Camping
Print
Email
Save to Favorites
Trip Ideas
View This Map
--- Click to Enlarge ---
The only motel along the road from Red Lodge to Cooke City is a tiny and extremely basic place connected to the Top of the World Store (307/587-5368, $55–79), but there are plenty of places to pitch a tent along the Wyoming stretch of the Beartooth Highway (406/446-2103, www.fs.fed.us/r1/custer/, July–Sept., $8–11).
High on the Beartooth Plateau, Island Lake, about 40 miles west of Red Lodge, and Beartooth Lake, three miles farther west, have trails leading to the many alpine lakes to the north.
Fox Creek, seven miles east of Cooke City, and Crazy Creek, about three miles farther east, don’t have the alpine quality of the higher campgrounds, but they are convenient and attractive wooded riverside spots.
© W.C. McRae & Judy Jewell from Moon Montana, 7th Edition
Buy Moon Travel Guides
Search
Moon Travel Guides make independent travel and outdoor exploration fun and accessible. With expert and adventurous travel writers delivering a mix of honest insight, first-rate strategic travel advice, insider travel tips and an essential dose of humor, Moon Travel Guides ensure that travelers have an uncommon and entirely satisfying experience. Each travel book is filled with unique trip ideas, easy-to-use maps, and detailed information on sights, restaurants, and accommodations. Moon Travel Guides not only point you in the right direction, they inspire new ideas and adventure. Whether you are seeking a relaxing beach trip to Hawaii, or an adventure travel trip to the rainforests of Costa Rica, Moon guidebooks—and Moon.com—are with you every step of the way. Founded in 1973, the Moon Travel Guides series includes Moon Handbooks, Moon Outdoors, Moon Metro, Moon Living Abroad and Moon Spotlight travel books. Moon is based in Berkeley, California and is a proud member of the Perseus Books Group.