Bureau of Land Management · Montana
Toston Dam
Bureau of Land Management · Montana, United States
- Cost
- No Fees
- Elevation
- 3,983 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Phone
- 406-533-7600
About
BLM campground. This area contains two water-oriented recreation sites. Upper Toston Dam campground is located just above Toston Dam on the Missouri River Reservoir, and Lower Toston Dam campground is just below the dam on the free-flowing river. This reach of the river is a popular fishery for rainbow and brown trout. Wildlife frequent the area, and waterfowl, eagles, hawks, cormorants, and pelicans are common sites. Motorboats can be used above the dam on the small reservoir. Lewis and Clark named the canyon below the dam the Gates of the Mountains.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 18° | -23° | 47° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 31° | 17° | -24° | 54° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 44° | 26° | 6° | 67° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 51° | 31° | 1° | 72° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 63° | 42° | 31° | 80° | 1 of 11 |
| June | 74° | 51° | 38° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 87° | 59° | 47° | 102° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 86° | 59° | 50° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 75° | 51° | 39° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 60° | 37° | 26° | 79° | 7 of 10 |
| November | 46° | 29° | -7° | 64° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 35° | 20° | 3° | 47° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- Lower Toston · Bureau of Land Management · 1 mi
- Missouri Headwaters State Park · Montana State Parks · 15 mi · 17 sites
- Crow Creek · Bureau of Land Management · 15 mi · 8 sites
- Rillway Cabin · USDA Forest Service · 17 mi · 1 sites
- Eagle Guard Station · USDA Forest Service · 21 mi · 1 sites
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