Best Glamping near Heron, MT

Mirror Lake: Bigfoot Campout offers glamping accommodations with a perfect blend of comfort and nature near Heron, Montana. This 5-rated retreat provides electric hookups for guests seeking modern conveniences while enjoying outdoor experiences. Visitors can choose from several site options with Campsite A being particularly popular among travelers. The campground sits at a prime location on Mirror Lake with phenomenal views and easy water access via a well-maintained dock. Trout Creek Motel & RV Park also provides glamping options with full hookups including electricity, water, and sewer connections. One guest described Mirror Lake: Bigfoot Campout as "Just amazing! Hidden gem of the Idaho Panhandle."

The glamping sites offer excellent access to water recreation, with Mirror Lake providing top-notch fishing opportunities from the campground's dock. Trout Creek accommodations are positioned approximately 20 minutes from Sandpoint, making day trips convenient for glampers. The sites maintain a balance of seclusion while remaining accessible, with Mirror Lake being "just far enough away to feel secluded but not too far that it's hard to get to." Seasonal considerations impact availability, with most glamping accommodations in the region operating primarily during summer months. A recent visitor noted that "the campground is very clean with all the amenities." For water enthusiasts, fishing is particularly rewarding at Mirror Lake, while the surrounding Idaho Panhandle provides scenic backdrop for glamping experiences.

Best Glamping Sites Near Heron, Montana (27)

    1. Gilmore Campground — Farragut State Park

    16 Reviews
    Bayview, ID
    29 miles
    Website
    +1 (208) 683-2425

    $31 - $33 / night

    "Even tho you could spend days exploring and playing in Farragut State Park, there are quite a few things to do outside of the park also."

    "Gilmore Campground Farragut State Park, Idaho Lake Pend Oreille Who Knew?!!

    I crossed the Montana / Idaho state line this morning and was pleasantly surprised at the AMAZING scenery ."

    2. Trout Creek Motel & RV Park

    7 Reviews
    Trout Creek, MT
    24 miles
    Website
    +1 (406) 827-3268

    "It's near the Idaho and Montana border. I found plenty of time to just chill while looking for a more long term spot."

    "Is a little close to highway and there are trains all night, but the whole valley is like that. Tall trees on site nice and shady. Enjoyed our stay!"

    3. Mountain Camping Bungalow

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    Heron, MT
    6 miles

    $65 - $125 / night

    4. Camp Coeur D Alene

    46 Reviews
    Coeur d'Alene, ID
    44 miles
    Website
    +1 (208) 664-4471

    $39 - $83 / night

    "Site had outdoor kitchens and several showers. Would stay again if in area. If you purchase wood they deliver to your site"

    "Lots of amenities including pool, bathrooms, hot showers, fire pits with free wood and free access to canoes."

    5. Howard Lake Campground

    2 Reviews
    Noxon, MT
    21 miles
    Website

    "THIS CAMPGROUND IS IN MONTANA, NOT IN IDAHO It’s 15 miles down a well maintained road with beautiful views of the cabinet mountains."

    6. Round Lake State Park Campground

    14 Reviews
    Cocolalla, ID
    31 miles
    Website
    +1 (208) 263-3489

    $12 - $29 / night

    "Each site has a picnic table and fire pit. All of the bathrooms and showers are cleaned daily."

    "Beautiful & clean campground with friendly staff. Quiet area and not over crowded. Pet friendly. Lots of trail hiking and a pretty lake for kayaking, swimming, etc."

    7. Garfield Bay Campground

    4 Reviews
    Kaniksu National Forest, ID
    23 miles
    Website
    +1 (208) 255-5681

    "Camp is so close to the day use area. Perfect to go swim or paddle board."

    8. Kootenai River Campground

    8 Reviews
    Troy, MT
    30 miles
    Website
    +1 (406) 295-4090

    "Rest water and electric. Tent sites. Owners are great people. Very helpful for sure. They have a path you can walk down right to the Kootanie river with chairs and picnic tables to sit on. Very nice."

    "Unfortunately, my two year old son didn’t settle for bed easily when camping. I ended up in hotels a couple nights, just because I didn’t want to bother the other campers."

    9. Mirror Lake: Bigfoot Campout

    3 Reviews
    Sagle, ID
    25 miles
    Website
    +1 (619) 647-9717

    $49 - $69 / night

    "The campground is just far enough away to feel secluded but not too far that it's hard to get to.  The views of Mirror Lake are just phenomenal.  Clean campground with all the amenities. "

    "Close to the road but very little traffic at night. Excellent tables and forests plus a nice pit toilet set up. The Host was super polite!!"

