Halfmoon Campground

Half moon campground is a great launching place to hike on trails, or even to just stay there to have a nice picnic. It’s an easy hike to the big timber Creek trails, which are amazing. I was there in the winter. Early January to be exact. There was a cascading set of Falls. It was primarily frozen, and the creek cut through a deep, narrow gorge. It’s at the bottom of the crazy mountains, which give you an amazing view. I did a half day when it was sunny, and another day when there was a foggy misty bit of snow. Different sorts of views, but both were beautiful.

Writing this as a crew member for the Crazy Mountain Ultra. I drive a FWD Ram ProMaster 2500 high roof. The road up is 17 miles of dirt and at no time did I feel uncomfortable in my rig. The biggest pot holes were near the cattle guards. It might be tight in spots for oncoming traffic if you're pulling a trailer/camper in certain spots. The views at the campground are spectacular. I would come back here again.

5 STARS!!! We camped here for 3 nights mid August 2022. Pros: Wonderful camping area. The access to the river for the kids to play in was great! The bathrooms (outhouses) were clean and well maintained. There was potable water available for free to refill water tanks. There was wood available for camp fires if you were willing to haul it a few hundred feet from the forest. It cost just $12 a night and we were thrilled with all we got for that price. We will absolutely camp here again next year. Cons: The roads were a little sketchy. We were pulling in a 29 foot camp trailer and there were some pretty rough spots. I would not try to pull a longer trailer into this camping area. It is not the roads at the camp site, but the roads TO the camp site that were pretty rough in places.

Nice campsites with mature pine trees. Clean restroom. About a half mile hike to some beautiful waterfalls. The last mile of road was bumpy but not too bad by MT standards.

The road to get in is not maintained and full of pot holes, cow manure, and large edgy rocks. I would recommend having a larger car with good suspension. Other than the initial path, the campsite is in between the mountains and right next to a waterfall. The views were phenomenal and the other campers were very friendly. There is no dumpster though so make sure you have somewhere to store it. Still one of the best campsites I've been in.