Best RV Parks near Cardwell, MT

Recent RV Reviews In Cardwell

381 Reviews of 72 Cardwell Campgrounds

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  Tara

  Guide

  

  Oct. 18, 2024

  Maiden Rock Dispersed

  Best Dispersed Camping

  For a dispersed BLM camping area, this is lovely. Plenty of sites that each have a picnic table and long gravel spot to park an RV. There’s a cute little river and some interesting rock features. Close to the freeway so an excellent stop for a night spot.

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  Kelda C.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 7, 2024

  Maiden Rock Dispersed

  Great find!

  This place looks like a paid campground, only free! All the spots have a picnic table, fire pit and bear box. The mountain views all all around you are gorgeous. Some other folks camping here went trout fishing - so that's an option. Only downside is that my dogs had some trouble walking on the gravel.

  GPS: 45.702416, -112.736869

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  Devin B.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 7, 2024

  Meadow Lake Campground

  Beautiful and Busy

  This site was lovely. We pulled in around 5pm or so and there was only one spot available next to the restroom. Lucky one other spot was large and we ended up sharing it with some other campers. Picnic tables available at each site and vault toilet on site was well maintained and clean.

  It was a quiet and lovely place to rest for the evening.

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  owen T.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 16, 2024

  Maiden Rock Dispersed

  MAIDEN ROCK MINE

  Blm camping on the big hole river, montana, free up to 16 days. About 15 spots. Boat ramp, fishing hiking fire pits, no wood available.

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  Maggie C.

  Legend

  

  Aug. 11, 2024

  Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park

  Nice!!

  Was able to snag a primitive spot for one night. This campground isnt too far off I90 near 3 Forks, MT. No cell service (ATT) at the campground but 5g at the caverns. Hosts were super friendly and nice. I was in A7 which had a nice shade tree. Did not use the facilities so can’t speak to that. They had a guest speaker that night share about the bat population in MT. Very interesting!! Be sure to unhook and get to the caverns early in the morning to get a reservation to tour. We did the Paradise tour as my son is in a wheelchair. The classic tour looked super cool though!

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  Joe H.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 2, 2024

  Silos Campground

  Bloody awful apocalyptic site

  Maybe one acceptable loop, perhaps mostly for boaters.  But there are 3 other loops: nothing is labeled, so good luck in finding your spot.  The Manager site is not labeled either, and she was of no help.  Dry, hard ground, no trees, nothing that might make a visit enjoyable.  No drinking water; arid, depressing; i kept waiting for the undead to come over the horizon.

  Pretty Lake, though.

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  Dorla Y.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 15, 2024

  Rambling Moose Campground

  Great little place

  Very clean, super nice owners, close to a quaint little historical town, and 15 minutes from another great little town. Good foods and shopping nearby. Very clean showers and laundry area. Definitely recommend!

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  Lisa K.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 15, 2024

  Lowland Campground

  Quiet spot with shade

  We stayed four days here and it was great! From Wednesday through Friday, we basically had the entire place to ourselves. Even in July, the mornings and evenings were cool and pleasant. The camp has three clean toilets stocked with toilet paper, and a pump water fountain with clean and cold water to enjoy. Overall pleasant but ATV campers showed up Saturday, driving around the camp, but they were polite after quiet hours. Short trail in the campground, and about five miles from entrance was the Continental Divide Trail. We didn’t know about that until we were leaving, so we will come back to explore. 20 spaces. Will accommodate RV off grid, but no generators after 10 pm, which is good. So quiet at night!!

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  Barb N.

  Ranger

  

  Jul. 15, 2024

  Rambling Moose Campground

  Excellent campground, location and Views!

  Great hosts, Full hookups, lots of space & Beautiful views. Rode our bikes to Virginia City -lots of fun!

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  Peyton P.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 14, 2024

  Confederate Campground

  Beautiful…until you are eaten alive

  Love the spot, not many people, picnic tables/fire pits at each pull through spot. Pit toilet was locked. The mosquitoes were absolutely blood thirsty and aggressive and after multiple reapplications of bug spray we had to call it quits. The fire barely kept them at bay, but we still got a few bites sitting next to the heat.

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  Adam K.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 11, 2024

  Galena Gulch

  if you're small, skip the campground

  Big rigs have a great space at the bottom of the hill... but if you're in a truck, van, etc., head on up the hill. The road is in great shape. There are some pullouts, but look for a road on the right (veer left at the private drive; you'll see a sign) and you'll find a great site with a fire ring and somewhat level ground. Chances are it'll be COVERED in cow poop, but hey. It's quiet, aside from the mooing of cows, and totally private. There's probably more up the road, too, I just didn't go further. Solitude.

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  Hunter C.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 10, 2024

  Cottonwood Campground

  Easy for 1 night stay

  Pulled in around 10 to find a couple 5th wheels in a circle and a few vans dispersed, only one sketchy motor home but quiet night. We stayed in the camper all night as the mosquitos were the worse I’ve ever seen at all hours.

