Best Glamping near Helena, MT

Helena North KOA houses luxury glamping accommodations with a range of amenities for travelers seeking upscale outdoor experiences. The property features comfortable yurts and premium glamping tents that provide a blend of rustic charm and modern convenience. Each accommodation includes electricity, comfortable beds, and access to clean shower facilities. "The area is super clean, with the only trash I find way out in the mountain," noted one visitor about the nearby Log Gulch Recreation Site, which also offers glamping options. Canyon Ferry Lake KOA adds to the glamping landscape with well-appointed canvas structures that include picnic tables, fire rings, and proximity to water recreation. These glamping sites maintain a balance of natural immersion and comfort with amenities like drinking water, showers, and market access for essential supplies.

Holter Lake Recreation Area provides glamping enthusiasts with scenic waterfront accommodations and panoramic mountain views. The glamping sites offer excellent vantage points for wildlife observation and stargazing opportunities. A recent visitor mentioned, "We had great AT&T cell service. What we could see, the views were amazing." Glamping guests can enjoy water activities on Holter Lake, with boat rentals available at the marina. Hiking trails connect various points of interest throughout the area, with paths suitable for different skill levels. The region experiences seasonal variations, with most glamping accommodations available from Memorial Day through September, though some luxury options remain open year-round. Advance reservations are recommended, particularly for weekend stays during summer months when these distinctive outdoor accommodations quickly reach capacity.

Best Glamping Sites Near Helena, Montana (16)

    1. Helena North KOA

    6 Reviews
    Helena, MT
    8 miles
    Website
    +1 (406) 458-3725

    "Bathrooms and showers very clean. Friendly staff. We were here in mid-October so not many traveling campers, but a few long-term"

    "Only spent one night, but level sites, full hook ups, showers and laundry clean. An area to play games and we didn’t have our dogs this time but the dog zone looked good and clean."

    2. Vigilante Campground

    6 Reviews
    Helena National Forest, MT
    21 miles
    Website
    +1 (406) 449-5490

    "Free, drive-up, no permit needed. Primitive sites, very simple but clean and kept up well. Wooded by a creek."

    "Nice quiet secluded area. Multiple trailheads for popular hiking trails near campground (one is in the campground). Creek nearby to cool off in the heat."

    3. Holter Dam Rec. Site Campground

    16 Reviews
    Wolf Creek, MT
    28 miles
    Website
    +1 (406) 235-4314

    $25 / night

    "A few paved walking paths near the beach area.   The narrow paved roads made life interesting. The fish cleaning station is closed due to vandalism. "

    "All of the sites can accommodate larger rigs, but none have electrical service so there are lots of generators.   "

    4. Kim's Marina & RV Resort

    2 Reviews
    Helena National Forest, MT
    15 miles
    Website
    +1 (406) 475-3723

    5. Canyon Ferry Lake KOA

    4 Reviews
    Canyon Ferry Lake, MT
    24 miles
    Website
    +1 (406) 266-3100

    "Found the store stocked with some pretty good food that rotates weekly. Clean and well maintained bathrooms and campsite"

    "Cleanest and nicest bathrooms I’ve seen in a long time!! We stayed in tent spaces which they were working to update with water and electricity, both of which worked for us!"

    6. Log Gulch Recreation Site

    5 Reviews
    Wolf Creek, MT
    26 miles
    Website
    +1 (406) 235-4480

    $25 - $80 / night

    "The area is super clean, with the only trash I find way out in the mountain."

    "The main campground Log Gulch Campground has 60 sites, plus two tent walk in sites. This is a paved campground with gravel parking pads."

    7. Silos Campground

    4 Reviews
    Canyon Ferry Lake, MT
    24 miles
    Website
    +1 (406) 980-0266

    $12 - $30 / night

    "We booked a pavilion spot with 50A service. Other pavilions have 20A or 30A. Non group sites are dry camping only. There is a water spigot nearby for filling tanks."

    8. Duck Creek Primitive Campground

    4 Reviews
    Canyon Ferry Lake, MT
    25 miles

    9. Delmoe Lake

    12 Reviews
    Butte, MT
    45 miles
    Website
    +1 (406) 287-3223

    $8 / night

    "Located in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest near Butte, Montana, Delmoe Lake was a beautiful place to camp for a night."

