Best Campgrounds near Charlo, MT

We were here last year. We got a bit of a surprise when we checked in as the price went up from $32 to $42 a night for a dry spot. Even though we use the same spot, our camp represented insisted on riding her bicycle to show us where our spot was. There are no extra porta potties in the back this time. The river is at the end of the property but only has walking access. The bathrooms are spotless the same as last year. In the men's washroom there's only one toilet, a urinal, three sinks and two shower stalls. The water in the shower varies in temperature depending on whether someone has turned on the water or flushed the toilet. They have some very strict rules about where your dog is allowed to go to the bathroom. They have designated areas so that I felt like I needed to carry my cocker spaniel there to adhere to the rules. Seems about 60% full in the second half of May. They have a mini golf course.

The access road was very small and difficult to find near a corner of the highway. Once we found it it was small and had limited with due to Big trees. It's fairly steep down to the river. Once we reach the bottom we drove through some nicely spaced campsites with picnic tables and fire grates. There's also a concrete vaulted pit toilet. Don't be put off by the spray paint that signs cuz if you continue down to the lake there's some beautiful dispersed camping right beside the lake. It's very peaceful with lots. Lots of birds chirping on adjacent to the vaulted toy that you can hear a waterfall which has a trail access according to a local camper there is a little highway noise across the lake about the beautiful site makes up for it. Adjacent to the lake we counted between 5:00 and 10:00 firings. Many of them have started to become overgrown from lack of youths. If you go far enough, it's a little swampy next to the lake. Previous vehicles have got stuck and kind of destroyed the landscape..

This is an absolutely lovely rustic campground. It offers clean pit toilets, trash receptacles, large private sites, many of which are pull through, RV water filling stations, free firewood (5 pieces or night) provided by the very friendly Hosts, and some T-Mobile service. We enjoyed sitting in our space watching the river flo and, the anglers and the trains go by. What brings the campground down to a four is that it is nestled between I 90 and a very active train line. It takes getting used to the noise. many of the sites in the campground are available for reservation through NPS. But there are still first come first serve sites, 26 being one of them, and it was beautiful. If you’re looking for camp stores, playgrounds, showers, or laundromats this is not the campground for you. I would stay again off passing through the area.

Very nice campground! The sites are large, private, shaded, and well maintained. The bathhouse is immaculate and the showers are like you wish you had at home. Staff were very friendly and helpful. There is access to the creek that runs along the campground The sites/grounds, bathhouse and staff are so nice that I give the campground a five even though there are some drawbacks. There is some traffic noise if you listen for it, but it didn’t bother us. Free cold washer and clothes line are available. WiFi is provided, but we were unable to join. T-Mobile service was weak.