Campgrounds and RV parks near Philipsburg, MT

Philipsburg sits in the Flint Creek Valley of southwest Montana, roughly an hour southeast of Missoula and a short drive off Interstate 90 via Highway 1. The town is a compact base for RV travel, with Georgetown Lake about ten miles south and the Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness rising to the west. Elevation in town is above 5,200 feet, and most nearby camping sits between 5,200 and 6,500 feet. Options range from full-hookup in-town parks to forested public campgrounds. The Inn at Philipsburg and RV Park and Copper Court RV Park keep RVers close to Broadway shops and restaurants, while Big Sky RV Park and Campground and Boulder Creek Lodge and RV Park offer larger sites suited to travelers passing through on longer routes. Lost Creek State Park, in a granite-walled canyon north of nearby Anaconda, provides a rustic public alternative for smaller rigs. The surrounding Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, the largest national forest in Montana, adds dozens of Forest Service campgrounds around Georgetown Lake and Rock Creek within an easy drive.

Private RV parks in and around Philipsburg, including The Inn at Philipsburg and RV Park, Boulder Creek Lodge and RV Park, Big Sky RV Park and Campground, and Copper Court RV Park, are booked directly through each property. Contact them by phone or website; summer weekends fill fastest. Forest Service campgrounds in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest use Recreation.gov. Philipsburg Bay Campground on Georgetown Lake, for example, has 65 sites, with 34 reservable through Recreation.gov and 31 held as first come, first served. Many smaller Forest Service sites in the Pintler Ranger District are entirely first come, first served. Lost Creek State Park is run by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Its 25 campsites are first come, first served, and trailers are limited to 23 feet. A day-use fee applies for out-of-state vehicles.