Lonesomehurst Campground
Custer Gallatin National Forest
Write a Review Lonesomehurst Campground Rd. West Yellowstone, MT 59758 661-702-1420 406-823-6961 Reservations: 877-444-6777 Official WebsiteGPS: 44.7344, -111.2317
Overview of Lonesomehurst Campground
This is bear country! Please follow bear safety and food storage requirements.
Last Price Paid: $24
Reported by HighPlainsCamper on 9/10/2023
Longest RV Reported: 37 feet (Class A)
Reported by Dawn on 6/28/2023
Number of Sites 27
Pad Type gravel
Open Seasonally Mid-May - late Sept.
Elevation 6,528 ft / 1,989 m
Max Stay 16
Tent Camping Yes
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Reviews of Lonesomehurst Campground 18 people have reviewed this location.
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Last reported 9/10/2023
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Last reported 9/4/2019
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Last reported 6/2/2023
“Nice Improvements”
Reviewed 9/10/2023
| Nightly rate: | $24 |
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| Days stayed: | 7 |
| Site Number: | 9 |
| RV Length: | 25' (Toy Hauler Travel Trailer) |
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When I last camped here in 2019 the road inside the campground was terrible. It's now nicely graveled and free of most potholes. The dirt road in to the campground still sucks though. Water pressure at the faucet across from site 9 was excellent, even though it doesn't have a hose bibb. There are quite a few of these faucets located ... more
When I last camped here in 2019 the road inside the campground was terrible. It's now nicely graveled and free of most potholes. The dirt road in to the campground still sucks though. Water pressure at the faucet across from site 9 was excellent, even though it doesn't have a hose bibb. There are quite a few of these faucets located around the campground. The only faucet with a bibb is next to site 1.
Due to the trees surrounding site 9, solar on top of an RV will be limited. There was plenty of room to deploy my ground panels. Northern sky access for Starlink was readily available.
The campground host was friendly and very competent.
Fishing from shore was poor. Even the guys in boats weren't doing well.
My only noise complaint was all the geese. LOL!
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HighPlainsCamper would stay here again
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“Great Campground On The Lake”
Reviewed 6/28/2023
| Nightly rate: | $24 |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
| Site Number: | 21 |
| RV Length: | 37' (Class A) |
Overall Rating
Sites are $24/night $12/night with senior/access pass. There is an additional $8/night charge if you get a site with electric. This campground is in the Gallatin National Forest and located on Hebgen Lake. Reservations are made through recreation.gov Currently all sites are available for reservations. Per the campground host if someo... more
Sites are $24/night $12/night with senior/access pass. There is an additional $8/night charge if you get a site with electric.
This campground is in the Gallatin National Forest and located on Hebgen Lake. Reservations are made through recreation.gov Currently all sites are available for reservations. Per the campground host if someone no shows they are required to wait until 6:00 pm the day after the reservation. At that point they can make it FCFS and accept payment. At the beginning of the season (May) the campground is typically FCFS only. If you have the senior or access America the Beautiful Pass you do qualify for 50% off camping fees. This campground charges a facility use tax, lodging tax and $8.00 reservation fee.
The campground is a one way loop road that has 27 back in sites. There are both dry camping and electric only sites. There are a few water spigots at the campground. The only one that was threaded was up near the entrance/host. There is NO dump station here. There is a boat ramp. Campground hosts also rent kayaks for use on the lake.
The campground is located approximately 3 miles from highway 20 of which the last 0.6 is gravel. It’s definitely a bit rough/washboard. The road within the campground is also gravel and there are some decent sized potholes. The campsites themselves are gravel and spaced out decently. There are many mature trees located throughout. It was a bit tight making some of the turns in the park due to the trees. Some campsites back up to the lake. Each campsite had a picnic table, fire ring, and bear box.
Site 21 was plenty long enough for our 37 foot class A and Honda CRV. The site was fairly level. There were no low hanging trees and it was decent for solar. Previously did a review for the campground in 2021 and stayed in site 13. While I liked that site and thought I would stay there again, I liked 21 a lot better. There were less trees to deal with getting into this site. If I wanted a water site I would probably choose 9 or 10.
There are bear proof trash cans and recycling bins located in the campground. Bathrooms are vault toilets. They were always clean when using them.
Did have 2 bars of Verizon signal at site. It was ok to text, search the internet, and stream videos.
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Dawn would stay here again
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“Gorgeous Place”
Reviewed 6/2/2023
| Nightly rate: | $24 |
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| Site Number: | 9 |
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Gorgeous campsites
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camper-827800 would stay here again
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“nice”
Reviewed 10/8/2022
| Nightly rate: | $10 |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
| Site Number: | 10 |
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Stayed last week of season, closes Oct. 1st .... 1/2 price with senior lifetime pass & there was an end of season special on the firewood! 8 miles west of West Yellowstone ,...... US 20 West to north on Denny Creek Rd, ......table, fire ring, bear box, ..... sites with & without elect, the water outlets are not threaded , pit ... more
Stayed last week of season, closes Oct. 1st .... 1/2 price with senior lifetime pass & there was an end of season special on the firewood! 8 miles west of West Yellowstone ,...... US 20 West to north on Denny Creek Rd, ......table, fire ring, bear box, ..... sites with & without elect, the water outlets are not threaded , pit toilets , & trash dumpsters , but no waste water dump provisions....boat ramp
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“Very Nice & Level Site 23 / Quiet. Easily fit 35’ Trailer. ”
Reviewed 9/25/2022
| Nightly rate: | $18 |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
| Site Number: | 23 |
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Quiet, clean, electrical services. Internet access was excellent.
