Best time to go
Fox Creek is first come, first served, with no reservations. The campground typically opens from late June to early or mid-September. Beartooth Highway is a seasonal high-mountain road, so check its status near the season's edges.
Overview
About Fox Creek Campground
Why stop
- Select sites offer electric hookups.
- Nearby trailheads reach both mountain ranges.
Heads up
- No reservations and a short operating season.
Map
Where it is
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Before you go
Best time to go
1 active Beartooth Highway alert
- ClosureBeartooth Highway seasonal closure and falling-rock advisoryBeartooth Highway (US-212) is closed for the season between Cooke City and Red Lodge; do not plan to travel the highway as a through route.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Beartooth Highway Tour Guide
Your drive to Fox Creek Campground, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Beartooth Highway. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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Fox Creek Campground0:00 / 0:19
“You're nearing Fox Creek Campground, an overnight stop with views of Pilot and Index Peaks.”
Plays as you drive up to Fox Creek Campground in the Parkwolf Beartooth Highway Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
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- 62 audio storiesacross Beartooth Highway’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Grizzly Bear, Gray Wolf, Bison, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 82 trails, 36 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
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Guide
More about Fox Creek Campground
Camp below Pilot and IndexFox Creek is a 33-site campground on the Wyoming stretch of Beartooth Highway, with views of…
Fox Creek is a 33-site campground on the Wyoming stretch of Beartooth Highway, with views of Pilot and Index Peaks. Keep it in mind for a high-country overnight between scenic-drive stops.
What comes with a siteSome single sites and two triple sites have electric hookups; the maximum vehicle spur is 32…
Some single sites and two triple sites have electric hookups; the maximum vehicle spur is 32 feet. Vault toilets, picnic tables and bear boxes are available, and food storage is required. Stays are limited to 16 days. Potable water is listed, but recent visitors have reported problems; check before relying on it.
Head into both rangesNearby trailheads give access to both the Absaroka and Beartooth ranges.
Nearby trailheads give access to both the Absaroka and Beartooth ranges. Day hiking and stream or river fishing are among the activities around camp, so this works well as an overnight if you want time off the highway.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Beartooth Highway
42 sightingsGrizzly BearMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
22 sightingsGray WolfMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
49 sightingsBisonMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
122 sightingsMooseMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
260 sightingsMountain GoatMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
16 sightingsBighorn SheepMost seen around 7 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Beartooth Highway. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
