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M-K is a free campground located 2.6 miles up the Main Fork Rock Creek Road #2421, not far from the Beartooth Highway.**Camp sites:** 10 * **Max Trailer Length** : 20ft * **Host** : No * **Accessible Facilities:** Vault Toilets * **Trash Pickup:** No * **Firewood:** No. Don't move firewood to other areas or bring in outside firewood. Prevent the spread of tree-killing insects by obtaining firewood near your destination and burning it there. **Reservations:** No
M-K Campground is named after the Morrison-Knudsen civil engineering and construction company who were in charge of building the switchbacks on the Beartooth Highway between 1932 and 1936. Their camp was in the valley in the approximate location of the current day M-K campground.
**Directions from district office:** Drive south on US Hwy 212 towards Cooke City for 10.9 miles. Turn right onto the Main Fork Rock Creek Rd (FR #2421). Drive 0.9 miles past Parkside, Greenough and Limberpine Campgrounds. Turn left just have to Limberpine Campground to continue on the Main Fork Rock Creek Rd. Drive 2.6 miles to the campground. *Please be advised the Main Fork Rd. is bumpy and rocky, especially beyond M-K campground. High clearance vehicles are recommended. **Information: Beartooth Ranger District 6811 Hwy 212 Red Lodge, MT 59068 (406) 446-2103**
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. There is a 16-day stay limit. Some sites have bear-resistant food storage lockers. M-K Campground remains open year-round. In the off-season there are no services, the campground is not maintained, and roads are not plowed. If you visit outside the peak fee season, please bring your own water, and toilet paper (the outhouse will remain open), and please pack out your trash.
Great place that's not too far away. Easy to get too, and you can almost always find a camping spot.
Great campground. Rock creek runs next to it. Big tall beautiful trees. Mountains all around. Tent camping allowed. The roads going out to the sites are not bad. Highly recommend!
Absolutely love this area. M-k campground specifically has large fire pits in every spot associated with it and about half of them also have metal bear food storage containers. Most of the sites are pretty large. The site pictured here doesn't have one (bear container). All of them have huge tables. Room for 12 or so. 2 out houses to choose from. Most days it's really not bad. Some days its ROUGH. . . Still beats pooping in the woods I say. Bring bear spray/.40 cal pistol or larger for bear protection. Been going here for 20yrs now have only ever seen 2 bears from miles away but have heard many stories. Parking for 2 trucks or possibly 3 cars designated for each spot. Good chance of seeing deer/moose in the summer. Camping is free. Camp sites are far enough away to provide adequate privacy as well. Additional camping spots all along the road that leads to m-k even up to the top where glacier lake trial is. Some up there but way more bear danger.
