Greenough Lake Campground

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Greenough Lake Campground is 12 miles south of Red Lodge, Montana, along the banks of the Main Fork of Rock Creek. Located just off the scenic Beartooth Highway, the area is popular for fishing, hiking, and scenic driving.

Greenough Lake is 0.2 miles from the campground and offers canoeing, kayaking, and rainbow trout fishing. The Main Fork of Rock Creek is also a popular fishing stream. The Beartooth Wilderness can be accessed via the nearby Hellroaring and Lake Fork trailheads. Visitors also enjoy mountain biking and hiking on the Parkside National Recreation Trail. Hellroaring Road is open to off-road vehicles.

General Information

Facilities: The campground offers 18 single-family campsites; two are accessible. Each site is equipped with a picnic table and campfire ring. Accessible vault toilets and hand-pumped drinking water are provided.

Safety: Bears frequent the area; all food must be kept in approved containers, a locked vehicle, or provided food storage lockers.

Mount Maurice Trail (#6), Corral Creek Trail (#9), Bear Track Trail (#8), Lake Fork Trail (#2), Parkside Trail (#103), Hellroaring Plateau Trail (#11), Glacier Lake Trail (#3), Sheridan Campground, Rattin Campground, Parkside Campground, Limber Pine Campground, and M-K Campground are also located in the Main Fork Rock Creek drainage.

The campground sits in the shadow of the Beartooth Range, on the banks of Rock Creek, less than a quarter-mile from beautiful Greenough Lake. A forest of aspen and pine trees covers the area. A variety of wildlife, including grizzly bears, deer, and elk, make their home in the surrounding area.

Nearby Attractions

The charming town of Red Lodge, Montona, offers a variety of dining and lodging options, galleries, shops and annual summer events. The Home of Champions Rodeo is held on the Fourth of July weekend, the Beartooth Bike Rally and Iron Horse Rodeo take place in mid-July, the Mountain Man Rendezvous is in late July, and the Festival of Nations happens in early August.

The Beartooth Highway was deemed "the most beautiful drive in America," by the late Charles Kuralt. It snakes across the rugged Beartooth Mountains from Red Lodge to Cooke City. It is the highest elevation highway in the Northern Rockies. Along the way, visitors are treated to sweeping views and plentiful opportunities for outdoor recreation.

Yellowstone National Park's northeast entrance is 55 miles from the campground, via the Beartooth Highway. The park offers unparalleled wildlife viewing opportunities, as well as breathtaking scenery and unique geological features.

5/26 - 9/8 Weather Dependent

$18 per night.

Two non-towed vehicles may be parked per site. The first vehicle is included in the basic fee; the second vehicle is charged an extra fee of $9.00 collected at the campground.

Firewood bundles can be purchased from the campground host.

$20 includes one driving vehicle.

$10 each additional vehicle.

Two non-towed vehicles may be parked per site. The first vehicle is included in the basic fee; the second vehicle is charged an extra fee collected at the campground.

Firewood bundles can be purchased from the campground host for $7.