Best Tent Camping near Drummond, MT

Recent Tent Reviews in Drummond

407 Reviews of 22 Drummond Campgrounds

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  Lauren Hannah G.

  Guide

  

  Nov. 11, 2024

  Lake Alva Campground

  Pretty campground

  Pretty campground. Saw lots of deer running around. Pit toilets were clean and sites were nice. Enjoyed having a fire and it was free in the off season.

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  H S.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 18, 2024

  Beavertail Hill State Park Campground

  I’d take a pass...

  …unless it's late & you’re desperate for a camp site. 

  Plenty of available sites in October— other campers were mainly hunters (or fishers).  No camp host; ADA pit toilet only one open (comfort station closed); all water was winterized & no elec hook-up available.  (Fees sign— see photo-- left no indication that fees were seasonal; we were ready with our contribution but since nobody to collect, we didn’t leave it.)   24 sites (1 ADA) + 2 tipi sites, all nicely spaced & shrubbery for privacy; #1-12 by the river. 

  The biggest deterrent to this CG is the many trains that came through during the night— 3-4/hr, all night— and they all blasted their whistles 3-4 times each!  I guess if you are immuned to that, this would be a great campsite.

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  Jason S.

  Ranger

  

  Oct. 15, 2024

  Seeley Lake Lolo Campground (MT) — Lolo National Forest

  Beautiful campsites next to the lake!

  The campsites are big and spacious. Even though the sites are open, they still feel private thanks to the natural layout and surrounding trees. The lake is incredibly clear and beautiful. One of the highlights of our stay was the stunning sunrise over the water—waking up to those colors reflecting off the lake was absolutely breathtaking. There was only a few campers when we were there. Warning: there are bears in the area. We didn't see any, but saw some evidence of them.

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  Julie I.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 30, 2024

  Lake Alva Campground

  Great Camping Spot - Buys end of Season

  Great camping spot. We camped over on a Friday night at the end of September. Free because it was out of the normal season, but because it was the last sliver of summer, it definitely filled up. However, they only had the first loop open (group and second loop of sites were closed). Being out of normal season, trash was all locked up but not a big deal. 

  Lake was spectacular and beautiful, would recommend!

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  Kenyon

  Guide

  

  Sep. 16, 2024

  Missoula KOA Holiday

  Only game in town

  The Missoula KOA appears to be the only game in town.  I guess that is why they can charge a premium price and leave you with two choices, take it or leave it.  Only problem is we could not find another place so we "took it".

  This is a big and busy campground.  Lots of good things about it.  For example, for a premium price, you can get a site with your own private dog run.  Two older but OKay hot tubs and a heated swimming pool.  Bicycle and other stuff rental.  Everything from tent sites, cabins, small full hook-up sites to large spacious premium sites.  Despite some of the bad reviews, the staff was very friendly to us and, because of no parking for our Tesla, they were able to move us to a better site.  WARNING:  You are not allowed to plug in any electric car.  We were warned that if we plugged in our Tesla, we would be fined and asked to leave the park immediately.  The Tesla supercharger was less than two miles away so no problem for us.  Wifi was great.  34 mbs.  AT&T was 2 bars 5G.

  The BAD:  Very busy.  Many days in summer they are 100 per cent booked.  Make reservations early and be specific what you need.  Be ready to pay a premium price, even for tent camping.  Camp is old but well kept.  Bathrooms are clean but very old style and shower stalls are very small and not handicapped friendly.  Surrounded by lots of older double-wide's.  Some well kept and some not so well kept.  Not friendly to electric cars (see warning above).  Several times during our stay they paused their golf cart in front of our Tesla,  I assume making sure we did not plug in.

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  MickandKarla W.

  Legend

  

