Swan Creek Campground

• Camp sites: 13
• Trash Pickup: Yes
• Firewood: $10.00 / bundle

Facilities

The campground offers single-family campsites. Vault toilets, drinking water and trash collection are provided. Roads within the campground are paved, but parking spurs are gravel.

Natural Features

The campground sits next to scenic Swan Creek, a tributary of the Gallatin River. It is just off Highway 191, at an elevation of 5,800 feet. A beautiful, dense forest of spruce and fir trees covers the campground.

A variety of wildlife makes its home in this scenic canyon. Visitors can often glimpse bald eagles, bighorn sheep, moose, elk, mountain goats, deer and coyotes. Black bears and grizzly bears also live in the canyon.

Recreation

Great opportunities for hiking, fishing, scenic driving and wildlife viewing are available in the area surrounding the campground. Anglers cast for rainbow, brown, brook and cutthroat trout, whitefish and Arctic grayling on the Gallatin River. Rafting and kayaking are popular activities as well.

Many trails can be found in Gallatin Canyon. The Swan Creek Trail begins within the campground. Golden Trout Lakes Trail begins up nearby Portal Creek Road, five miles south of the campground.

Need to Know

• The first two vehicles are included in the reservation fee and a $9.00/night fee for each additional vehicle will be collected at the campground.
• Bears frequent the area; all food must be stored in approved containers and secured when campsite is unoccupied.
• Sites may be available on a first-come, first-served basis during and outside the reservation season; call (406) 646-1012 for more information.
• Firewood is available at Greek Creek Campground for $10.00 per bundle.
• Don't Move Firewood
• Reserved campsites will be held until check-out time on the day following your scheduled arrival.
• No RV Dump Station
• There are NO Shower facilities available at this campground.