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About Hellgate Campground
Number of accommodations: 70
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
Water and Hygiene
- Potable Water
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Reviews (420)
What Guests Are Saying
Hellgate Campground offers beautiful, well-maintained sites with clean facilities and friendly camp hosts, making for a pleasant camping experience. Many visitors appreciate the close proximity to the water and cleanliness of the campground. Some guests suggested improvements for online booking and noted occasional disturbances from other campers, but overall, the location and amenities receive high praise.
What Guests Are Saying
Hellgate Campground offers beautiful, well-maintained sites with clean facilities and friendly camp hosts, making for a pleasant camping experience. Many visitors appreciate the close proximity to the water and cleanliness of the campground. Some guests suggested improvements for online booking and noted occasional disturbances from other campers, but overall, the location and amenities receive high praise.
Review Summary
Cathy I
VerifiedSeptember 19, 2022 • Stayed at: 40, Loop: B
making reservations was easy and the campground is very nice with easy access to the lake
Cathy I
VerifiedSeptember 19, 2022 • Stayed at: 40, Loop: B
making reservations was easy and the campground is very nice with easy access to the lake
Savannah G
VerifiedJanuary 4, 2023 • Stayed at: 13, Loop: A
Normally I love Hellgate. It is my favorite campground. However, this trip was miserable. Since this is a campground, it should be maintained, so that all areas are useful. I understand it is outdoors and there are bugs and other critters. However, the overgrowth of the bushes has become so bad, that they house thousands and thousands of mosquitos. We literally could not use the beach area or even go out of our campers to use the camp area that we paid for because of the amount of mosquitos, we were bitten uncountable times. They used to maintain the bushes and overgrowth, so that people could enjoy the campground without losing a pint of blood to pests. If people are paying for a spot, it should be useable. Please consider doing so again, or we will have to find another favorite spot.
Savannah G
VerifiedJanuary 4, 2023 • Stayed at: 13, Loop: A
Normally I love Hellgate. It is my favorite campground. However, this trip was miserable. Since this is a campground, it should be maintained, so that all areas are useful. I understand it is outdoors and there are bugs and other critters. However, the overgrowth of the bushes has become so bad, that they house thousands and thousands of mosquitos. We literally could not use the beach area or even go out of our campers to use the camp area that we paid for because of the amount of mosquitos, we were bitten uncountable times. They used to maintain the bushes and overgrowth, so that people could enjoy the campground without losing a pint of blood to pests. If people are paying for a spot, it should be useable. Please consider doing so again, or we will have to find another favorite spot.
Carolyn R
VerifiedJune 10, 2023 • Stayed at: 18, Loop: A
Clean campground, clean vault toilets. Close to the lake. Easy reservation and directions.
Carolyn R
VerifiedJune 10, 2023 • Stayed at: 18, Loop: A
Clean campground, clean vault toilets. Close to the lake. Easy reservation and directions.
Angelica M
VerifiedJune 12, 2023 • Stayed at: 32, Loop: B
Our first time ever camping and we loved it and are thankful we chose Hellgate campground! Everyone around was friendly and the environment was peaceful, calm and quiet, people respected the quiet hours . Campsites are an ok size would like it to be a bit bigger but for just my family of 2 and our dog it was just right! The lake is extremely closer than expected which I loved!!! My dog had her first experience playing with water in a lake and it was awesome! Cant wait to come back! Only thing I disliked was how was it was pretty far from the town, and the potholes on the way to the sites :( other than that I totally recommend!!
Angelica M
VerifiedJune 12, 2023 • Stayed at: 32, Loop: B
Our first time ever camping and we loved it and are thankful we chose Hellgate campground! Everyone around was friendly and the environment was peaceful, calm and quiet, people respected the quiet hours . Campsites are an ok size would like it to be a bit bigger but for just my family of 2 and our dog it was just right! The lake is extremely closer than expected which I loved!!! My dog had her first experience playing with water in a lake and it was awesome! Cant wait to come back! Only thing I disliked was how was it was pretty far from the town, and the potholes on the way to the sites :( other than that I totally recommend!!
Jerod P
VerifiedJune 17, 2023 • Stayed at: 67, Loop: D
The camp host was awesome. Camp site area is beautiful. Too many RVs. Needs to have a tent only area (probably the d loop) maybe 10/12 areas that are for tents. It’s starting to become not fun to camp when you Are among only RVs
Jerod P
VerifiedJune 17, 2023 • Stayed at: 67, Loop: D
The camp host was awesome. Camp site area is beautiful. Too many RVs. Needs to have a tent only area (probably the d loop) maybe 10/12 areas that are for tents. It’s starting to become not fun to camp when you Are among only RVs
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.
Elevation: 1170 feet
26 mi drive to downtown Helena (about 39 min)
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: September 9, 2026
