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Nelson Reservoir - USBR

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Location

Nelson Reservoir - USBR is located in Montana

Coordinates

48.49292681 N
107.53122097 W

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Access

Drive-In
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WiFi
Unknown
Verizon
Good
AT&T
Unknown
T-Mobile
Good

Site Types

Tent Sites
RV Sites
Standard (Tent/RV)
Group

Features

For Campers

ADA Access
Trash
Picnic Table
Phone Service
Drinking Water
Toilets
Pets
Fires

For Vehicles

Pull-Through Sites

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Ricardo Q.

Traveler

Reviewed Sep. 11, 2023

Bugs! But... Bar!

Yeah as one reviewer noted, there is no lack of flying insects to accost you. Probably more bugs than I have ever seen in recent memory. Dodge the bugs by going to the kickass little bar down the road!

Month of VisitSeptember

Lauren

Traveler

Reviewed Oct. 30, 2022

A place to sleep off of highway 2

Stayed one night, 10/15/22 on a road trip out to the Midwest. It was dark when we pulled in, hard to see the landscape/campground sites, but we found one right on the edge of the reservoir. There were multiple other RVs already set up, hunters mostly this time of year. Vault toilet, picnic table and fire pit at the campsite and some trees. Not very many trees between campsites, so don’t expect too much privacy. It was very windy the night we stayed. But it was free, close the highway 2, and open all year long. I saw no trash services or water but that could be the time of year. Very close off highway 2, maybe a 3 minute drive past the sleeping Buffalo hotsprings.

Month of VisitNovember

Mimi

Legend

Reviewed Jun. 21, 2022

Free and Gorgeous

This place is awesome as long as you don't mind voracious mosquitos! No hookups. No designated sites. Pit toilets. Beautiful area. Fire rings. Nice launch for boats. No water at all on site, so fill up your tank before you go. No dump station. About a mile away from Sleeping Buffalo Hot Springs.

Month of VisitJuly

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Katie O.

Guide

Reviewed Jun. 17, 2021

Bugs

Cool looking place, but the mosquitoes were unbearable when we stopped to look for a spot. We ended up packing up and leaving- I wouldn’t chance the gravel road down to this bug haven. Lots of prairie dogs skittering on the ground too, not too dog friendly.

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Month of VisitJuly

Tim

Guide

Reviewed Sep. 8, 2020

Nice spot- secluded

Nice spot. Had the place mostly to ourselves. One RV showed up later, ran a generator for an hour but was quiet after that. Lovely view. It was REALLY windy when we arrived- parked our car as a wind break and put our tent next to it. I suspect the bug this is real, though the wind kept us from dealing with them.... it was also really cold (28 degrees when I woke at 5 am) which prob kept them down. Easy spot to stay for a night on our way to glacier.