Swan Creek Campground

Quiet and beautiful in the trees. Amazing gem in the Gallatin national Forest. It's half a mile from the busy highway, which makes the campground very quiet, and there do not seem to be a lot of noisy folks camping here. The sites in the upper loop are larger and spaced further apart. All sites are pretty shady and many are right on the roaring creek. Awesome forest campground.

I want to give this 5 stars for the beauty and incredible plants, trees and creek, but it SERIOUSLY needs some mosquito abatement. We went at the end of June, I don’t know If that was mosquito hatch season or what, but we couldn’t even leave our camper or tent without 5-10 mosquitoes landing on us immediately. We stayed one night and left early (our reservation was longer) the next day, not even the cool of the morning could keep them away long. That being said, when we did venture out in sweat shirts, pants and sprays, we got amazing photos. My advice: just jog everywhere and hope you don’t get bit every time you step outdoors.

Very quiet and off the beaten path. The creek water is super cold and clean, and trails are close by. There are a few ATVs that come by, but usually mid day to access the upper areas via a dirt road. The river trail looks amazing but beware, Grizzly’s and Black bears frequent the area! Don’t go alone and carry bear spray. Pump water is on site, bathrooms are clean. Not 5-star? Yes, because the host admits to “double dipping” and charging campers to stay, even when a site is already paid for. This is very questionable and he stated “if someone doesn’t show… they don’t get a refund, and I open the site to have someone else pay” Thus, is you see a site that says “Open”… it is 100% already paid for, by someone online that hasn’t showed. He doesn’t change the sign when you pay… to “reserved”

One of the best camping experiences I’ve ever had. Was in site #4. It’s relatively isolated and private. Right on the creek so we slept like angels. Hiking behind (east) of the campground was amazing, my girlfriend and I took the hike up the creek and didn’t see a single other person all day. Pretty waterfall and marshy beaver pond back there, then onto wildflowers and more forest. We’ll definitely be back .We camped in a tent through some thunderstorms overnight a couple nights, even without that it was so romantic and perfect. No people and just the sound of the creek and wildlife. 2 small loops make this a gem! You won’t regret staying here.

Loved the hiking trail. Wildflowers were gorgeous and gentle stream peaceful to enjoy. Spots had lots of space for kiddos to explore as well.