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Best RV Parks & Resorts near Helena, MT

390 Reviews

Helena North KOA and Helena Campground & RV Park provide full hookup RV sites with 50-amp electrical service. Fort Harrison RV Park offers military travelers 15 sites with electric, sewer, and water hookups on a year-round basis. Most RV parks near Helena feature gravel roads and sites with limited spacing between neighboring units. Bernie & Sharon's Riverfront RV Park in Garrison accommodates big rigs with pull-through sites and remains open from March through November. The Helena North KOA includes both back-in and pull-through sites with full hookups, though spacing can be tight. "Unfortunately while eating breakfast you could be 2 feet away from the next RV dumping their sewer. The luxury sites don't have that problem. They are at the end of each row and only have a neighbor on the drivers side."

Advance reservations are strongly recommended during summer months when Helena area RV parks frequently reach capacity. Several campgrounds provide sanitary dump stations, with some charging additional fees for non-guests. Cell service varies significantly between locations, with Helena North KOA reporting good AT&T coverage but slow WiFi performance. Many RV parks maintain seasonal restrictions on electric vehicle charging, with one visitor noting a "$250 fine and eviction if you plug in your car" at a local KOA. Propane services are limited at most parks, though the 486 Market in Cascade offers both cylinder exchange and tank filling. Canyon Ferry Lake provides additional RV camping options with lake access approximately 20 miles east of Helena.

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  • MickandKarla W.The Dyrt PRO User
    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.

  • Jules S.The Dyrt PRO User
    Jul. 7, 2025

    White Earth Campground

    July 2025

    Campground is in great location. Right on water just 6 miles off of main highway. It is a gravel road but super easy (no potholes) & big rig friendly. Sites right on water. Open sky for starlink and decent cell service. A little loud during day for day use area (boat ramp & beach area), but quiets down in evening. Picnic table and fire pits at campsites. No hookups but sites are relatively level. Beautiful 360 views. Can book easily on recreation site. Also pit toilets and water stations. Mosquitos are heavy in evening but that’s part of being around water.

  • Dexter I.The Dyrt PRO User
    May. 10, 2019

    Holter Dam Rec. Site Campground

    Ranger review of Wenzel's Windy Pass Mummy 0° Sleeping bag and Holter Dam C

    Holter Dam Campground Review

    Holter Dam Campground at Holter Dam Recreation site is a BLM 15 site campground located just below Holter Dam. All 15 sites at the campground feature covered picnic tables with a fire ring. All the sites sit along the edge of a very large parking area. 13 of the sites have plenty of room for tents on a nice flat grassy area. Two sites are close together and have limited room for tents. The campground has a double vault toilet with numerous water faucets, and dumpsters. A second vault toilet can be found at the boat ramp area just a short distance from the campground. An ADA campsite sits right in front of the vault toilets. The concrete pad for the ADA site extends to and surrounds the fire ring allowing wheelchairs to get as close to the fire as they want. Campsites run $10 an night (½ price for senior and access pass holders). Keep an eye out on the surrounding hills around the campground for Big Horn Sheep. While staying at the campground we saw 5 sheep on the hill next to the campground entrance.

    Ranger review of the Wenzel Windy Pass Mummy 0° Sleeping bag

    I was quiet pleased with the Windy Pass 0° Mummy sleeping bag. The bag is roomy, giving you room to turn around in the bags with out needing to have to bag turn with you. On the bags stuff sack it says it is a cold weather bag 0-20 degrees. I slept warm all night with the temps dropping into the low 30's with it raining all night (snow was on the ground on the hills above us). I was quiet pleased with the amount of padding the bag provided during the night as my sleeping pad failed to hold air, but I was still able to sleep comfortably on the hard ground. I got up several times during the night and each time I was able to warm back up in just a few minutes after getting back in to the bag. It will be interesting to test it out next winter in colder weather to see if it meets its temperature claims. I weighted the bag, and at 4 pounds 10 ounces, you might not be taking this one out on a backpacking trip, but for the front country camping you can't go wrong with this warm bag, specially for the price of $45.

  • KThe Dyrt PRO User
    Aug. 26, 2024

    Helena North KOA

    Typical KOA, all gravel, not ADA or electric car friendly

    This is a typical KOA.  First the good:

    Friendly helpful staff until their gone at closing time.  Little mini store with a few essentials.  

    Clean bathrooms and showers and clean laundry room with several washers/dryers.  $2.00 per load to wash.  Can't remember how much to dry.  Very cool pinball machine that costs 25 cents per game.  Fun fun fun!  Another bathroom/shower in middle of park but I never looked inside that one.

    65 sites that most have full hook-up and pull-through.  A few cool tent sites with gas BBQs.  Some cool looking cabins but I never looked inside one.  I'm here on 8/24/2024 and RV park is sold out except 3 pull-through sites.  All tent sites were full.  I don't know about the cabins.