  Aug. 30, 2024

  Fort Harrison RV Park

  The Juice is not Worth the Squeeze

  Our goal is to leave an unbiased review for future campers. First, don’t check in until 2:00 PM. The billeting office is closed for lunch and doesn’t get back until 2:00. As you don’t have a site number and you’ll need a key for the utilities, it will not do you any good to arrive early. Using our RV GPS, we headed off I-90 onto US-12 into Helena. At West Helena we turned on Williams St., which brought us to the VA Medical Center, then less than a 1/4 mile further to the South Gate. The gate is locked. When we called 406-324-3970(main gate) prior to our arrival, we were told to park in front of the gate and call the number on the post to have security come and let us in. The private security guard checked our IDs, reservation confirmation email, and then called in our names and truck license plate number. We were then told to head to the three story building where the billeting office is located and park in front of the building near the stepped entrance. This is not a large base/post, so don’t worry about getting lost. A lot of reviews talked about going through the North Gate, but as of this writing, they are using the South Gate for arrivals and departures. The main gate barriers are too narrow for a large RV. The billeting office is on the first floor straight a few yards and to the right after you enter the building and also where the free laundry is located. The FamCamp campground (CG) was simple to find, and we went to pull through FHU site 7 with 50/30/20 AMP. Not all the sites in this small CG have 50 AMP. The pull through was easy enough to get into, but its narrow with 9” high cement curbs, which makes getting your sewer up and over a bit of a challenge. They placed a brick thing at each site to help level your sewer hose. Also, depending on how your stairs deploy, dealing with the curb can be a challenge. In our opinion, the cement curbs are a horrible design. This site’s gravel pad was not level, so we had to use our leveler blocks. Water pressure was good at about 50 psi. There’s no CG Wifi, but we had our Starlink, plus we got a 4 bar Verizon signal. There are 12 sites here with row 1-7 being FHUs with 50/30/20 AMP and the back row 8-12 are 30/20 AMP. The sites are close to each other. We had a large class A in the adjacent site and its slideout came to our large cement picnic table. There’s a small restroom building but no showers. There are 6 RV or Tent sites where you could dry camp. There’s no obvious water spigot, but there are grass watering spigots. We saw reviews about a camp host, but we did not notice one. We departed at 10:50 AM and billeting called wondering if we had departed. If you don't turn in your key by 11:00 AM, you are charged an extra day. We were not unsatisfied with our stay, especially the good service and free laundry. But for a three day stay, due to their check in/out procedures, and site challenges, we’ll pass on this CG in the future.

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  Clayton H.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 11, 2024

  Town of Drummond Campground

  Cheap. Smaller, always has availability

  Best $10 campsites imaginable. I have always enjoyed able to roll up and there was an available site. Good for traders up to 23ft and even has water and power sites. Sweet little secret gem of a campground and centrally located close enough range of possibilities to go see around Central Montana. Bring bug spray.

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  Abigail D.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 26, 2024

  Bernie & Sharons Riverfront RV Park

  Nice campground

  I called 30 minutes before our arrival for a tent camping spot and the host was easily able to accommodate us. Two men met us in a golf cart and drive us to our nice grassy site. The campground had coin showers with hot water and a family friendly rec room.

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  Renee G.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 24, 2024

  Flint Creek Campground

  Awesome spot!

  Great easy access spot! This area is free to use and is well maintained. Each site has a fire pit and a picnic bench. Also, each site has lots of space and decent privacy. Toilet, water, and food storage is provided. Lots of spots have creek access which is nice.

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  Julie I.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 22, 2024

  Dalles

  Great and quiet campsite

  Nothing too wild about this site, but nice views and relatively quiet. Sites are along a small side road that Patel’s off the main road, with a few pretty clean pit toilets. We saw one spigot as well. Each site had parking, picnic table, and fire pit. Campsites on the creek side butt right up to the bluffs above the creek, so make sure to keep little ones and dogs close at hand! Very close to the welcome creek trailhead which is definitely worth an afternoon - although be warned, welcome creek trail is not super popular and this will require some bushwhacking. As well, there is a pretty sketchy single-log “bridge” you must traverse if you’re still in a high flow season. The suspension bridge over rock creek definitely has a great view though and is worth a look at!

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  Aly E.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 18, 2024

  Racetrack Campground

  Very secluded

  So the road is gravel and pretty far with private property signs on both sides til you get there. Directions take you there with no problem. Two bathroom locations and spots along the creek. No wildlife while we was there. A few other campers but all spaced apart well so it was secluded. It is 15$ and you have a QR code to scan to pay, however there is ZERO signal there to get online to pay so we paid once we left and got back into town for the night we stayed.

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  Scott C.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 18, 2024

  Grizzly

  Lots of fire wood right now?

  Quiet during the week, I had the place to myself. They have been working on it taking out timber. Brush piles all over the place. 2 sites still closed. But still a nice place.

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  Scott C.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 18, 2024

  Norton

  Quiet during the week.

