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Madison Islands

71%

· Three Forks, Gallatin, Montana

24 acres hosted by Heather O.

15 RV sites

Nomadic 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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7 ratings · 7 reviews

Bina S.doesn't recommend

June 7, 2024

Site 11 - Madison River Retreat

This place was incredibly difficult to find, and for no reason! There was no gate, as stated in the instructions, instead there was a break in a fence with a nice no trespassing sign posted to make you feel really confused and uncomfortable about driving down the road. The only reason I found my spit was because the host answered her phone, if she hadn't been available I would never have even considered driving down that private driveway! A small, hipcamp sites this way sign could easily fix the problem. As for the " tent sites" you literally drive across a field, with no indication you are in the right place until you find a tiny metal sign with number on it. The campsites are completely overgrown, thorny, knee high grass, not a clearing in sight. I was the only person there that night so I was able to pitch my tent under the single tree and have shade, but other than that there was no shade anyway a tent could fit. The pictures are misleading, there is no actual camp sites by the river. And to get to the water and swim, as was offered in the listing I had to scramble down steep rocky cliff. Not kid friendly at all! And the freeway is incredibly loud all night long. 1/10 would not recommend.

Jordan M.

April 1, 2024

Site 12 - Madison River Retreat

It’s really hard to find the site location and the site numbers! It’s a cool space with a lot of field and access to the river. Good views of mountains!

Jakub Z.recommends

January 16, 2024

Site 6 - Madison River Retreat

Stayed for months what a hidden gem i am blessed for the opportunity

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

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.

Brandon F.recommends

September 10, 2023

Site 11 - Madison River Retreat

Great location! Minimal freeway noise. We will be returning.

Location

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

Hosted by Heather O.Joined in September 2022

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