Pine Creek Campground

About

Pine Creek Campground occupies a shaded setting of mature Douglas fir and spruce in Paradise Valley, a few miles east of the Yellowstone River. The campground serves as a basecamp for anglers targeting whitefish, rainbow trout, and brown trout in Pine Creek, and hikers bound for the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness. The Pine Creek Trail begins nearby and climbs five miles to the 32-acre alpine Pine Creek Lake; a worthwhile side trip at the one-mile mark offers views of Pine Creek Falls. Facilities include vault toilets, potable water, trash service, and bear-proof food storage boxes. Each site has a picnic table and fire ring. Firewood is sold on-site for $10 per bundle. An accessible fishing dock sits within the campground, and the half-mile Creekside Trail is wheelchair-friendly. The campground has 25 individual sites plus a group site (Site 26) for overnight group camping. Site 28 is a day-use group picnic area only. Horses are not permitted within the campground boundaries. Bears frequent the area, so proper food storage is mandatory.

Directions

From Livingston, head south on Highway 89 for 9 miles. Turn left onto East Side Road and continue 6 miles. Go a quarter-mile past the town of Pine Creek and turn onto Forest Road 202. Continue 3 miles south to the campground. From Gardiner, travel north on Highway 89 to the Pray turnoff on Mill Creek Road. Turn right onto Mill Creek Road and go a half-mile to the stop sign at the junction with East Side Road. Turn left on East Side Road and go about 10 miles to Forest Road 202. Turn right onto 202 and go 3 miles south to the campground.