Established Camping

Bowman Lake Campground

30 Reviews

Closed For the Season

This campground is closed for the season from November 1, 2023 through May 14, 2024.

About

National Park Service

Glacier National Park

Bowman Lake campground is located in the North Fork area of Glacier National Park approximately 32.5 miles from the west entrance and 30 miles from the Canadian border. The drive to Bowman Lake is a very slow, dusty, and bumpy ride on dirt roads. Trailers are not permitted. The campground is…

Reservation Info

RVs and truck and trailer combinations are not permitted at Bowman Lake due to the nature of the long, narrow, and windy dirt road to the campground. Turning vehicles around (3-point turns) is difficult.

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Access

Drive-In
Park next to your site
Hike-In
Backcountry sites.
Boat-In
Sites accessible by watercraft.

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Site Types

Tent Sites

Features

For Campers

ADA Access
Trash
Picnic Table
Firewood Available
Reservable
Drinking Water
Toilets
Pets
Fires

For Vehicles

Sanitary Dump

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Shana D.

Legend

Reviewed Sep. 28, 2022

Heaven on Earth!

Long, rough dirt roads leads you to this primitive campground at the gorgeous Bowman Lake.

The sites are roomy with lots of trees. Clean pit toilets and a few water spigots are available.

For those who want it, there is no cell service!

Spend the day kayaking or paddle boarding in this…

Month of VisitOctober

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Patsy R.

Guide

Reviewed Sep. 16, 2022

Secluded & Serenity - Need AWD/4x4 or high clearance car

First let me say DON’T plan on camping here unless you have the proper vehicle to get you safely up that road. If you are driving a low profile vehicle you are likely to blow your suspension as it is a dirt road with lots of potholes. I was fine with my 4Runner but I definitely saw some people in…

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Month of VisitOctober

Nancy

Guide

Reviewed Feb. 12, 2022

Beautiful Bowman Lake

We were visiting GNP in mid-June 2021 and originally wanted to stay at Apgar, or another campground closer to the Going to the Sun road, but since we did not have reservation to get into Glacier National Park & going to the Sun Road, we headed up to the north fork area of GNP to see if we could…

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