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Sleeping Buffalo Hot Springs, near Saco, Montana, is a unique spot that combines the charm of camping with the relaxation of hot springs. This place offers a variety of accommodations, including RV sites, cabins, and even glamping options, making it a flexible choice for different camping styles.

The highlight here is undoubtedly the indoor hot spring pools, which are well-maintained and provide a soothing escape after a day of adventure. Visitors rave about the warm main pool and the hot tub, with one camper noting, “The indoor hot spring fed pools are nice, clean, well maintained and are what set this spot apart from the rest.” There’s also a sauna for those looking to unwind further, though it’s worth mentioning that the concrete floor can get quite hot.

The campground itself features spacious, gravel sites that are generally level, accommodating larger RVs with ease. Campers appreciate the clean facilities, including a dedicated shower house and a bathhouse, ensuring you can freshen up comfortably. As one reviewer pointed out, “Sites were spacious and well placed, clean and well kept.”

Located just a short drive from Glacier National Park, this campground serves as a convenient stop for those exploring the area. Whether you’re just passing through or planning a longer stay, Sleeping Buffalo Hot Springs offers a blend of relaxation and outdoor fun that’s hard to beat.

Description

The only Hot Springs along Montana’s northern tier, Sleeping Buffalo Hot Springs has attracted bathers from North Dakota, Saskatchewan, and all of Montana since the 1920s. The source of Sleeping Buffalo’s hot water is a 3,200 ft. deep well that produces more than 900 gallons per minute of 108 degree water.

All pools are cleaned nightly and refilled with Natural Hot Springs water daily. All Pools are monitored for cleanliness and temperature and adjusted as necessary. Our water is natural, chemical-free, and flows through continuously.

Enjoy true tranquility as you spend the day relaxing in our main pool, hot tub, and sauna. We can easily accommodate your birthday party or special occasion in our poolside breezeway.

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Location

Sleeping Buffalo Hot Springs is located in Montana

Detail location of campground

Directions

669 Buffalo Trail Saco, Montana 59261

Coordinates

48.484436577564324 N
107.52932908465824 W

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Access

  • Drive-In
    Park next to your site
  • Walk-In
    Park in a lot, walk to your site.

Connectivity

  • WiFi
    Good
  • Verizon
    Good
  • AT&T
    Unknown
  • T-Mobile
    Unknown

Site Types

  • Tent Sites
  • RV Sites
  • Standard (Tent/RV)
  • Group
  • Cabins
  • Tent Cabin

Features

For Campers

  • Market
  • ADA Access
  • Trash
  • Picnic Table
  • Firewood Available
  • Phone Service
  • Reservable
  • WiFi
  • Showers
  • Drinking Water
  • Electric Hookups
  • Toilets
  • Alcohol
  • Pets
  • Fires

For Vehicles

  • Sanitary Dump
  • Sewer Hookups
  • Water Hookups
  • Pull-Through Sites
  • 50 Amp Hookups
  • Big Rig Friendly

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Reviewed Aug. 9, 2025

Great relaxing spot

Camped in a pull through with our teardrop but because we didn’t need hookups, they gave us tent price! All of the staff were friendly! Hot springs were fantastic! Hot, medium and cold pool, indoor and outdoor pools, huge sauna, chairs, tables, lots of room …just perfect!! They even provide towels! Everything was clean. Everything you need for tv park type camping. Not many people here so we didn’t feel packed in! Highly recommend a stop! PS we didn’t experience any mosquitos but it was windy.

Month of VisitAugust
  • Review photo of Sleeping Buffalo Hot Springs by Janet K., August 9, 2025
  • Review photo of Sleeping Buffalo Hot Springs by Janet K., August 9, 2025
  • Review photo of Sleeping Buffalo Hot Springs by Janet K., August 9, 2025
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Reviewed Jul. 21, 2025

Great stop! Hot spring tubs were amazing!

No reservation, we took a chance on having a spot available. If you are leaving/coming to Glacier NP and driving on US2….this should be your overnight. It is about 340 miles from West Glacier.

Nice level pull through spots, gravel….room to enjoy picnic table and fire ring. Nice sunset views. Boys loved basketball court. Bath house was clean.

