A lakeside campground on the shores of Whitefish Lake.

Whitefish Lake State Park Campground

This campground is located in a great spot for getting onto Whitefish Lake and being near town while still out in the woods. But... There are train tracks about 40 feet away from some of the campsites and trains come through almost all night long. If you are a light sleeper I wouldn't plan on getting much sleep. There are restrooms and water as well as a day picnic area. Overall, the campground is quite nice and has good proximity to some beautiful hikes. Also, if you are into winter camping this is probably one of the best places to camp to get out to Whitefish to ski.

Trains!

Whitefish Lake State Park is located right on the south end of Whitefish Lake. Beautiful sunsets across the lake and wonderful views of the Northern Lights during the summer months. If your lucky and can reserve a spot on the Fourth of July you will see the city's fireworks display on the lake. 

Campground has about 25 camping locations, restroom and showers, public boat launch and on site campground host. Perfect location for kayaking and paddle boarding.

 As others have stated you are right next to train tracks and they do run often.

Located on the south side of Whitefish Lake.

Despite being near houses and a load train route - and on the smaller side of things - this campground makes the most of it. Two camp hosts, great signage and brochures, and a pretty sweet little bay to boat in on makes this a good spot. You could land in a lot worse places than Whitefish, MT, let me tell you. 

The Most Done with the Space They Have

This spot is beautiful but the train is SO close and loud. No one in my group slept more than 30 minutes at a time and the ground would shake when the train went by. Light sleeper or not you will be woken up constantly. This park would be great for a day visit but definitely would not camp here again.

Trains

The location of the campground is great, very close to the mountain town of Whitefish Montana and right along Whitefish Lake. The sites are small and the road is narrow but it is beautiful.  I would be cautious about bringing any large campers to this area but the tent sites are nice. Be aware of ticks. Some sites are nice and level but others have a heavy slope. 

Beautiful but small

Let's address the elephant in the room.  The train.  Yep it runs right next to the park.  Yep it can be loud and annoying, but don't overlook this place because of it.  Bring earplugs and a white noise machine and you will sleep like a baby.
You are just steps from the lake.  Paddleboard and kayak rentals are available at the park.  There are hike/bike in sites.  Super clean. Small, but like most state parks, the sites are not jammed together like commercial campgrounds.  See photos for views of the sites. Nice showers NOTE:  showers are token. $3 for 6 min.  Available from the folks that check you in.  There is a great public golf course nearby.  The town is terrific.   The hike/mountain bike trails are really cloae.   We would definitely return. 

Beautiful small campground on a beautiful lake, but......

Stopped here after leaving Glacier NP. I’m sure it’s crowded in the summer, but there were only a few others with us on this day in May. Bathrooms were super clean, showers were $3 for 6 minutes and you have to get tokens from the staff. I believe we paid around $28 since we were out of state, but it was worth it for us. The train is loud, but not a huge deal for us as my friend never even heard it in the night. 

Great stop!!!

$10 gets you an night of camping. Each site has a fire pit and picnic table. First come, first serve. In the winter, the bathrooms are closed but a port-o-john is provided. Woke up to a bunch of people ice fishing! Only 3 minutes from downtown. Away from it all while close to it all. 