Camping

Pine Creek campground (406/222-1892, www.fs.fed.us/r1/gallatin [1], Memorial Day–Labor Day, $11) is 10 miles south of Livingston [2], then six miles east of Highway 89 up Pine Creek Road (reservations at 877/444-6777, www.recreation.gov [3]). Pine Creek Falls is a short hike from the campground, and Jewell and Pine Creek Lakes are three miles up the trail.

Sites may also be reserved at Snowbank (406/222-1892, www.fs.fed.us/r1/gallatin [1], Memorial Day–Labor Day, $11), 20 miles south of Livingston on Highway 89, then another 15 miles east on Mill Creek Road.

Closer to Gardiner [4] and Yellowstone National Park, Tom Miner/Petrified Forest Forest Service campground (406/848-7375, www.fs.fed.us/r1/gallatin [1], June–Oct., $7) is eight miles west of Highway 89 on Tom Miner Road (36 miles south of Livingston). The Gallatin Petrified Forest is a two-mile hike from the campground.

The many fishing-access sites on the Yellowstone River [5] are also de facto campgrounds.

The Forest Service has cabins for rent up Trail Creek, 20 miles southwest of Livingston [2], and Big Creek, 28 miles south of town, then eight miles west on Big Creek Road. These cabins are rented year-round for $30 per night; winter visitors may need skis or a snowmobile to reach them.

Contact the Livingston ranger station (406/222-1892) for reservations.