Charissa W
August 20, 2020
Always great when we visit. Paul is the best camp host and always makes us feel like we are coming home. We can’t wait to come back.
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210 reviews
Basin Montana Campground is a well-maintained, peaceful retreat, ideal for escaping daily life with its clean facilities and friendly camp hosts, John and Rhonda. Guests appreciate the beautiful surroundings, ample shade, and proximity to hiking trails and Rock Creek, making it a favorite spot for families and repeat visitors. While some noise issues from generators and occasional odors in the bathrooms were noted, the overall experience remains positive, with many expressing a desire to return.
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August 20, 2020
Always great when we visit. Paul is the best camp host and always makes us feel like we are coming home. We can’t wait to come back.
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August 18, 2020 Stayed at: 03, Loop: AREA BASIN MONTANA CAMPGROUND
Excellent stay. This was the first weekend of the season and scattered snow drifts were still around. Beautiful location. Easy to get to (paved road).
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August 17, 2020 Stayed at: 03, Loop: AREA BASIN MONTANA CAMPGROUND
This is our favorite campground and we have camped here for approximately 6 years. The campground hosts have always been excellent until this year. The host site looks like a commune. The bathrooms were not properly cleaned. At one water location kids bicycles were piled up on the concrete pad making it difficult to get to. At the other water site a camper had his dog run on a rope between 2 trees that went right across the edge of the water pad. I never once saw the camp host ride the campground to check for these type of problems. I think he was to busy fishing the river. Beautiful as always just not up to your usual standards.
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August 7, 2020 Stayed at: 05, Loop: AREA BASIN MONTANA CAMPGROUND
Very peaceful and relaxing campground. Small loop. Family friendly. Nice hosts. Some trout fishing and hiking opportunities nearby.
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August 6, 2020 Stayed at: 25, Loop: AREA BASIN MONTANA CAMPGROUND
Beautiful campground close to the river.
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August 2, 2020 Stayed at: 10, Loop: AREA BASIN MONTANA CAMPGROUND
Quiet... short distance to town if you need to get parts for equipment breakdown. Host are friendly
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July 31, 2020 Stayed at: 04, Loop: AREA BASIN MONTANA CAMPGROUND
Campground did not react well to higher that normal use. One restroom was literally full up to the bottom of the toilet, and was later marked "closed until further notice." It was still closed when we left. Others were getting close to over full. Garbage bins were overflowing by end of stay. Not sure if these issues were due to hosts not communicating need properly, or if was due to policies of the operating company. My guess is the latter, since the hosts themselves were friendly, and we saw them out and about multiple times during the day, and the public use areas were clean and tidy. One restroom ran out of TP, but was restocked less than an hour later.
Might want to consider adding deodorizer hangers in outhouses as we've seen in other National Forest campgrounds. Makes a huge difference. It was very nice having motion-sensor battery operated LED lights in the restrooms at night, instead of depending on finding a resting place for a flashlight.
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July 23, 2020 Stayed at: 04, Loop: AREA BASIN MONTANA CAMPGROUND
very enjoyable
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July 22, 2020 Stayed at: 11, Loop: AREA BASIN MONTANA CAMPGROUND
One of our favorite campgrounds
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July 17, 2020 Stayed at: 21, Loop: AREA BASIN MONTANA CAMPGROUND
The location and size of the campsite was great. Our only complaint was that the compost toilets were extremely dirty and needed cleaning, with toilet paper missing in two of the toilets.
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Forest Road 2071, Red Lodge, MT 59068 United States
Elevation: 2,106 ft
Basin Montana Campground is located approximately 20 miles from US Highway 212, providing access to nearby towns and attractions.
The closest entrance is: Northeast Entrance
Approximate drive: 39.1 mi · over 1 hr (67 min)
Last updated: November 3, 2026