  The camp sites are All in the center of the area. Two outhouses and water available with a hand pump. Garbage cans. Has a trail to Rock Creek. The site is in Ponderosa pines and near houses.

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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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  Scott C.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 14, 2024

  Stony Campground

  It's nice.

  It's not on the water but it is in a good place to get to. Half the spots are shady and the others are in the open in the sun.

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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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  Kevin

  Scout

  

  Jul. 7, 2024

  Racetrack Campground

  Gem

  Great sites by a stream,,,just beautiful.

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  Jackie H.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 4, 2024

  Monture Creek

  Monture Trailhead Campsites

  Campsite are separated a good distance, not very many. There might be hookups in the round end of the, not positive. Fire pits available. 2 Bathrooms available. Large picnic benches. Pretty sure first come first serve.

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  laurie W.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 3, 2024

  Copper Creek Campground

  Small camp in NFS on a creek

  Quiet busy on weekends NFS rules 14 day stay

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  Caleb J. B.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 2, 2024

  Stuart Mill Bay

  Best private place on the lake

  This site is one of the best sites if you want a bit of privacy. As with the rest of the Georgetown Lake sites, there are a number of people, but you have many options to try and limit contact.

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  Chris N.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 2, 2024

  Crystal Creek Campground

  Good option for developed campground on the skalkaho

  We appreciated with fire ring and picnic table at this small rustic campground. It was a moist spring, so lots of bugs to contend with, but overall a lovely experience.

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  Taylor C.

  Scout

  

  Jun. 29, 2024

  Missoula KOA Holiday

  Does not allow any electric vehicle to even be on their property

  We wanted to camp (not charge, just park the car and camp) and once they found out we have an electric car they would not allow us to even come on the property. It does not mention this anywhere.

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  Evan D.

  Scout

  

  Jun. 24, 2024

  Missoula KOA Holiday

  Hostile. Attacked me in front of my kids

  This is Steve at the Missoula KOA. I have seen him being unnecessarily aggressive and yelling at clueless campers before. So when he aggressively chased and swerved in front of my brothers car WITH my kids in it for accused speeding I stopped and watched from a distance. When I heard him starting to yell I intervened. You don’t yell at, towards, or around my kids. I told him to back off and he refused. He only got angrier and louder. Granted, I yelled back but we eventually parted ways. I returned to my RV to get out of wet clothes and immediately went to the office looking for a manager. They said he has been notified and should be calling me soon. On my way back to my site I saw Steve pull up to my RV where my Wife, kids, and brother were. He came there looking for a fight and I could hear him yelling at my wife and brother from down the street. That’s when I STARTING YELLING AT HIM TO GET AWAY. I told him multiple times(not on video) to go to the office and get a manager. He only got angrier. Unknown to me at the time, he reached and attempted to pull out his gun multiple times. If it wasn’t for his loose pants catching the gun and co-worker showing up, I’d be dead. The manager never called. He never had the intention to call and smooth things over to make us feel at ease for the night. After two hours I called the office. They said“he should call soon”. I needed action taken that night so I had to file charges with the police. My poor kids were absolutely terrified at this point. I didn’t hear from the manager until the next morning when they kicked me out for yelling at their employee. All they did was defend him. Even after they reviewed video with law enforcement. Good thing I was already leaving. My kids were so scared and did not feel safe there. Do yourself a favor and go through the reviews. This isn’t an isolated incident.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drSXMAsr3vQ 

  Or just search Missoula koa incident

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  DS K.

  Traveler

  

  Jun. 23, 2024

  Flint Creek Campground

  Quiet on the banks of flint creek

  Very nice stop. Just a few others here on a weekend.

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  Traci B.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 21, 2024

  Aspen Grove Campground

  Nice 1 night stay

  Easy 1 night stay on the river. Pretty quiet. Clean

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  Martijn D.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 14, 2024

  Flint Creek Campground

  Camping next to the creek

  We found this beautiful small campsite while we drove up to Georgetown lake and decided to camp up next to this beautiful creek. Very wide campingspots with firepit and picknick table. Vault Toilets are at the entrance of the campsite. Campground is not recommended for RVS. Its next to a road so keep in mind some noise from traffic.

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  Siegfried M.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 8, 2024

  Chief Looking Glass Campground

  Perfect Spot to Rest

  Nicely Spread out Campsites with Shade.i was right on the River. No Bugs, has Toilet, Water is missing