    "Great spot with some really neat ATV trails. The road is washborded in spots but it wasn't so bad that we couldn't get our 42ft rig up."

    10. Butte KOA

    12 Reviews
    Butte, MT
    48 miles
    Website
    +1 (406) 782-8080

    "I didn't really walk around the campground, but it seemed like a smaller KOA.  It is easy to find right off the interstate.  I thought perhaps the highway noise would be an issue, but it was not. "

    "The bathrooms are new and spacious and very clean."

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Glamping Reviews near Helena, MT

96 Reviews of 16 Helena Campgrounds


  • Z
    Jul. 28, 2024

    Holter Dam Rec. Site Campground

    Great week day but packed on weekend

     A lot of water stations.  The boat dock parking area allowed camping along the perimeter. A few paved walking paths near the beach area.   The narrow paved roads made life interesting. The fish cleaning station is closed due to vandalism.  Our first day was 105F which made the lake more inviting.  Evening low of 76F.  No pets on the fairly small swim beach.  All other water access has large rocks for erosion mitigation.

    Our Saturday departure was delayed by FWP boat inspection at the entrance and a long line was inbound to Holter Lake.

  • Brian C.The Dyrt PRO User
    Jul. 20, 2025

    Kim's Marina & RV Resort

    1 Star – This Ain’t a Resort, It’s a Biohazard Zone With Wi-Fi

    If you’ve ever wondered what it’d be like to vacation in a post-apocalyptic landfill run by people who watched Green Acres and said,“Hold my beer,” then Kim’s Marina& RV Resort is the place for you.

    We pulled in at 1:30PM—our assigned site already occupied by another camper who kindly apologized. The staff, however, offered nothing. No sorry, no heads-up, no water, no shade. Just a“shrug emoji” in human form. Their own check-in pamphlet said checkout was at 2PM—so why hand us a site that still had a family fully plugged in and grilling hot dogs?

    Meanwhile, my 76-year-old mother (who confirmed the day before that her cabin would be ready at 1:30) was treated like a burden every time she asked if her room was ready. FIVE times she asked. They didn’t even start cleaning it until 2:40. It was 100 degrees. She waited in that heat like a forgotten prop in a bad country western, and when they finally let her in, the bed was bare and they told her,“Oh—you still need bedding.” Like it was a lemonade stand, not a paid rental cabin.

    The grounds? Picture a campground that moonlights as a junkyard. Dog poop was everywhere. It was like a minefield from the moment you stepped out of your camper to the joke they call a“beach.” And the dogs? Off-leash, wild, and no one batted an eye.

    The plumbing situation? Grab your hazmat suit. The water spigots looked like they were salvaged from a scrapyard, half-stripped, leaking like crazy, and—you guessed it—pooling water under the electric hookups. One sewer cap shot off like a geyser when I touched it. I wouldn’t wash a lawnmower with this setup, let alone plug in my rig.

    The roads were a combo of gravel, pothole dirt, and vague paved patches—but folks sped through it like NASCAR tryouts. No speed limit signs. No enforcement. Just kids on bikes diving for cover.

    The “beach” for kids? There were broken signs with rusted nails still sticking out of them. Nothing says “family memories” like a tetanus shot.

    Bathrooms? Closed when we arrived. When they did open, it smelled like something had crawled into the plumbing and lost its will to live. Didn’t even risk a shower—especially since you have to PAY for one on top of your already steep site fee. Pay to shower in your own stink? Pass.

    Now let’s talk about the nightmare fuel they call a laundry room. Clean and dirty laundry were stacked everywhere like someone gave up mid-fold. It looked like a middle school lost-and-found exploded. Vomit in the utility sink. I wish I was kidding. ONE washer worked, and TWO dryers were broken. Not that it mattered—the pile of abandoned linens made it impossible to find space anyway.

    Oh, and the staff? If the dress code was“backwoods buffet with a side of resentment,” they nailed it. Rude, grunting, eye-rolling, dismissive. One guy looked like he’d used his shirt as a napkin from breakfast through dinner and capped it off with ripped jean shorts straight outta 1987. Customer service was nonexistent, but judgment? Flowing like that busted water spigot.