    10. Yaak River Campground

    13 Reviews
    Troy, MT
    34 miles
    Website
    +1 (406) 295-4693

    $16 - $60 / night

    "Very cute campground, quiet, no service, right along the beautiful Yaak River and within walking distance to Yaak Falls."

    "Just make sure you have cash lots of trees to hang a hammock

    • fire rings with grill top
    • bear boxes for your food
    • the sound of the river makes you fall asleep!"
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Glamping Reviews near Heron, MT

185 Reviews of 27 Heron Campgrounds


  • DThe Dyrt PRO User
    Jun. 20, 2025

    Camp Coeur D Alene

    Clean with nice amenities

    Clean campground our site worked great for our Sprinter van. Site is crowded for larger pull through but it appeared to work for the campers. Site had outdoor kitchens and several showers. Would stay again if in area. If you purchase wood they deliver to your site

  • K
    Oct. 9, 2022

    Gilmore Campground — Farragut State Park

    So over priced

    We were not able to stay at Gilmore because it was closed for the season so we stayed across the street at the Peterson campground. The sites were nice but basic. Sites had running water, fire pit, and picnic table. The sites were also very close together. The showers were closed for the season and the bathrooms were not well maintained. They had no toilet paper, lots of bugs, and the lights were out. We got there late and had to pay in the morning. Had we known the cost, we would not have stayed. With the site fee and a required day pass recreation free to the park, it cost $74 for one night. That is insanely overpriced. If amenities are going to be closed and not well maintained during the slow season, they need to lower the price. Would not stay again.

  • Ann W.
    Aug. 4, 2019

    Blue Lake RV Resort

    Cute RV park

    Cute little RV park off the highway. Very quite with a small lake. Families can enjoy fishing, swimming, yard games, fire pit, and very dog friendly with a fenced dog park. We are tent campers and had a nice spot on lake. only a few tent sites. Super clean bathrooms with hot shower.

  • JP C.
    Sep. 15, 2022

    Camp Coeur D Alene

    Very nice family campground

    Lots of amenities including pool, bathrooms, hot showers, fire pits with free wood and free access to canoes. The sites are small and close together but being at different levels you get some privacy. Giant pines also provided shades that was quite welcome.

    One of the reason we spent some time there was to ride on "Trail of Coeur D'Alene".  The trail was not close enough to ride from the campground but could be reach by car in about 20 minutes.

    https://parksandrecreation.idaho.gov/parks/trail-coeur-d-alenes/maps/

  • Douglas S.The Dyrt PRO User
    May. 15, 2019

    Gilmore Campground — Farragut State Park

    Huge campground that is part of Farragut state run park.

    The Gilmore Loop Campground is one of a handful of campgrounds in Farragut State Park. It is a large campground boasting 91 rv/tent sites. There are several ADA sites as well as the most amenities I have ever seen in a campground. Even tho you could spend days exploring and playing in Farragut State Park, there are quite a few things to do outside of the park also.

    Some amenities for this campground include:

    RV/Tent Camping - (Some are ADA)

    Onsite Tables/Fire Pits/Water/Electricity on all and Sewer on some

    Nice and Clean Flush Restrooms and Showers

    Firewood for sale onsite by the hosts and a well stocked General Store/Visitor Center in park

    Payphones and extra Parking

    Dump stations for RVs

    Extensive Day Use Facilities - (Including 3 professional disc golf courses and a large Lake for a $5 fee)

    Boat launch/Swimming/Fishing

    Museum and Historical Sites

    Loads of Hiking/Biking/Horse Trails

    Some amenities close to this campground include:

    Bayview - (A small lake town about 5 min to the East)

    Silverwood Theme Park - (About a 10 min drive to the West)

    Coeur'd Alene and Sandpoint - (Both 33 min drives to the South and North respectively)

    The negatives for Gilmore are all subjective. I personally prefer a much more secluded campground, I can see this place being packed during the on-season. The sites are closer than I like, tho I have seen much closer sites elsewhere. The tent pads are gravel filled squares, I Like the feel of the ground under me while camping and these will necessitate a mat/airbed. Overall I love this place as a day use, and see myself camping here soon.

