Vigilante Campground

This is a beautiful campground nestled in a rocky canyon along Trout Creek within Helena National Forest, about 20–24 miles northeast of Helena. The campground spans roughly 7 acres and includes 12–14 primitive, first‑come-first‑served sites. Each spot has a picnic table, fire ring with grate, vault toilet, and a hand‑pump for drinking water. It’s accessible to tents and trailers up to 16 feet long. It is a very quiet and peaceful wooded campground in a really scenic area.

Lovely hike in the woods. The camp ground has a cozy setting in the woods of the mountain with creeks to play in. Lots of beauty to explore. The trout trail was kid friendly and So peaceful. We all loved it.

Easy to get to. Only a little bit of dirt road. But .. make sure you got a spare tire... those rocks are sharp. The area is beautiful. The trout creek trailhead is right there. Walk through a narrow canyon pass... a easy grade hike. Great for kids even. But spectacular for anyone.

We hiked the trail head that's located at Vigilante campground " the trout creek canyon trail". Beautiful trail! 12 miles long, winding, and must be great for mountain bikers too as we saw a lot of them.

One of the better national forest campgrounds in Montana. Many sites are spread out and have tall trees. Extremely quiet due to its location at the end of the road. Trout Creek flows right nearby through its gorgeous namesake canyon. Hanging Valley is a excellent (somewhat strenuous) hike that leaves from the campground to a viewpoint HIGH up on the canyon wall (don't worry, there's a metal fence).