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349 Reviews of 29 Lincoln Campgrounds


  • HThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Beavertail Hill State Park
    Oct. 18, 2024

    Beavertail Hill State Park

    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.

  • JThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Seeley Lake Lolo Campground (MT) — Lolo National Forest
    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.

  • KThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Helena North KOA
    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.

  • nThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Holter Dam Rec. Site Campground
    Sep. 9, 2024

    Holter Dam Rec. Site Campground

    Basic RV and tent camping with great access to the lake

    We weren’t able to reserve a site but plenty of ff first come sites. Most sites are large that will accommodate a camper and boat trailer. All are back in.

  • MickandKarla W.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Fort Harrison RV Park
    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.

  • Clayton H.
    Camper-submitted photo from Town of Drummond Campground
    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.

  • v
    Camper-submitted photo from Helena North KOA
    Jul. 30, 2024

    Helena North KOA

    Great!

    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.

  • ZThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Holter Dam Rec. Site Campground
    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.

  • CThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Court Sheriff Campground
    Jul. 27, 2024

    Court Sheriff Campground

    Beautiful and clean campground

    We were passing through and needed a place to camp. We were surprised how well kept and beautiful the campground is! The host was amazing and works really hard to keep the sites in tip top shape. The lake is right against the sites and makes for a beautiful place to stay.

  • Abigail D.
    Camper-submitted photo from Bernie & Sharons Riverfront RV Park
    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.

  • Aly E.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Racetrack Campground
    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.

  • Angie A.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Mid-Canon Fishing Access Site
    Jul. 16, 2024

    Mid-Canon Fishing Access Site

    Excellent find!

    Beautiful spot! Right by the river! We got the last spot down by the river and the pit toilet. $18 for non residents. Bring your own toilet paper, the toilet was not stocked very well. Fire pits and picnic table at each site. Just beautiful views! By far my favorite spot this trip!

  • Azaali J.
    Camper-submitted photo from Little Blackfoot River Dispersed Campsite #3
    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.

  • Jackie  H.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Monture Creek
    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.

  • Gary
    Camper-submitted photo from Spite Hill Fishing Access Site
    Jun. 16, 2024

    Spite Hill Fishing Access Site

    Only 1 campsite

    The prior review is spot on. There is really no good place for a tent. You could park a camper along the parking area near the campsite. As stated prior, it is next to the outhouse, but which was clean and odor-free. You can use waders to fish by the boat landing. The site/boat landing was busy during the day but abandoned except for me in the evening. So, I liked the privacy. According to the interpretive sign, Lewis and Clark had breakfast here in 1805. Kinda cool! And I had breakfast here in 2024: but, I drove. Road noise quiets down when it gets dark but starts up by daybreak.

  • Gary
    Camper-submitted photo from Craig FAS
    Jun. 16, 2024

    Craig FAS

    Convenient and basic

    Couldn't camp as it was full on a Thursday in June. Couldn't find and was told there's no water. Very, very busy landing for fishing boats. The town alongside it (Craig) has a nice restaurant / bar and a brew pub.

  • OThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Prickly Pear Fishing Access Site
    May. 24, 2024

    Prickly Pear Fishing Access Site

    Good for one night

    Agree with the previous reviews. We stayed with our van and the space was ok, although tricky to find a flat surface. Fees still as shown in the previous pictures.

  • Marilyn K.
    Camper-submitted photo from Lowry Bridge Access Site
    Apr. 26, 2024

    Lowry Bridge Access Site

    Quiet , Clean , no services

    4 miles off route 200 Left on MT-21 Right on Lowry Road, over bridge. Picnic table, fire ring, pit toilet, gravel pad. 5-6 sites mostly level. BLM land free

  • Melvin B.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Craig FAS
    Mar. 19, 2024

    Craig FAS

    Great in the off season

    Craig Fishing Access campground 10 sites. Unseasonably warm, beautiful early spring day by the Missouri River. There are no campers, but the sites are clean, seem to be well taken care of. One vault in the campground another at the vault at the fishing access to the front of the campground. Private property in the back of the campground several campsites close to the river are shaded which in the summer would be perfect. Some noise from I-15.

  • Melvin B.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Prickly Pear Fishing Access Site
    Mar. 19, 2024

    Prickly Pear Fishing Access Site

    Not for RVs unless you like backing up from the main road.

    Agree with Dexter. Pretty setting, creek running nearby. Can do fair amount of walking since railroad is no longer used. But constant traffic noise from I-15 can be a real drawback unless one is deaf.