  • C
    May. 3, 2025

    Trout Creek Motel & RV Park

    Only day stayed, just a chill.

    It's near the Idaho and Montana border. I found plenty of time to just chill while looking for a more long term spot. I did laundry at the lakeside laundry mat for less than $5 got some honey and chocolate at the gift shop, some fresh produce and essentials at the Sinclair station, and enjoyed nearby recreation spots for the scenery. The motel is too rich for me. If you are in transit and looking to recharge, there's plenty of affordable and free resources. If you are looking to stay to yourself you'll be alright, if your social, people are pretty friendly, just don't hang around public spaces after 7 if you don't like rowdy noises.

  • Lauren R.
    Aug. 17, 2023

    Blue Lake RV Resort

    Not enough warning to cancel reservations with air quality

    I would have given it 4 stars about 5 years ago when we first stayed as it seemed a lot friendlier staff willing to please their customers but I'm not sure if it was sold since then but I had to give it only 2 stars this time because the negatives outweighed the positives. Pros: Friendly staff that helps you park if you need it. Location is fairly close to the town of Bonners Ferry and Sandpoint so you are never too far from civilization. Although I've never used it, they do have wine in the evenings for their guests...not sure if they charge or not. They also sell wood and when we were there 5 years ago, they delivered it to our site. Also, the site we stayed in that time was not full hook ups and the staff still helped us dump without having to move our rig. Cons: Everything everyone says about the pot holes, dirt road, train noise and turn off from the 95 is spot on. The one thing I didn't hear anyone mention is the noise from the 95 of cars that can be as loud as the constant train passing in the middle of the night. So, quiet and serene is not a good description. The"lake" although which can be fun for small kids fishing and maybe paddle boating, is more of a large pond that is dark and gloomy like and so when you first see it, you might be disappointed at it being called a lake. Although friendly, I didn't find it as hospitable as it used to be when we were first there five years ago and you get the distinct feeling that they are barely surviving as they will not do anything extra to refund or make things whole if you experience is not up to par. Here is why: We were charged half of the amount to reserve the spot we wanted and in order to keep a particular spot you pick, you have to pay a little extra to reserve it or you can still risk having them move you to a different spot if they want to. That's a first. It's true they can't control the weather and I don't really blame them for that, but good vacation industries will go out of their way to keep their customers happy when things are not up to par. We paid for six days and with the stifling heat, along with the fires that were in the area, we were smoked out and weren't told that campfires were restricted per an ordinance they were given before we made the trip there. The entire camping experience was ruined because the only choice we had to not to feel choked out was to stay indoors in the RV. We only stayed one night since this was miserable and decided to leave the next day. When we got home we received an email requesting our input of our stay and we told them a partial refund would have been nice since accommodations were not up to standards. Instead, we were told that in order for them to stay in business and because they have few drop ins, they have to take 50% deposits up front. This seems fair but we paid for the entire week, so it seems to me that in good faith and good customer service, 50% or even some refund at all would have kept us coming back despite the cons. They also claimed that charging 50% is better than some places that want all the money upfront when you book. We have been RVing for years in this area and there are much better places to go that do not do this I'm not really sure why they asked us for our input in the first place. Anyway, as a result we won't be back.

  • P
    Sep. 23, 2025

    Camp Coeur D Alene

    Cabins, tent camping, RVs, Store

    The camp is close to the freeway and on the edge of the lake. The camp offers tent camping, full service RV camping, and cabins for rent. There are hiking trails adjacent, a well stocked camp store and laundry facilities.

  • G
    Jul. 31, 2021

    Ravenwood RV Resort

    Really wish there were more septic hookups

    This park is very well-maintained by the on-site hosts. Very nice, and green grass areas between all of the sites. There is a decently stocked main clubhouse where are you check in, that also has a very nice pool connected to it. They also have a nice on-site playground and basketball court for kids to play. The sites are decent size and we were able to park our 28 for a trailer and park our full-size pick up sideways in the site. The only downside, and our oversight was not all of the units have sewer hook up. The owner had mentioned there are only 23 full hook ups a lot of time in the park, so plan your stay way ahead. If you only have a water and electric hook up there is still an on-site dump station. Considering how close this park is to Silverwood it was worth I’m going without the sewer hook up.


Guide to Heron

Situated in northwestern Montana near the Idaho border, Heron sits in the Cabinet Mountains at around 2,500 feet elevation. The area experiences warm summers and relatively mild winters, with early fall bringing cooler nights ideal for campfires. Nearby Mirror Lake provides exceptional trout fishing opportunities from late spring through early fall.