    Cool playground for kids and large mostly gravel dog run.

    Edit added:  AT&T has 5G and three bars.  KOA has wifi but slow slow slow I got 3MPS so instead of KOA wifi I used my iPhone Personal Hotspot that worked great.

    THE BAD (and reason for only 3 stars):

    All gravel roads and sites throughout the park.  Very close together.  Some sites have a very narrow strip of grass.  Some of the picknick tables need to be re-painted.  Unfortunately while eating breakfast you could be 2 feet away from the next RV dumping their sewer.  P.U.  The luxury sites don't have that problem.  They are at the end of each row and only have a neighbor on the drivers side.  I think well worth the extra 17 bucks.

    Not ADA friendly.  Very hard for someone with a walker to get around because of gravel roads/sites.  Someone with a wheel chair near impossible.  Has a nice handicap shower in main office building.  Only problem is that once I take my walker in with me it's very tight and no room to move around.

    Not EV car friendly.  There is a $250 fine and eviction if you plug in your car.  The person at the front desk told me the $250 fine and eviction is because EVs overload the outdated system and cause a fire.  This KOA is an older one and was wired before EVs.    Each individual site has its own 30 amp and 50 amp circuit breaker.

    Some trees but few and far between.  No pool or hot tub.

    Final thoughts:  Make reservations well in advance if you can.  This KOA is the best game in town and is mostly sold out in summer.   I think (sorry I don't know for sure) there is only one other RV park in town and from what I can tell, it is a much older one. I would proceed with caution before I booked it.  Good traveling.  See you on the road.

  • KThe Dyrt PRO User
    Sep. 16, 2024

    Helena North KOA

    Typical KOA but not ADA or electric car friendly

    This is a typical KOA. First the good: Friendly helpful staff until their gone at closing time. Little mini store with a few essentials. Clean bathrooms and showers and clean laundry room with several washers/dryers.$2.00 per load to wash. Can't remember how much to dry. Very cool pinball machine that costs 25 cents per game. Fun fun fun! Another bathroom/shower in middle of park but I never looked inside that one. 65 sites that most have full hook-up and pull-through. A few cool tent sites with gas BBQs. Some cool looking cabins but I never looked inside one. I'm here on 8/24/2024 and RV park is sold out except 3 pull-through sites. All tent sites were full. I don't know about the cabins. Cool playground for kids and large mostly gravel dog run. Edit added: AT&T has 5G and three bars. KOA has wifi but slow slow slow I got 3MPS so instead of KOA wifi I used my iPhone Personal Hotspot that worked great. THE BAD(and reason for only 3 stars): All gravel roads and sites throughout the park. Very close together. Some sites have a very narrow strip of grass. Some of the picknick tables need to be re-painted. Unfortunately while eating breakfast you could be 2 feet away from the next RV dumping their sewer. P.U. The luxury sites don't have that problem. They are at the end of each row and only have a neighbor on the drivers side. I think well worth the extra 17 bucks. Not ADA friendly. Very hard for someone with a walker to get around because of gravel roads/sites. Someone with a wheel chair near impossible. Has a nice handicap shower in main office building. Only problem is that once I take my walker in with me it's very tight and no room to move around. Not EV car friendly. There is a$250 fine and eviction if you plug in your car. The person at the front desk told me the$250 fine and eviction is because EVs overload the outdated system and cause a fire. This KOA is an older one and was wired before EVs. Each individual site has its own 30 amp and 50 amp circuit breaker. Some trees but few and far between. No pool or hot tub. Final thoughts: Make reservations well in advance if you can. This KOA is the best game in town and is mostly sold out in summer. I think(sorry I don't know for sure) there is only one other RV park in town and from what I can tell, it is a much older one. I would proceed with caution before I booked it. Good traveling. See you on the road.

  • Robert P.
    Jun. 29, 2021

    2 Bar Lazy H RV Campground

    Nothing special but reliable

    Easy access from interstate and Rv friendly fuel stations. Located on a hill with well maintained gravel roads and pull throughs 30/50 Amp and full hookups. Wifi fast but weak, no laundry (yet), no cable and the OTA TV is crappie. Open skies for satellite TV, 2 miles from downtown. We didn't use the bathrooms or showers but they are available. Lots of spaces designated for tent campers.

  • Rich J.
    Oct. 19, 2021

    Helena North KOA

    Well Maintained KOA

    Good, level, graveled sites. Full hookup pull-thrus that have a decent amount of space between sites. Bathrooms and showers very clean. Friendly staff. We were here in mid-October so not many traveling campers, but a few long-term

  • MThe Dyrt PRO User
    Nov. 2, 2022

    Black Sandy State Park Campground

    Black Sandy State Park

    I rolled into this place because White Sandy BLM was closed on Nov 1. This CG looks to stay open year round because it has a boat launch. The water was turned off and the main bathhouse was closed for the season. Two pit toilets remain open. The electric service was still on for the sites. The tent only sites were not suitable for van camping and require a walk to the tent site. I used the RV site and about half of them a siamese type sites with gravel pads. I was the only one here so this didn’t matter. Cell service on Verizon is one bar 3G so I set up my starlink.

