-in timings and high winds, the overall experience is overwhelmingly positive, with many eager to return.
What Guests Are Saying
Hellgate Campground is highly praised for its cleanliness, well-maintained facilities, and beautiful location with lakefront access. Campers appreciate the hospitable host and the inviting atmosphere, making it a favorite for group outings. While some mention issues with check-in timings and high winds, the overall experience is overwhelmingly positive, with many eager to return.
Review Summary
Earline O
VerifiedJune 26, 2024 • Stayed at: 66, Loop: D
The campground is not maintained well at all. The garbage containers were all full when we got there & overflowing when we left, never emptied in a week. The bathrooms are filthy, some days barely any toilet paper. We hardly ever saw either of the 2 hosts. The road into the campground is a disgrace. Someone, county or BOR needs to give it some maintenance. Not a great experience.
Earline O
VerifiedJune 26, 2024 • Stayed at: 66, Loop: D
The campground is not maintained well at all. The garbage containers were all full when we got there & overflowing when we left, never emptied in a week. The bathrooms are filthy, some days barely any toilet paper. We hardly ever saw either of the 2 hosts. The road into the campground is a disgrace. Someone, county or BOR needs to give it some maintenance. Not a great experience.
Susan B
VerifiedJune 6, 2024 • Stayed at: 23, Loop: A
Camped during the week. It was nice and quiet.
Susan B
VerifiedJune 6, 2024 • Stayed at: 23, Loop: A
Camped during the week. It was nice and quiet.
Richard L
VerifiedSeptember 15, 2023 • Stayed at: 34, Loop: B
My wife liked this campground. Everyone gets a spot on the lake. Good boat launch.
Richard L
VerifiedSeptember 15, 2023 • Stayed at: 34, Loop: B
My wife liked this campground. Everyone gets a spot on the lake. Good boat launch.
Christopher T
VerifiedSeptember 11, 2023 • Stayed at: 58, Loop: D
Hellgate is amazing! I feel this campground is almost a hidden gem due to the location and distance. But that is what makes it so much fun! Camping spots are not super close to each other and you are not competing with another camper 10 feet away. Definitely some wide areas with plenty of beach area. Makes you feel like you have your own private piece of heaven. Bathrooms are clean and well kept. Camp host was always smiling and waving, stopped to talk and ask questions if we needed anything, and was all around great to us. Cost was very inexpensive.
Christopher T
VerifiedSeptember 11, 2023 • Stayed at: 58, Loop: D
Hellgate is amazing! I feel this campground is almost a hidden gem due to the location and distance. But that is what makes it so much fun! Camping spots are not super close to each other and you are not competing with another camper 10 feet away. Definitely some wide areas with plenty of beach area. Makes you feel like you have your own private piece of heaven. Bathrooms are clean and well kept. Camp host was always smiling and waving, stopped to talk and ask questions if we needed anything, and was all around great to us. Cost was very inexpensive.
KARLA D
VerifiedSeptember 3, 2023 • Stayed at: 64, Loop: D
Clean
KARLA D
VerifiedSeptember 3, 2023 • Stayed at: 64, Loop: D
Clean
Location Hellgate Campground
Address:
7700 Canyon Ferry Road
Helena, MT, 59601
United States
From Helena, MT: Head east along Co Rd 430/Canyon Ferry Rd from Helena, MT, continue for 38 miles to the Hellgate Campground and Group Use Shelter Area sign and turn right. Continue straight until you reach the campground.
From Townsend, MT: Head north on Hwy 284 for 21 miles and turn left at the Hellgate Campground and Group Use Shelter Areasign. Continue straight until you reach the campground.
Hellgate Campground is accessible via Hwy 284, which is approximately 21 miles from Townsend, MT. The campground is also reachable from Co Rd 430/Canyon Ferry Rd, which connects to Helena, MT.
Latitude & Longitude: 46.6177 / -111.64
Elevation: 1170 feet
Policies & Rules
Cancellation policy
- Reservation fees are non-refundable. For campsites, cabins, lookouts, yurts, group sites, and similar stays, we charge a reservation service fee of $8.
- Standard cancellations usually have a $10 cancellation fee. Customers can generally cancel before the check-in date online.
- Late cancellation rules differ by stay type.
- Individual campsites: cancelling after 12:00am local time the day before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- Cabins, lookouts, and yurts: cancelling less than 14 days before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- One-night reservations: a late cancellation usually forfeits the full amount paid, up to the total original reservation cost.
- Modifications are allowed before the cut-off window, but fees depend on the change. Changing to dates completely outside the original reservation dates may trigger a $10 change fee. Extending or shortening a stay that still includes original dates usually has no change fee, though refunds may depend on timing and facility rules. Switching to the same type of campsite for the same dates usually has no change fee, but price differences are charged or refunded.
- Early departures may or may not be refunded. At certain facilities, partial refunds may be possible if staff can mark the site available for other visitors. No refund is given for a night if the early departure is requested after that day's check-out time.
- Security deposits are separate. Security deposits may be refunded to the original payment method if the facility is left in acceptable condition, as determined by the property.
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Last updated: June 4, 2026
