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Madison Islands

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· Three Forks, Gallatin, Montana
24 acres hosted by Heather O.
15 RV sites
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Primitive camping
Best for self-contained campers. There are no toilets, showers, or potable water at this Hipcamp.
This property is located on the Madison River at the headwaters of the Missouri River! It has views of surrounding mountain ranges including the Bridgers, Tobacco Roots, & the Spanish Peaks. It is also minutes from downtown Three Forks, MT for dining and shopping. On-site activities include fishing , swimming, hiking, biking, boating/floating, wildlife viewing, bird watching, and stargazing under the big sky. The camping area even has enough space to accommodate grazing horses. With open grassy fields and a large wooded area there is plenty to be explored in this Montana outdoor paradise. Address and Directions: On I-90 exit on 278 you will be on "Frontage Rd" go east to "Old Town Road" than turn east on "Old Town Main Street" NOTE: (You will see a old Victorian house on the west side of the street. Old Town Main street is on the optimist side of the road). Easiest entry is off of Main Street. Enter just in front of the larked RV and make your way into and through the field.
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Jakub Z.recommends
January 16, 2024
Site 6 - Madison River Retreat
Stayed for months what a hidden gem i am blessed for the opportunity
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Jakub Z.recommends
January 16, 2024
Site 6 - Madison River Retreat
Best hipcamp ever
This was the best hipcamp I've stayed at from 8+ hipcamps. If you follow the maps in the app its easy to find. Its at the end of the street where the gate is next to the neighbor who's address says "100". It was very private and spacious as we were all alone. There are hunters in the warmer days shooting duck but it didn't bother us for months. The fresh rivers flowing were amazing to drink from for my dogs every day. It was a great place to meditate and pray and some of the best fresh air you could get. Heather was very welcoming and very happy to have us. It was nice to have a good owner and her property manager is also very educated and welcoming. He taught me about the creation of the banks by the army corps of engineers and even offered me his fishing rod. This place is surely blessed. The neighbors were far and I didn't have to worry about anybody hearing us or our generators. They were also very polite and welcoming. The stars were beautiful and my dogs would bark for hours farther down the property and I would be barely able to hear them, they loved it. We saw the moose too! That was the first animal my dog didn't charge, it was huge! My dog also got into a porcupine here so we thank for the experience. There was deer almost daily for months they just moved a but further onto the surrounding properties to stay away from my dogs. We r mmmmmm
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Sean G.
October 16, 2023
Site 12 - Madison River Retreat
Parking in open field was fine. Fairly quiet even though conveniently close to the highway. Directions were unclear. Entrance was next to a 5th wheel, not an RV. Needs a sign at entrance. Tried calling the number provided but nobody picked up.
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Brandon F.recommends
September 10, 2023
Site 11 - Madison River Retreat
Great location! Minimal freeway noise. We will be returning.
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Shelly S.recommends
September 5, 2023
Site 11 - Madison River Retreat
Great spot, it’s a big open field, lots of room to park multiple rvs. We couldn’t find our site marker so we just picked a spot. My boys loved being right on the river. We fished, kayaked and paddled around. We saw lots of birds, an Osprey caught a fish right in front of us and we saw a mama moose with two babies!! There’s a farmstand right across the street we bought some baked goods and veggies. Loved it!
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Three Forks, Gallatin, Montana, United StatesTraditional, ancestral territory of Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla, Salish, and Niitsítpiis-stahkoii ᖹᐟᒧᐧᐨᑯᐧ ᓴᐦᖾᐟ (Blackfoot / Niitsítapi ᖹᐟᒧᐧᒣᑯ) First Nations according to To respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking
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Hosted by Heather O.Joined in September 2022
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