Custer Gallatin National Forest

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Reviews

Custer Gallatin National Forest campgrounds and cabins are widely praised for their beautiful, peaceful natural settings with spacious, clean campsites and friendly, helpful hosts. Facilities are generally well-maintained with clean restrooms and bear-proof storage, providing good access to outdoor activities like hiking, fishing, and wildlife viewing. Many sites offer privacy near lakes, rivers, and trails and proximity to Yellowstone is a common highlight. However, visitors frequently note challenges such as rough, washboard, or dusty access roads, insect issues particularly mosquitoes and flies, occasional noise from highways, generators, or nearby campers, limited amenities like water hookups and showers, and occasional management or reservation difficulties. Cabins may show some maintenance issues and require guests to bring supplies due to limited amenities. Road access, noise, and insect presence are recurring concerns, but the natural beauty and attentive hosts contribute to an enjoyable camping experience overall.

Beautiful natural and scenic locations

Clean and well-maintained facilities and restrooms

Friendly, helpful, and attentive camp hosts

Spacious and private campsites with good amenities

Close proximity to Yellowstone and outdoor activities

Rough, dusty, or poorly maintained access roads

Severe mosquito and insect presence in some areas

Noise from highways, generators, or nearby campers

Limited amenities such as showers, water hookups, and dump stations

Occasional management, reservation, and maintenance issues

4,717 reviews

5 stars

3,101

4 stars

956

3 stars

316

2 stars

185

1 stars

159

Cody L

Campground:Ibex Cabin

Loop:Area Ibex Cabin

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Reviewed 7 days ago

Very comfortable. Woodstove kept us warm. Plenty of wood provided. Beds were comfortable. Beautiful setting.

Dave K

Campground:Big Creek Cabin

Loop:Area Big Creek Cabin

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Reviewed 9 days ago

Great larger cabin lots of room. great wood cook stove in kitchen, if you know how to use one..... ( not hard).. I think it is a wonderful place to base out of. Not super private as the road goes right through the front yard, but nice when we were there in the fall. Picnic tables outside , one down near the creek. My only complaint would be the splitting maul and pulaski left in wood shed for splitting and making kindling.... useless junk. and unsafe... bring your own axe or splitting maul. ....Seriously a Pulaski with a broken/cutoff handle is not a wood splitting tool .

Teresa B

Campground:Moose Creek Flat Campground

Loop:Area Moose Creek Flat Campground

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Reviewed 16 days ago

$30 per night to camp along side a major highway connecting Bozeman to Big Sky is outrageous. The campground pictures show a clean campground along the Gallatin River. What it does show is that you are literally camping right along side a highway with truck traffic running 24/7. It was so noisy sleeping was difficult even in a trailer. We paid for two nights and left after the first night due to the noise. The only upside was the restrooms were clean and the the small campground was well tended.

Tammy `

Campground:West Boulder Cabin

Loop:Area West Boulder Cabin

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Reviewed 17 days ago

We always enjoy our annual visit to this wonderful cabin! Cabin was clean and everything in order - although rearranged from all prior years. We love how roomy and having separate kitchen, living/dining and a bedroom, and having electricity and a stove and refrigerator - so convenient with lots of kids! We love the front porch and easy access to river and trails. The wood stove works great!

Denise B

Campground:Big Creek Cabin

Loop:Area Big Creek Cabin

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Reviewed 17 days ago

Wonderful cabin, close to Yellowstone. Tons of room, comfortable sleeping pads, lots of wood to keep us warm and the Woodfire stove is amazing to cook on. Directions for stoves are posted and lots of lighting options. There was a Coleman propane stove worked great to boil water! Books to read games to play, puzzles for entertainment. Outdoor firepit is great! Right by the creek, 2 outdoor tables and two covered porches. Toilet is a quick skip away and has a window on the door to give a little natural light! We loved this cabin and were looking forward to future stays. We cleaned up and left it better then before, as always recommended. Thanks to the forest service for renting this historic cabin out. Beautiful location for all seasons!!!

Oliver R

Campground:Fourmile Cabin

Loop:Area Fourmile Cabin

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Reviewed 18 days ago

We travelled from Australia and had an amazing stay in this cosy, authentic Montana cabin. Surrounded by beautiful mountain scenery, it was the perfect wilderness getaway. Spotting a black bear near the cabin made the experience even more special! The cabin had everything we needed, and we would happily stay again. Highly recommended for anyone looking for a genuine Montana adventure!

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Popularity: Quiet

Busiest in November, when about 24% of guest capacity is reserved. Based on 4 years of reservations.