Rock Creek Horse Camp
Rock Creek Horse Camp, located within the Lake Como Recreation Area, features 11 tent and small trailer campsites (4 are pull-through), accessible vault toilets, gravel surfaced roads, and garbage service. Stock facilities include hitch rails, stock ramp, and feed bunks. A few trails leave from the horse camp. The campground can accommodate RV's or trailers to 40 feet. No water at this campground.
Sites 1A, 1B, 9A and 9B are reserved for stock use only. All other sites are available to non-stock use.
$12 per night per campsite (for 2 vehicles) $5/extra vehicle. Fee includes 1 pass for day use within the Lake Como Recreation Area.
General Information
Rock Creek Horse Camp is one of three campgrounds located within the Lake Como Recreation Area. The recreation area also includes day use areas, hiking trails, a swimming beach, and a motorized boat launch. Lake Como is a popular destination for recreationists in the Bitterroot Valley.
The Rock Creek Trailhead accesses the Lake Como Recreation Trail which continues around the lake. Rock Creek trail continues west into the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness. Please note: Stock are not allowed on the northern side of the Lake.
Bears frequent the area - A Food Storage Order is in effect on all National Forest System lands within the Montana portion of the Bitterroot National Forest from March 1 - December 1 annually.
Peak Season: Memorial Day - Labor Day
Non-Peak Season: Weather Dependent
Quiet hours: 10:00pm to 6:00am.
- Food Storage Required: Bitterroot National Forest Food Storage Order
- Camping is limited to 16 consecutive days: Camping Restrictions Regional Order
- Weed Free feed required: Weed Free Forage & Mulch Products Regional Order
- Practice Leave No Trace principles when visiting forest lands.
- Pets must be leashed in the campground. Consider leashing dogs at all trailheads the first few miles of the trail to prevent user conflicts in congested areas.
- Quiet hours 10 p.m. – 6 a.m.
- No garbage service, pack it in/pack it out.
- Campfires allowed depending on Fire Danger level. Ensure your campfire is OUT before you leave.
- Respect wildlife and stock that may be in the Campground
- No pets or glass allowed on the beach or in the swim area.
- Use of fireworks or other explosives is prohibited on all National Forest lands.
Day use pass required at Lake Como Recreation Area from Memorial Day - Labor Day. $5 per day or $30 for season pass. These passes are available at all Bitterroot National Forest offices and local vendors.
Additional day use passes, or extra vehicle passes can be purchased at the campground fee station.
Senior, Annual, and Access Passes are honored at all Lake Como day use fee sites.
Overnight Use:
Single Site: $12 per night
$12 per night per campsite (for 2 vehicles), $5/extra vehicle. Fee includes 1 pass for day use within the recreation area (Display hangtag from payment envelope on rear-view mirror). Pass must be displayed in vehicle while accessing other parts of the recreation area.
Senior, Annual, and Access Passes are honored at all Lake Como day use fee sites.
Pets must be leashed at all times within the recreation area boundaries.
Pets are not permitted within designated swim area. (Beach)
Contact Name: Darby-Sula Ranger District
Contact Phone: 406-821-3913
Address: 712 N. Main Darby, MT 59829
Phone: 406-821-3913
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (Closed on federal holidays)
Getting There
Latitude / Longitude
Latitude: 46.063737
Longitude: -114.231098
Elevation
4,224 feet
Directions
From Darby, Montana travel north for 4 miles on Highway 93. Turn west (left) onto Lake Como Rd. Follow for 3.5 miles. Turn east (left) into the campground (located on stretch of road between beach turn off and boat launch turn off).
From Hamilton, Montana travel south for 16 miles on Highway 93. Thurn west (right) onto Lake Como Rd. Follow for 3.5 miles. Turn east (left) into the campground (located on stretch of road between beach turn off and boat launch turn off).
Parking
Parking is limited to 2 vehicles per site. (a Truck + trailer is considered one vehicle). Additional vehicles are $5 and must display pass (purchase at campground fee station).
Facility and Amenity Information
Restrooms
Vault toilet(s)Water
Potable water is not available at this site.
Picnic Tables
Picnic tables are available at this site.
Horse/Pack Animal Information
Horse/Pack animals are allowed at this site.
Campsites 1A, 1B, 9A and 9B are reserved for Stock Use Only. The campground is adjacent to Rock Creek trailhead which features loading ramps and trailer parking.