What to do

Hiking near Yaak Falls: Access the natural beauty of the Cabinet Mountains through the trail system near Yaak River Campground. "Stopped by on my way through Montana in May. The campground was empty except for 3 other families since it was still the off season, so it was a very quiet stay and I got to fall asleep to the sound of the river right behind my spot," notes one visitor.

Fishing at Farragut State Park: Just across the Idaho border, Lake Pend Oreille offers premier fishing. "The Gilmore campground was clean and well-managed and we found the camp hosts super friendly and helpful. The campground has vault toilets and a few flush toilets as well as private showers with hot water. Campsites were well spaced from one another," reports a camper at Gilmore Campground.

Gold panning: Howard Lake Campground provides access to public gold panning areas. "There's a public access gold panning area near this campground. There's also a nice little lake here. There is a pit toilet a short distance from the campground," explains a visitor.

What campers like

Lakeside relaxation: The area's lakes provide scenic beauty and recreation. "Gorgeous area, well run and maintained. Large lake, lots of trails, could easily make an extended stay here," writes a camper about Farragut State Park.

River camping: Many sites offer immediate river access. "Beautiful, wooded CG on the Yaak River near the confluence with the Kootenai. The Yaak actually goes through the CG so campsites are on both sides. Deep sites with privacy," notes a visitor to Yaak River Campground.

Swimming beaches: Round Lake State Park offers family-friendly swimming areas. "The swimming area is nice with kind of sandy beach, but there is a bit of seaweed in the swimming area. There are also two docks perfect for fishing. I had a great time casting off from them and even caught a couple of crappies and trout," reports a camper.

What you should know

Reservation requirements: Most popular glamping locations near Heron fill quickly in summer. At Gilmore Campground, a camper advises, "Need to book months ahead or get there early to get a spot."

Off-season benefits: Early fall offers quieter glamping experiences with fewer crowds. "The campground was empty except for 3 other families since it was still the off season, so it was a very quiet stay," says a visitor to Yaak River Campground.

Road noise considerations: Some campgrounds near highways experience traffic sounds. A camper at Trout Creek Motel & RV Park notes, "Is a little close to highway and there are trains all night, but the whole valley is like that. Tall trees on site nice and shady."

Limited cell service: Most glamping sites have spotty connectivity. At Farragut State Park, a visitor reports, "We had limited Verizon connectivity — 2 bars at most."

Tips for camping with families

Lake activities for kids: Round Lake State Park offers educational opportunities. "The camp visitor center has a cool place for kids to learn about the wildlife in the area with foot prints in sand, bird calls, samples of the different types of trees and more. They also have boards to rent and games as well," shares a camper.

Spacious campsites: Look for sites with room for children to play. "The campground has a big green for frisbee, horseshoes, etc.," notes a visitor to Farragut State Park.

Off-peak swimming: A visitor to Round Lake recommends, "If you're going to swim at one of the bays while there get there early. In the peak of summer, the parking lot will fill up by 10 or 11 am."

Nearby convenience stores: Camp Coeur D'Alene offers supplies for last-minute needs. "They have firewood for sale, a pool, and clean showers and bathrooms. We had a very comfortable stay and were able to connect to the wifi at our tent site," shares a recent guest.

Tips from RVers

Site length considerations: RV glamping requires careful planning for larger rigs. "I would not recommend anything over 25 ft but that's me. Our 34RLSA 5er couldn't get in. Deep woods feel with all the trees and shade. Solar would be a challenge," advises a visitor to Yaak River Campground.

Full hookup options: For luxury glamping, Kootenai River Campground offers complete amenities. "A very nice small campground. About 2/3 of the sites are full hookups. Rest water and electric. Tent sites. Owners are great people," reports a camper.

Level sites: Several RVers note the importance of level parking. One camper at Garfield Bay Campground warns, "Very small spaces and tight quarters. Not for very big RVs at all. Spaces aren't very level."

Winter hookup reliability: A winter visitor to Round Lake cautions, "Swung by here yesterday (late Dec) after calling to confirm hookups were still functional. There was only one hookup spot plowed, and its connectivity was not stable."

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is the most popular glamping campsite near Heron, MT?

According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular glamping campground near Heron, MT is Gilmore Campground — Farragut State Park with a 4.3-star rating from 16 reviews.

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