Best Campgrounds near Heron, MT

We only spent one night in this campground, but it was really lovely and I will definitely return for a longer stay. We were in site 5 with our pop-up trailer. The spot was level and had plenty of shade, a fire ring, and a picnic table. I think the best site in this CG a probably #4, which is at the end of the road on a hill right next to the lake. Most of the sites has food lockers, but site 5 didn't have one.

The bathrooms at this CG were clean and the camp host was friendly and attentive. There is access to potable water on the right side of the road as you enter the camping area. The lake is very nice. The kids and the pup really enjoyed swimming and paddleboarding here. The water was warm and clear and we had temperatures in the 80s during the day and probably in the high 50s overnight. Like I said, we liked this place a lot and I wish we had been able to spend more time here.

This CG isn't far from Troy, MT, which is very convenient if you need to run out to restock on groceries or whatever. That proximity to the road was the only minor downside. We could hear more road traffic than in some places. But the great things about this spot dar outweighed the one minor drawback.

Only giving 4 stars because of how close together the sites are situated. Otherwise, this is a nice rv park/ campground. It's a little overkill for one overnight of a longer trip, but we are in our 32ft 5th wheel and prefer not to take chances on first come first serve or boondocking. We arrived on a Saturday evening around 5:30pm. Contrary to what was emailed to us, the office was still open and the check-in process was easy. The atmosphere was festive. They had a band playing behind the office as entertainment! This looks to be a very family friendly park. There was a trampoline, playground, and other games. Unfortunately, we are not here long enough to take advantage of the amenities. Verizon wireless cell service is showing 1 or 2 bars, but I don't seem to be having too much of an issue with connectivity. A con and why the 4 stars, the sites are close together and it felt like a tight squeeze to get in, but there were some rigs bigger than ours in here so it is doable. The park has a rustic feel with the log buildings and gravel roads and sites. We got full hook-ups but the sewer connection is smaller than we are used to. I'm not sure if we have an adapter for it. But, only being here one night and having empty tanks to begin with, we will not need to dump the tanks anyway.

This is an open claim area for primitive gold panners. Several sites with fire rings a short distance to the creek. Be aware that there is mercury contamination due to mining activity in the area in years gone by so dogs should be kept out of the water. This is the only reason I am not giving it five stars as my dogs love to swim and so had to be confined while we were there. Otherwise it is a beautiful area and not heavily traffic, There is a single vault toilet (bring your own tp), beautiful trees; cedar, fir, spruce and pine. Howard Lake Campground is nearby (mile and a half) with swimming opportunities and other amenities. There was a decent amount of dead wood around the site we chose so while we did bring some camp wood, it lasted by burning up some of the dead stuff laying around. I drove a 24' class C RV and while there were a few different areas I could have parked, level ground was the principal factor for parking at a wide site right next to the road. There were only two other tent campers there for the day and a half we stayed and they were together at a good distance. I enjoyed the beauty of the creek and the rocks along with the clean smells of the cedar and other evergreens. It is a bit of a drive in on a gravel road, just about ten miles from highway 2. Plenty of washboard surface and a few chuck holes but overall, I've driven much worse, just make sure everything is securely tied down and stowed. The sites aren't numbered and there are sites on both sides of the access road, at least eight with some of them able to accommodate groups. We may have found a couple flecks of gold between four of us but we still had a fabulous time.