  • Andy C.
    Camper-submitted photo from Lower Blackfoot River Dispersed - BLM
    Feb. 25, 2024

    Lower Blackfoot River Dispersed - BLM

    Closed - but new options available

    The dispersed campground near the start of Johnsrud Rd (Mile Marker 28 on Hwy 200) has been removed. However, 2 new campgrounds have been added, and the entire road is now paved making RV accessibility much easier. 

    The three campgrounds are as follows: 

    Thibodeau Campground- 5 mi in

    Corrick River Bend - 11 mi in

    Ninemile Prarie- 13 mi. in

  • Shari  G.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Holter Dam Rec. Site Campground
    Jan. 3, 2024

    Holter Dam Rec. Site Campground

    Lovely Campground in Northern Montana

    This is a great BLM camping spot right above the reservoir, with all of the sites having a great view. We were stopping for a night so didn’t get to explore very much. All of the sites can accommodate larger rigs, but none have electrical service so there are lots of generators.   We found this unnecessary as we run on nearly 100% on solar and there is open sky a plenty!

    The bathrooms are clean, pit toilets, but have potable water right outside. The camping area is right next to a large boat launch for anyone getting on the water. Hiking, boating and fishing are all right there for your enjoyment. 

    Nearby towns of Craig and Wolf Creek don’t offer much in the way of services, besides a small bar and grill, and gas station, so come prepared.



Guide to Lincoln

Camping near Lincoln, Montana, offers a mix of beautiful scenery and outdoor activities. Whether you're looking for a peaceful retreat or an adventure-filled getaway, this area has something for everyone.

What to do:

  • Fishing and Boating: The Holter Dam Rec. Site Campground is a great spot for fishing and boating. One visitor mentioned, "Most sites are large that will accommodate a camper and boat trailer," making it easy to enjoy the water.
  • Hiking: Explore the trails around Moose Creek Campground. A reviewer noted, "There was a nice picnic table and fire ring," perfect for a post-hike meal.
  • Wildlife Watching: Keep an eye out for deer at Hooper Park. One camper shared, "Deer roamed around our sites and nearly knocked on our doors," adding a unique touch to your camping experience.

What campers like:

  • Scenic Views: Campers rave about the views at Lost Moose Meadows Campground. A visitor said, "You can't beat the views," highlighting the beauty of the area.
  • Clean Facilities: Many appreciate the cleanliness of the campgrounds. One review for Bernie & Sharons Riverfront RV Park stated, "The campground had coin showers with hot water and a family-friendly rec room."
  • Affordable Rates: Campers love the budget-friendly options. A reviewer mentioned, "Best $10 campsites imaginable" at Town of Drummond Campground, making it easy to enjoy the outdoors without breaking the bank.

What you should know:

  • Limited Amenities: Some campgrounds, like Cromwell Dixon Campground, have basic facilities. A camper noted, "No hookups for RVs; Vault toilets, which were very clean," so be prepared for a more rustic experience.
  • Busy on Weekends: Popular spots can get crowded. One visitor at Salmon Lake State Park Campground mentioned, "Great week day but packed on weekend," so consider visiting during the week for a quieter stay.
  • Road Noise: Some campgrounds are near roads, which can lead to noise. A review for Hooper Park mentioned, "You'll have a little bit of light pollution if you want to see the stars," so keep that in mind when choosing your site.

Tips for camping with families:

  • Playgrounds: Look for campgrounds with kid-friendly amenities. Hooper Park has a playground, which is great for keeping the little ones entertained.
  • Spacious Sites: Choose campgrounds with larger sites for family gatherings. A visitor at Lost Moose Meadows Campground said, "The sites are spacious with new hookups," making it comfortable for families.
  • Plan for Activities: Bring along games and outdoor gear. One camper at Harpers Lake mentioned, "The majority of tent sites are literally huge," providing plenty of space for family fun.

Tips from RVers:

  • Check Hookups: Make sure to verify if the campground has electric hookups. A reviewer at Bernie & Sharons Riverfront RV Park noted, "We have a 40’ w/tow and opted for a pull thru for 1 night," which is helpful for larger rigs.
  • Be Prepared for Dirt Roads: Some campgrounds, like Harpers Lake, have dirt roads that may require a sturdy vehicle. A camper mentioned, "The road getting in is dirt and gravel with some potholes," so plan accordingly.
  • Arrive Early: Popular spots fill up fast. A visitor at Salmon Lake State Park Campground advised, "Our Saturday departure was delayed by FWP boat inspection at the entrance," indicating that arriving early can help avoid delays.

Camping around Lincoln, Montana, offers a variety of experiences, from serene lakes to family-friendly parks. Whether you're tent camping or bringing your RV, there's something for everyone in this beautiful area.

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