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Rattin Campground is located 7 miles south of Red Lodge, Montana, just off the scenic Beartooth Highway. The area is a popular location for fishing, hiking and scenic driving. The administering organization is Gallatin Canyon Campgrounds; e-mail: [email protected] Recreation The Main Fork of Rock Creek offers rainbow trout fishing. Greenough Lake is 8 miles away and is a popular area for canoeing, kayaking and fishing. The Beartooth Wilderness can be accessed via the Hellroaring and Lake Fork Trailheads, both of which are nearby. Beartrack and Corral Creek Trailheads are close by as well. Visitors also enjoy mountain biking and hiking on the Parkside National Recreation Trail. Hellroaring Road is open to off-road vehicles. Facilities This small campground offers single-family sites. Picnic tables and campfire rings with grills are provided, as are accessible vault toilets and drinking water. Natural Features The campground sits in the shadow of the Beartooth Range on the banks of Rock Creek. A forest of aspen and pine covers the area. A variety of wildlife, including grizzly bear, deer and elk, make their home in the surrounding area. Nearby Attractions The charming town of Red Lodge, Montana offers a variety of dining and lodging options, galleries, shops and summer events. The Home of Champions Rodeo is held on the Fourth of July weekend, Beartooth Bike Rally and Iron Horse Rodeo in mid-July, Mountain Man Rendezvous in late July and the Festival of Nations in early August. The Beartooth Highway was deemed "the most beautiful drive in America" by the late Charles Kuralt. It snakes across the rugged Beartooth Mountains from Red Lodge to Cooke City, Montana, and is the highest elevation highway in the Northern Rockies. Along the way, visitors are treated to sweeping views and plentiful outdoor recreation opportunities. Yellowstone National Park's Northeast Entrance is 60 miles from the campground via the Beartooth Highway. The park offers unparalleled wildlife viewing opportunities, as well as breathtaking scenery and unique geological features. ADA Access: N
Rattin Campground is located 60 miles northeast of Cooke City, MT and the northeast gate to Yellowstone National Park. It is 7 miles south of Red Lodge, MT. On U.S. Highway 212, turn off at Rattin Campground Road (Forest Road 379; formerly Eastside Road) and proceed 0.5 miles to the campground entrance on the left.
Two non-towed vehicles may be parked per site.
The first vehicle is included in the basic fee; the second vehicle is charged an extra $9.00 collected at the campground.
Firewood bundles can be purchased from the campground host.
Decent campground, scenic, near water, good hosts.
The warnings regarding mosquitoes are not to be taken lightly though - they were thick. Definitely bring plenty of spray.
Not to good of an experience. The camp sites are very close to the road. Ton of traffic all day created dust for us. Bugs were nuts. No fishing here either. There is Zero privacy I would recommend looking elsewhere. This isn’t the best location for camping
Great location! We loved our visit to the Rattin Compground! Very friendly hosts, the bathrooms were incredibly and well taken care of, they actually smelled clean! Gorgeous views and great places to explore! The only downside was that our particular campground had a lot of garbage on the ground, probably from the previous campers, not from lack of cleaning.
It's the beginning of summer just starting to get warm and we had a bunch of snow over memorial day so maybe it killed the mosquitos...I imagine when it's hot it's outta control because it's marshy so I've seen moose and a small bear. The pass just opened again. It's worth it but pick your time of year right and book spot 5 or six if you want shade for your vehicle. It's beautiful. There's only one first come first serve though...
Beartooth Highway is one of the most stunning trips you can take. Especially if you enjoy touching clouds. But don't go here in the winter.