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RobGJ would stay here again
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“Beautiful lake with T Mobile service”
Reviewed 6/15/2022
| Nightly rate: | $20 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 15 |
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Small single loop with easy road in, some potholes but nothing crazy. A lot of spots right on the water. Strong 5G T Mobile signal, $20. Other nearby free sites did not have good cell service. Right on a gorgeous lake and completely silent once a couple generators shut off. Highly recommend
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VanGoof would stay here again
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“Tight one-way road full of pothole. Beautiful scenery and quiet.”
Reviewed 9/12/2021
| Nightly rate: | $20 |
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| Days stayed: | 4 |
| Site Number: | 10 |
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The road around is tight and there are really bad potholes. Also the water spigot was at the front of the campground and we didn’t see it. The rest of the water hoses don’t have adapters. Beautiful scenery and close to Yellowstone. Cheap too. All things considered, we’d go back.
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Caroline would stay here again
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Reviewed 6/19/2021
| Nightly rate: | $20 |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
| Site Number: | 13 |
| RV Length: | 37' (Class A) |
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Great location on the lake. About 20-25 minutes to the West Yellowstone entrance. Most sites dry camping for $20/night. Several sites with electric for $28/night. There are dumpsters/recycling bins. Toilets available, but did not use them so unable to evaluate cleanliness. Site had picnic table, fire ring and bear box. Site 13 had some... more
Great location on the lake. About 20-25 minutes to the West Yellowstone entrance. Most sites dry camping for $20/night. Several sites with electric for $28/night. There are dumpsters/recycling bins. Toilets available, but did not use them so unable to evaluate cleanliness. Site had picnic table, fire ring and bear box. Site 13 had some shade, but still able to get some solar during the day. The gravel road to the campground was a bit rough/washboard, but not too bad. There are some pretty good sized potholes in the campground itself. That being said, it wouldn’t keep me from coming back here. Would definitely consider booking same site. Booking easily done through Recreation.gov. Verizon signal 3-4 bars. Able to call, text, and stream videos.
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Dawn would stay here again
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“Happened on this while looking for another free camping place”
Reviewed 6/14/2021
| Nightly rate: | $20 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | Can’t remember, was lake side |
| RV Length: | 20' (Class B) |
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Nice campground site on the lake side was very nice. Fair cell signal, our Weboost was very helpful!
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mgribos would stay here again
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“Bad Loop Road, Nice Site”
Reviewed 9/16/2019
| Nightly rate: | $28 |
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| Days stayed: | 6 |
| Site Number: | 24 |
| RV Length: | 25' (Toy Hauler Travel Trailer) |
Overall Rating
I stayed at Lonesomehurst Campground while fishing in the area. From highway 20, the Denny Creek Road is mostly paved (watch the two curves that sneak up on you, they are not well marked!). The last half mile is not paved and has washboards and chuckholes. The campground loop road is heavily potholed. It was bad enough that we igno... more
I stayed at Lonesomehurst Campground while fishing in the area. From highway 20, the Denny Creek Road is mostly paved (watch the two curves that sneak up on you, they are not well marked!). The last half mile is not paved and has washboards and chuckholes. The campground loop road is heavily potholed. It was bad enough that we ignored the one-way sign to get to our sites so we could avoid the worst of the potholes.
There is only one water spigot with a threaded hose bibb. It is located across the road from the campground host's site. If you park your trailer to get water then you'll block traffic. I used a water bladder to get water so that I didn't block traffic. The water pressure wasn't very high. It took about 30 minutes to fill the bladder. There are a number of other water spigots spread around the campground, but a garden hose cannot be attached to them. There is a spigot next to site 24.
My site was easy to put the trailer in, even with a long bed crew cab truck. There was plenty of room to park the truck next to the trailer. A trailer over about 28' will be a tight fit in site 24.
The campground was clean. The host was at the vault toilets every day cleaning them.
The noise was pretty bad in the morning. While the sites are well spaced out, they aren't far enough apart for all the contractor generators that other folks were using.
The trees around site 24 are oriented well enough that I had plenty of sunshine for the solar panel on top of my trailer to get the batteries topped off each day.
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HighPlainsCamper would stay here again
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Amenities
Hookups
- 30 Amp
- 20 Amp
- Partial Hookups
Recreation
- boat ramp
- fishing
- water access
Site Amenities
- big rig
- fire ring
- picnic table
Facilities
- firewood
- ADA Accessible
- recycle
- restrooms: vault
- trash
- water available
Pets
- pets
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