    Trash? Overflowed all weekend. Piled up 15 feet high and smelled like the opening scene of a horror movie. At night, I wasn’t sure if I heard raccoons or zombies.

    We booked 5 nights. We stayed 5 nights. But if we didn’t have family with us, we would’ve packed up and peeled out of there after night one.

    Bottom line: Kim’s is not a“resort.” It’s a rotting relic held together by duct tape, fumes, and apathy. The only thing elite here is how fast you’ll want to burn your shoes when you leave.

    Never again. Not if it was free. Not if you paid me. Absolute disgrace.

  • Sterling C.
    Apr. 14, 2019

    Log Gulch Recreation Site

    Great for anything!

    For scouts we had a huge campout here (like we do every year) and it still is one of my most memorable campground. The area is super clean, with the only trash I find way out in the mountain. Talking about that, there are cool “mountains” (basically steep hills with some rocks) you can climb or hike, that give you a great view of the area. The bathrooms are pretty clean and not too smelly as well. If you just want to go camping there are amazing places to pitch a tent and in ground fire pits. Also, if you happen to have a boat, you can park it next to your campsite and take it onto the lake during the day.

  • Brian P.
    May. 24, 2025

    Butte KOA

    Just keep driving!

    Seems KOAs are loosing their appeal. Pool was broken and dirty, chess pieces were missing, nothing else to do for the kiddos but a dilapidated playground. Half the park was off limits because it was under construction. Our site didn’t have a fire pit. Office smelled like smoke when you walked in.

  • Kelsey L.The Dyrt PRO User
    Jul. 30, 2018

    Delmoe Lake

    Great, easy, inexpensive National Forest campground

    Located in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest near Butte, Montana, Delmoe Lake was a beautiful place to camp for a night. The area is popular with OHV’s and you will pass multiple staging areas on the drive up as well as many others camping along the way up to the campground. It’s a ~10 mile drive on a well maintained gravel road that is accessible from I-90 by taking either exit 241 or 233 (we're driving cross country so it was important to find some place that was easy to get to yet far enough away to feel like we were out in nature). There are two camping loops as well as a day use area. Sites cost $5/night plus $3 for any additional vehicles (we had 2 cars so it was $8 for the night). Sites include a picnic table and fire ring, and there was ample firewood left by others for us to use. Pit toilets are also available. We were here in late July and there were a decent amount of mosquitos. Echoing the previous review, there was a fair amount of trash around but it was still a pleasant place to spend the night.

  • Michelle J.
    Jun. 12, 2019

    2 Bar Lazy H RV Campground

    Middle of the road

    Good amenities for a full time RVer, probably a little lean for someone looking for a resort feel. $35 a day for electric, $36 for water, $37 for full hookups.

    Laundry and showers available, but I did not use. Manager is on site, and while it’s not a looker, it’s kept nice. Nice view to the west for sunsets, very easy access to I-10. A good stopover if you need a day’s rest with hookups, it was never full while I was there.

  • K B.The Dyrt PRO User
    Jul. 9, 2021

    Rillway Cabin

    Rustic Cabin

    Cozy forest service cabin, wood stove for heat. Close to highway, so there's road noise but creek and cliffs make it relaxing to sit outside. (Families with small children beware of Proximity to highway).

  • H
    Oct. 1, 2017

    Vigilante Campground

    Great basecamp for the area.

    Free, drive-up, no permit needed. Primitive sites, very simple but clean and kept up well. Wooded by a creek. Pretty sure a bear came through camp one night so make sure to follow all the bear guidelines. Cute small town of York is nearby, got to see a cattle drive which was pretty neat.

  • Kelsey B.
    Sep. 1, 2021

    Delmoe Lake

    Secluded

    Great spot with some really neat ATV trails. The road is washborded in spots but it wasn't so bad that we couldn't get our 42ft rig up. We parked in a big pull off under some power lines and there was a nice little fire pit there as well. There was quite a bit of trash around so we picked up what we could but other than that we really enjoyed it.


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