Vigilante Campground

State: Montana

Address 1: Helena Ranger District

Address 2: Helena National Forest

Open: Seasonal

Number of Sites: 18

Elevation: 4432

County: Lewis and Clark

About: Adjacent to Trout Creek. This pack-it-in/pack-it-out site features picnic tables, toilets, and trailheads for the 12-mile (round-trip) Hanging Valley National Recreation Trail #247 and the Trout Creek Canyon Trail #270 that is handicapped accessible for the first mile. Brochures for the Trout Creek Canyon Trail are available at the trailhead and at the Helena Ranger District.

Fees: $5 (2012)

Water: Drinking Water

Restrooms: Yes

Directions: Located approximately 24 miles northeast of Helena in the Big Belt Mountains. Follow Highway 280 east of Helena about 16 miles to the small community of York. Proceed northeast along Trout Creek another 8 miles to the end of the road and the campground.