Montana Campgrounds & RV Parks

Nestled on the southwest shore of Flathead Lake, the Big Arm Unit Campground in Flathead Lake State Park offers 40 campsites and three yurts situated along the shoreline and boasting spectacular views of the Mission Mountains.

The campsite has restrooms with showers, flushing toilets and washing up facilities, and popular activities in the area include swimming, boating, fishing, hiking, and mountain biking on the many trails in the area. It is also a popular spot to launch boats for trips to Wild Horse Island.

The campsite is situated at the southern end of Flathead Lake, which is based on the Flathead Indian Reservation, so Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribe fishing licenses are required to fish in the lake.

Map, 28031 Big Arm State Park Road, Big Arm, MT 59910

Located on the south end of Flathead Lake, Finley Point Campground is a shady campground surrounded by a mature Ponderosa pine forest with 16 RV campsites, two primitive walk-in campsites, and four boat camping slips with water and electric hookups.

All campsites have picnic tables and fire rings, and campground amenities include comfort stations with hot showers and vault toilets, a marina with 16 boat slips, a boat ramp, a boat sewage dump, and a day-use picnic area. Finley Point offers a wealth of recreational activities, including hiking, mountain biking, boating, paddling, canoeing, fishing, swimming, and wildlife watching. Close to the park, visitors can enjoy golf, dining out, shopping, and other forms of entertainment.

Finley Point Campground, 31453 S Finley Point Rd, Polson, MT 59860, Phone: 406-887-2715

Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park is a state park in southeastern Jefferson County that is named for its primary feature – the namesake limestone caverns. Montana's first and best-known state park was established to showcase the spectacular limestone caverns, which are naturally air-conditioned and lined with massive columns, helictites, stalactites, and stalagmites.

The park is also home to a new visitor’s center with an amphitheater, a large campground with overnight cabins, a tipi, and showers that are open year-round, picnic areas, and several hiking trails. Amenities and services in the park include mountain biking, fishing, guided and self-guided interpretive nature walks, bird and wildlife watching.

Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park, Whitehall, MT 59759, Phone: 406-287-3541

Romantic Montana Campgrounds & RV Parks

Nestled on the north shore of Middle Thompson Lake, Logan State Park is a public recreation area encompassing 17 acres between Libby and Kalispell that offers a wealth of outdoor activities. Situated within the 3,000-acre Thompson Chain of Lakes State Park, Logan State Park features spectacular forests of ponderosa pine, Douglas-fir, western larch, and the Upper, Middle, and Lower Thompson lakes offer boating, fishing, swimming, and water-skiing.

Logan State Park has a campground with sites for tents, vans, trailers, and RVs with picnic tables, fire rings, restrooms with hot showers and vault toilets and potable water. There is also a dump station, an information station, and several day-use picnic areas.

Logan State Park, U.S. Hwy 2 W, Kalispell, MT 59901, Phone: 406-752-5501

Spread over 31 acres along the eastern edge of Lake Placid, Placid Lake State Park is a public recreation area 28 miles northeast of Missoula that is renowned for its spectacular natural beauty, world-class trout fishing, diverse variety of wildlife and wealth of recreational activities.

Placid Lake State Park has 40 campsites, including 17 with electricity hookups, as well as a hike-bike camping site equipped bicycle racks that accommodate nine tents and has bear-resistant food lockers, fire rings, potable water, and a covered shelter with picnic table and electrical outlets. Recreational activities include fishing, swimming, canoeing, boating, bird-watching, kayaking, picnicking, and water-skiing.

Placid Lake State Park, 5001 N Placid Lake Rd, Seeley Lake, MT 59868, Phone: 406-677-6804

Salmon Lake State Park is a public recreation area occupying 42 acres on the eastern side of Salmon Lake that provides a beautiful and tranquil setting to enjoy an array of water recreation activities. Based 32 miles northeast of Missoula in the Clearwater River chain between the Mission and Swan mountain ranges, Salmon Lake State Park has a family-friendly campground in a lovely woodland setting with 24 campsites.

It also has a hike-bike campsite equipped with a bicycle rack and a bicycle maintenance stand that can accommodate up to 10 tents, along with bear-resistant food lockers, fire ring, bear-resistant food lockers, potable water, electrical outlets and covered shelter with picnic tables. Recreational activities include fishing, swimming, canoeing, boating, bird-watching, kayaking, picnicking, and water-skiing.

Salmon Lake State Park, 2329 Mount Hwy 83, Seeley Lake, MT 59868, Phone: 406-677-6804

Montana Campgrounds & RV Parks for Families

Stretching for over 20 miles between Kalispell and Libby and spread over 3,000 acres, Thompson Chain of Lakes State Park is an extensive area that is home to 18 lakes including Lower Thompson Lake, Middle Thompson Lake, Upper Thompson Lake, McGregor Lake, Little McGregor Lake, Horseshoe Lake, and Loon Lake.

Upper Thompson Lake Campground is set on the shores of the lake and features 83 standard campsites and eight group campsites, all of which are rustic and do not have without drinking water. Amenities include a boat ramp, established fire pits, picnic tables and vault toilets, and recreational activities in the area range from camping, boating, and fishing to swimming, water skiing, and canoeing.

Upper Thompson Lake Campground, 68 Thompsons Lake Rd, East Berne, NY 12059, Phone: 518-872-1674

Wayfarers State Park is a public recreation area half a mile south of the charming town of Bigfork with beautiful views over Flathead Lake, including some of the best sunsets in the state. The campground has 30 campsites with sites for tents and RVs, picnic tables, fire rings, and comfort stations with coin-operated showers, vault and pit toilets, and potable water.

Amenities in the park include boat and trailer dump stations, firewood and ice sales, and group-use shelter, and children’s playground is located in the adjacent Harry Horn Park. Activities in the park range from camping, boating, and fishing to swimming, canoeing.

Wayfarers / Flathead Lake State Park, 8600 Mount Hwy 35, Bigfork, MT 59911, Phone: 406-837-3041

Located in a picturesque setting next to the Bozeman Hot Springs and the Gallatin River, the Bozeman Hot Springs Campground is an ideal base for those wanting to enjoy the hot springs and other activities in the area.

The campground has sites for tents and RVs with electrical and water hookups, as well as overnight cabins, modern restrooms with flushing toilets, hot showers, and potable water, and coin-operated laundry services.

Campground amenities include a clubhouse, a games room, ladder golf, horseshoes, a children’s playground, and an outdoor chessboard, and activities range from hiking, mountain biking, fishing, swimming in the river, and soaking in the hot springs. Open seasonally.

Bozeman Hot Springs Campground, 81123 Gallatin Rd, Bozeman, MT 59718, Phone: 406-587-3030