Gardiner District

US Forest Service · Montana

Gardiner District in Montana. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 803 public campsites we map in Montana.

The Gardiner district covers the southeast part of Custer Gallatin National Forest, bordering Yellowstone National Park. Both Gardiner, MT and Cooke City, MT are within the Gardiner district.

What we know about it

Managed by: US Forest Service
Fee: Not published (the agency does not list one)
Booking: first-come, first-served
Dogs: Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)
Coordinates: 45.03535, -110.71378

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Nearest sites we map

Eagle Creek Campground - Custer Gallatin National Forest3 km · US Forest Service
Timber Camp Campground11 km · US Forest Service
Bear Creek Campground - Mt12 km · US Forest Service
Canyon Campground21 km · US Forest Service
Dome Mountain Wildlife Management Area24 km · State park system
Carbella Rec Site25 km · Bureau of Land Management

Source: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-02-25, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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