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TUCQUALA
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Jul 06, 2013

Racetrack Campground, Montana??

Anyone have any insider info on Racetrack Campground (NF) sw of Deer Lodge???

Looking to spend a couple of nights in Aug, Fri & Sat.

Been to the website, and other sites that have minimal info on this. Just looking for any personal experiences at this campground.

Appreciate any and all comments!!!


Gerry

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  • Post pics after your stay there please. After looking it up on the FS web site, looks like a good spot to stop on our trips to eastern Montana. The Montana Territorial Prison in Deer Lodge is a neat tour to do, it is one of only three that are left.
  • OOPS...glad you found it, hope its everything you needed/wanted...The pic is from a place about 45 min from our front door...Love Montana. I was born and raised in Kennewick...
  • Well, we will be spending 2 nights at Racetrack NF campground in a few days. Part of a 5 wk trip back to MN and down to CO.

    I expect the campground to a nice, typical Nat Forest site, and we are looking forward to the short stay.

    Those of you (!!!) who may wonder about the campground(like we did), will have find out yourselves!!!!!
  • MontanaCamper, thanks for the info, BUT (!), this is a National Forest campground named "Racetrack". Don't know how or why it is named that, but must have a great story.

    It is located about halfway down between Deer Lodge and Anaconda, west of the freeway.

    I guess I'm just looking for someone to tell us anymore info than can be seen on the NF website.

    Where is your rig at in your picture???

    Thanks agin'!!!
  • Not sure of that race track, but the one in Belgrade you can drycamp in the parking lot...just park east of the track in the big level field. And Billings I guess you can camp in the parking lot, never been there, but will this year sometime. Early September is the Gibson Guitar Nationals, Gibson has a factory in Belgrade...couple of big names come up, sprints and late models

    TUCQUALA- born/raised in Kennewick
  • http://www.forestcamping.com/dow/northern/deercmp.htm#racetrack

    I think we drove thru this CG, but sure can't remember anything.

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