Best Campgrounds near Troy, MT

Nice little park in the middle of town, between a large city park and a large grocery store and hardware store. Onsite host. RV dump, $2, located in the entry driveway, about 150’ into the park. Non-potable and potable water available. Use the large parking lot from which you enter, behind the Chamber building, to pre-stage your sewer and freshwater hoses. The sewer drain is in the middle of the driveway, so an expedited dump and flush may be in order to avoid blocking others access. I dumped and rinsed, then repositioned to get out of the driveway, to fill my freshwater tank.

Outlet Campground is a fine place to spend a weekend, but if you’re familiar with Priest Lake, you’ll notice it’s not quite as spacious or scenic as some of the other campgrounds in the area. The sites are a bit close together, so there’s not a ton of privacy, and the beach is more of a small, rocky shoreline down a short hill. There are much better and larger beaches down the road at Hill’s or Luby Bay. 

I had hoped to bring a boat, but there’s no trailer parking or good spot to anchor, so I decided to skip it this time. That said, the campground does have clean bathrooms with running water and flush toilets. 

If you're looking for something quieter with better lake access, there are other spots around Priest Lake I’d probably choose first. Still, Outlet works if you’re in a pinch or just want a quick nature getaway.

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.

Located with Kootenai National Forest all around and GNP West entrance just an hour and a half drive, Heritage Cabin and Heritage Park Campground has been the chosen jumping off point for many explorers. Not only that, the Rooseville border crossing is roughly an hour north so it's a convenient waypoint coming from or going to our Canadian neighbor. There is a nicely stocked fuel station complete with produce, hot case and beer just about four miles away. There are so many destinations for the outdoors folk from swimming and paddleboarding to fishing and mountain biking. The campground consists of a single site which can accommodate a group of up to six people and an RV or Travel Trailer up to 24'. Potable water on site in addition to both 30 & 50amp receptacles. There is even an off leash yard for doggos to run. 

At the Heritage Cabin guests share the grounds, kitchen, bath, living and dining areas with two rooms upstairs which each have a max occupancy of two people as well as an adjacent one room cabin that has a single bed. There's a fenced yard off the back porch and a large lawn area that sweeps down to a seasonal irrigation creek.