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  Azaali J.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 9, 2024

  Little Blackfoot River Dispersed Campsite #3

  Great little spot

  We didn’t stay at this exact site as it was taken but there one more dispersed site about a mile or so down the road.

  Was nice being close to the creek and there was lots of fallen trees we used for firewood.

  Quiet spot with a small amount of traffic on the road.

  Didn’t see any wildlife but the horseflies were a bit out of control this time of the year.

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  Joshua C.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 8, 2024

  Missouri Headwaters State Park

  Beautiful State Park, Tenacious Mosquitos!

  I made the mistake of picking one of the 2 spots at the end of the camp loop. Sites 16 and 17 site right on the swamp and are infested with mosquitos. You can see standing stagnate water bog on both sides of site 16 where we stayed.

  I tried 3 different bug repellants, burned multiple mosquito coils, started a fire and had the large 20ft Thermacell lantern running for hours. They never cleared out and ended up with so many mosquito bites. We ended up hunkering down inside our van with the bug screens on. We did come on a dry hot July day.

  The state park, campgrounds and trails are so beautiful its hard to fault the campground on the mosquitos. We are going to request to move sites away from the swamp area. Walking around the campground, the mosquitos are less at other sites but still around. I think our typical protection might work better over there but was ineffective at site 16. 

  My partner likes to run and the paved trail is really nice and is far enough off the road for a great morning run. I find it super quiet here and the 5G UC T-Mobile signal is plenty to work and stream content.

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  Stephanie G.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 8, 2024

  Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park

  Paradise tour

  The Paradise tour was really easy and it was spectacular!

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  Kelly P.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 7, 2024

  Ennis Montana FWP

  Found a great spot in the lake

  Great spot right on Ennis Lake. Stayed for one night and part of the next day.

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  Ellis W.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 6, 2024

  Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park

  Lake Camping

  Carter Lake south shore. NIce pull through sites with electric. Dump station with easy access. Many sites on the lake and more with lake view. Many shaded sites. Boats allowed. Very pleasant experience.

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  Kathleen S.

  Scout

  

  Jun. 28, 2024

  Meadow Creek Dispersed Campground

  Not for bigger rigs

  Few sites, best suited for smaller campers. Beautiful area. OHV and horseback riding.

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  mark F.

  Ranger

  

  Jun. 27, 2024

  Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park

  Great location near the caves

  Great hosts, clean and well maintained. They do have drop in non reservation sites, but recommend getting reservations as well as cave tour reservations on line In Advance. Walk in for the cave tours without reservations best between 9 and 11 am. Beware, it's a 2mi hike uphill from the campground of you don't want to drive your rv up the caves! Deer visited camp at night! Check weather report, strong winds and we had thunderstorms. Warm showers $3. (Cave tours not included in camp fee, dump is $5 also). Some hiking in area, but .. bears!

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  Rich H.

  Traveler

  

  Jun. 21, 2024

  Bozeman Trail Campground

  Nice park

  Nice, clean, manicured property, has everything i needed

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  p M.

  Scout

  

  Jun. 21, 2024

  Spire Rock Campground

  The dirt road was so pockmarked we had to turn w

  The area is stunning, but we could not get to the campground. Our campervan felt like it was going to tip over because of the ruts. Will try again in a car someday

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  Traci B.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 18, 2024

  Glen Campground

  Nice over night stop on the Big Hole River

  Easy over night stay. Free.

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  Siegfried M.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 3, 2024

  Divide Bridge Campground

  A Jewel

  Nice Level Campground,Great Hosts, Right on the River with Water And Bathrooms,can’t Beat this

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  David H.

  Traveler

  

  May. 30, 2024

  Meadow Lake Campground

  Good for Families

  Most camp sights have lake access. Fishing is pretty good, I caught a few brown trout. Very open not much seclusion available. Has a vault toilet, picnic tables and fire rings. Bring fire wood. Not much around to scavenge to burn.

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  Jere W.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 20, 2023

  Three Forks KOA Journey

  Terrific KOA Journey

  Beautiful facilities and friendly helpful staff. Lots of trees, minimal road noise

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  Janet H.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 19, 2023

  Divide Bridge Campground

  Easy access, nice campground

  Nice place. Quiet and empty. Clean vault toilets. No cell service. A variety of spots to chose from depending on your preferences.

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  Wendy M.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 14, 2023

  Yorks Islands Fishing Access Site

  Just as described with a nice view!

  What a great little park just off the highway! Everything was well maintained and the vault toilet was cleaned and stocked. It was really quiet with a few local families camping and the maintenance guy came through around 8am checking on the park.

  We’re 52’ overall with the truck and a 30’ bumper pull toyhauler and had no issues. There are 2 maybe 3 spots that could accommodate us no problem and probably up to a 35’ camper. The road in is short but a little rough; just take it slow and you’ll have no problems!