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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
Jim L
VerifiedJanuary 12, 2020 • Stayed at: 31, Loop: B
Not a bad place just not keep up that great. Just love the lake that's what keeps me going back.
Arlynn H
VerifiedJanuary 12, 2020 • Stayed at: 25, Loop: A
Basic dry camping. Sometimes can be dry and dusty. Camp host are always friendly and other campers are great. A must to arrive fully prepared, no hook up, water etc. Bring wood, nice fire pits & fires are allowed.
It is a 1/2 way for meeting our grand kiddos and enjoying a week of camping.
Jim L
VerifiedJanuary 12, 2020 • Stayed at: 31, Loop: B
Not a bad place just not keep up that great. Just love the lake that's what keeps me going back.
Arlynn H
VerifiedJanuary 12, 2020 • Stayed at: 25, Loop: A
Basic dry camping. Sometimes can be dry and dusty. Camp host are always friendly and other campers are great. A must to arrive fully prepared, no hook up, water etc. Bring wood, nice fire pits & fires are allowed.
It is a 1/2 way for meeting our grand kiddos and enjoying a week of camping.
Scott J
VerifiedJanuary 9, 2020 • Stayed at: 53, Loop: D
Limited spots available and we weren't aware you had to book ahead of time.
Scott J
VerifiedJanuary 9, 2020 • Stayed at: 53, Loop: D
Limited spots available and we weren't aware you had to book ahead of time.
Paul Z
VerifiedDecember 20, 2019 • Stayed at: 56, Loop: D
Beautiful View right on the lake. Camped here 3 nights. Great place to explore the area!
Paul Z
VerifiedDecember 20, 2019 • Stayed at: 56, Loop: D
Beautiful View right on the lake. Camped here 3 nights. Great place to explore the area!
Jordan G
VerifiedDecember 19, 2019 • Stayed at: 46, Loop: C
The area is beautiful but our site was covered in ants. If you stood in 1 place for a few seconds you'd have ants crawling all over your foot. I would go back but definitely not book the same site.
Jordan G
VerifiedDecember 19, 2019 • Stayed at: 46, Loop: C
The area is beautiful but our site was covered in ants. If you stood in 1 place for a few seconds you'd have ants crawling all over your foot. I would go back but definitely not book the same site.
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
