First off I'm an avid fisherman so camping on the Madison is something special for me so location will beat out just about anything however since I started brining my family I've had a new perspective. There are only 5 campsites and the first 3 sites are nearly right on a dirt road which is only feet away from where you can pitch a tent. This is a highly desired river for fly fishermen and boaters will buzz through that dirt road ALL day long starting at about 6:30am. So if you like to be woken up by the sounds of a banging trailer a few feet away from your head, this is the place for you. My biggest beef is how fast some of these fisherman go by. They have no regard for children running around and just want to get into the water. I'm constantly worried about my 2 year old getting nailed by one of these idiots.

That said you're right on the river looking out on Varney bridge on a river loaded with massive browns and bows.