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A campground in the east crazy mountains on the Yellowstone District. **Camp sites:** 12 **Maps:** [Halfmoon Campground Map](http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/STELPRDB5109179.pdf) (527 KB) **Accessible Facilities:** Toilet 6 Sites **Trash Pickup:** No **Firewood:** No **No Reservations:** This campground does not use a reservation system, it is managed on a first-come, first-served basis. Be aware the campground may fill up on weekends & holidays during the summer months and you should arrive in the early afternoon to ensure there is a space available for the night. **Information:** Livingston Office 5242 Hwy 89. Livingston, MT 59047 (406) 222-1892
11 mi N of Big Timber on US 191, 12 mi W on Big Timber Canyon Rd
Nice campsites with mature pine trees. Clean restroom. About a half mile hike to some beautiful waterfalls. The last mile of road was bumpy but not too bad by MT standards.
The road to get in is not maintained and full of pot holes, cow manure, and large edgy rocks. I would recommend having a larger car with good suspension. Other than the initial path, the campsite is in between the mountains and right next to a waterfall. The views were phenomenal and the other campers were very friendly. There is no dumpster though so make sure you have somewhere to store it. Still one of the best campsites I've been in.
5 STARS!!! We camped here for 3 nights mid August 2022.
Pros: Wonderful camping area. The access to the river for the kids to play in was great! The bathrooms (outhouses) were clean and well maintained. There was potable water available for free to refill water tanks. There was wood available for camp fires if you were willing to haul it a few hundred feet from the forest. It cost just $12 a night and we were thrilled with all we got for that price. We will absolutely camp here again next year.
Cons: The roads were a little sketchy. We were pulling in a 29 foot camp trailer and there were some pretty rough spots. I would not try to pull a longer trailer into this camping area. It is not the roads at the camp site, but the roads TO the camp site that were pretty rough in places. It is a really long drive from the main (paved) road not knowing if all the camp sites would be full. We showed up on a Thursday evening and there were only 4 open spots of the 18 total spots. By Friday afternoon the camp site was full.
Even with the few cons, we had a wonderful time. We will enjoy this camp site for years to come.
Half moon campground is a great launching place to hike on trails, or even to just stay there to have a nice picnic. It’s an easy hike to the big timber Creek trails, which are amazing. I was there in the winter. Early January to be exact. There was a cascading set of Falls. It was primarily frozen, and the creek cut through a deep, narrow gorge.
It’s at the bottom of the crazy mountains, which give you an amazing view. I did a half day when it was sunny, and another day when there was a foggy misty bit of snow. Different sorts of views, but both were beautiful.