  • 8wheels8paws
    Aug. 23, 2019

    Indian Road Campground

    Very quaint

    Nice little campground with fire pits and picnic tables. There is one pull through spot near the bathrooms and the rest are pullouts along the loop (about 6 spots total). We fit fine in a 30’ travel trailer, but we did have to get creative and make sure we parked over enough because we have opposing slides and didn’t want to block the road. There are pretty loud trains going by every once and awhile and you can hear some highway noise, but after a little bit you get used to it. Great little stopover for a couple of nights.

Guide to Helena

Explore the beauty of RV camping near Helena, Montana, where stunning landscapes and a variety of campgrounds await outdoor enthusiasts.

Big rigs should check out Silos Campground

  • Silos Campground offers spacious sites that are big rig friendly, making it a convenient choice for larger RVs.
  • With amenities like picnic tables and fire rings, guests can enjoy a comfortable stay while soaking in the scenic views of Canyon Ferry Lake.
  • The campground features multiple boat ramps, perfect for those looking to enjoy water activities right from their campsite.

RVers appreciate amenities like those at Helena Campground & RV Park

  • Helena Campground & RV Park provides essential amenities such as drinking water, electric hookups, and sanitary dump facilities for a hassle-free experience.
  • The well-maintained bathhouse adds to the comfort, ensuring guests have access to clean facilities during their stay.
  • With a friendly atmosphere and a market nearby, this campground caters well to both short-term and long-term visitors.

RVers like these nearby activities at Kim's Marina & RV Resort

  • Located close to the water, Kim's Marina & RV Resort is ideal for boating and fishing enthusiasts looking to make the most of their time on Canyon Ferry Lake.
  • The campground's proximity to hiking trails offers great opportunities for outdoor adventures and exploration of the stunning Montana landscape.
  • Guests can enjoy the convenience of nearby dining options, making it easy to grab a meal after a day of activities.

Frequently Asked Questions

What amenities are available at RV campgrounds in Helena, MT?

RV campgrounds in Helena offer varying amenity levels to meet different camping needs. 2 Bar Lazy H RV Campground provides well-maintained gravel roads, pull-through sites with 30/50 amp service and full hookups, plus fast WiFi. Located just 2 miles from downtown, it's convenient for exploring Helena. Goose Bay Marina and Campground offers full electric and sewer hookups, clean bathrooms and showers, a campground store, and lake access with boat facilities. Many Helena area campgrounds feature the basics like picnic tables, fire rings, and access to water, while the more developed parks add laundry facilities, WiFi, and camp stores. Amenities typically correlate with pricing, with state parks offering fewer services than private RV parks.

Are there long-term RV parking options available in Helena, Montana?

Yes, long-term RV parking options are available in Helena. Helena Campground & RV Park specifically caters to long-term residents with older RVs and mobile homes, making it an option for extended stays. Helena North KOA also accommodates some long-term campers, particularly in the off-season. When seeking extended stays, inquire about monthly rates which typically offer significant discounts compared to nightly fees. Many parks offer different rates based on length of stay, with utilities sometimes billed separately for monthly residents. For the best rates and availability, contact campgrounds directly and be prepared to commit to a minimum stay period, especially during peak summer months when availability may be limited.

How much does it cost to stay at Helena Campground and RV Park?

While specific current rates for Helena Campground & RV Park aren't detailed in reviews, this facility primarily caters to long-term residents rather than short-term campers. For more affordable alternatives, consider Holter Dam Rec. Site Campground, a BLM campground with 15 sites featuring covered picnic tables and fire rings. BLM campgrounds typically charge $10-20 per night. For standard RV park pricing in the Helena area, expect to pay around $40-60 per night for full-hookup sites at commercial facilities, with weekly and monthly discounts available for longer stays. Always call ahead to confirm current rates and reservation requirements.

What are the best RV parks and campgrounds in Helena, MT?

Helena offers several quality RV camping options. Helena North KOA is a popular choice with level, graveled sites, full hookup pull-throughs, and clean facilities. For those seeking waterfront camping, Black Sandy State Park Campground provides electric service and boat launch access, making it ideal for RVers who enjoy water activities. Other solid options include Fort Harrison RV Park (military access), 2 Bar Lazy H RV Campground with easy interstate access, and White Earth Campground for those wanting lakeside camping. Each offers different amenities and settings, so your ideal choice depends on whether you prioritize convenience to town, waterfront access, or full hookups.

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