Established Camping
Jo Bonner Campground
About
Bureau of Land Management
Canyon Ferry Lake
Overview
Jo Bonner Campground is located at the Northeastern end of Canyon Ferry Reservoir; 30 miles east of Helena, Montana and offers year-round access to a wide range of recreational opportunities. Jo Bonner Campground is named for Josephine Agnes Martin Bonner (1907-1965) by Montana's Governor John Bonner (1902-1970). Today, Jo Bonner Campground is a small quaint campground that offers easy access.__
Recreation
Canyon Ferry Reservoir offers a wide range of year-round recreational opportunities. Water related activities include everything from swimming and fishing to sailing and motor-boating. Canoeists and kayakers explore the many quiet backwater bays. Jet skiers, windsurfers and water skiers skim the summer waves, while winter draws ice fishermen, ice boaters and ice skaters.
Facilities
Jo Bonner Campground has 17 designated campsites . Each campsite has a picnic table and a fire rings. During the recreation season facilities at Jo Bonner campground include two vault toilets, potable water, trash dumpster, and a campground host.__ There is a gravel boat launch with a courtesty dock located just outside of the campground.
Natural Features
Jo Bonner Campground is located at northern end of Canyon Ferry Reservoir between the Big Belt and Elkhorns mountain ranges.______
Nearby Attractions
Jo Bonner Campground on Canyon Ferry Reservoir is located halfway between Yellowstone National Park and Glacier National Park along with the capital city of Helena, Montana. For up to date events visit, www.helenamt.com.
contact_info
For facility specific information, please call (406) 475-3920.
Fee Info
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
- Boat-InSites accessible by watercraft.
Stay Connected
- WiFiUnknown
- VerizonGood
- AT&TUnknown
- T-MobileUnknown
Site Types
- Tent Sites
- RV Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
Features
For Campers
- Trash
- Picnic Table
- Phone Service
- Drinking Water
- Toilets
- Alcohol
- Pets
- Fires
Fine for what it is
The campground itself is nice. It’s on a cove and sheltered from the wind. It is right in the middle of a village so you are surrounded by houses. The current caretaker is quite rude and not accommodating unfortunately. Pets must be leashes.
Not the location of Jo Bonnor - this is a maintenance facility
This is not the correct location of Jo Bonnor Campground, this site is a maintenance facility.
Nice small campground - but next to houses
This is a nice campground on Canyon Ferry Lake. Camp ground has tables and fire rings at all the sites except for one ADA site for some reason. Two vault toilets. Large boat ramp. Many large trees provide shade for most sites. Almost gave this 3 starts as the main drawback is all the houses around the campground. This is a lightly used campground, I have only ever seen a few people camping here the several times I have visited the campground.
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Location
Jo Bonner Campground is located in Montana
Directions
Heading north along MT Highway 12/287 from Townsend, MT, turn right onto Spokane Creek Road. Follow Spokane Creek Road for 4.6 miles and turn right onto County Road 430/Canyon Ferry Road and continue 7.9 miles. Turn right on to East Shore Drive and continue straight .3 miles to Jo Bonner Campground.______
Address
7700 CANYON FERRY RD
Helena, MT 59602
Coordinates
46.644627 N
111.683576 W