Went to pools in the morning, open at 0900. 2 swims are included with camping spot. There are indoor and outdoor pools, 3 temperatures and spacious. Also, sauna is huge…very nice facilities.

Be sure to check out store before you leave, lots of cuts of local beef.

SiteF10
Month of VisitJuly
  • Review photo of Sleeping Buffalo Hot Springs by Beth B., July 21, 2025
  • Review photo of Sleeping Buffalo Hot Springs by Beth B., July 21, 2025
  • Review photo of Sleeping Buffalo Hot Springs by Beth B., July 21, 2025
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Reviewed Jul. 20, 2025

4 Stars–Relaxing, Clean, and Surprisingly Good Food (Just Bring Bug Spray)

We spent a few nights at Sleeping Buffalo Hot Springs and honestly, it was a refreshing, peaceful escape. The hot springs were incredible—clean, relaxing, and just what we needed to recharge. The staff was fantastic across the board: friendly, helpful, and genuinely seemed to care that we were having a good time.

Our RV site was wide and easy to pull into, with perfectly placed hookups. It felt like the campground was actually designed with RVers in mind. The only real downside? The mosquitoes were fierce, especially at dusk—definitely bring spray and maybe a flamethrower.

There’s not much to do in the area, but the campground itself was peaceful and clean. There’s a basketball court for the kids, and while it’s not packed with amenities for families, our kids still had fun and loved seeing the free-range chickens strutting around like they owned the place.

The restaurant really blew us away—incredible food, fantastic drinks from the bar, and top-notch service. Honestly, it rivaled some of the best dining we’ve had in Montana. The only disappointment was that it closes early, so plan ahead if you want a late dinner or drink. 

My mom stayed in one of the cabins, which was very clean and well-kept. The only hiccup was the pull-out couch being broken, but everything else was in great shape. Also, shoutout to their fast and dependable Wi-Fi - our Starlink cable broke, so we got to test it out, and it didn’t miss a beat.

Overall, we’d say it’s a better fit for adults looking to unwind, soak, and eat well—but if you bring kids, they’ll find ways to have fun. Would definitely come back(with bug spray in hand).

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Month of VisitJuly
  • Review photo of Sleeping Buffalo Hot Springs by Brian C., July 20, 2025
  • Review photo of Sleeping Buffalo Hot Springs by Brian C., July 20, 2025
  • Review photo of Sleeping Buffalo Hot Springs by Brian C., July 20, 2025
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Reviewed Jun. 14, 2025

Great stop over

We were passing through on our way to Glacier. Stopped for one night and throughly enjoyed the hot springs!

SiteF8
Month of VisitJune
Reviewed Sep. 4, 2022

Sleeping Buffalo Hot Springs RV Park

We came into Saco, MT from the west. Turned from Hwy 2 to Hwy 243. SBH is on your right less than a mile from HWY 2. There are about 30 sites in the Park About 11 are back-in (40+ -80ft) and the rest are pull-thru’s of 48 - 90’. We were there 1 night over the Labor Day weekend - we had reservations - but all that was left was a 43’ pull thru. We had to disconnect our tow. The Hot spring pool house is cool to visit and swim in! There are showers in the pool area as well as a dedicated shower house in the camp ground. Both were clean but dated.
Sites are gravel and level.

Site21
Month of VisitSeptember
  • Review photo of Sleeping Buffalo Hot Springs by James and Susan K., September 4, 2022
  • Review photo of Sleeping Buffalo Hot Springs by James and Susan K., September 4, 2022
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Reviewed Aug. 20, 2022

Fun stop coming or going to Glacier from the East

Stopped overnight on our way home from glacier. 

Quiet, with plenty of RV sites that can accommodate pretty big rigs. Our spot was pretty level. Prices are about on par with other places. Mid$40 a night. As RV parks go i would consider it average, no frills, good place to sleep. Our spot was about 3" low on the passenger side.

The indoor hot spring fed pools are nice, clean, well maintained and are what set this spot apart from the rest.

There is an extra charge to use them, but much better than your standard campground pool, the pool is bath water warm, the hot tub is HOT, the sauna is nice, and the plunge pool really shocks your senses in between.

I would definitely stop again if we are passing through, and it is at an ideal stopping point from glacier NP heading east. 

One important thing to note about visiting the hot springs. The water is high in mineral content. Don't wear light colored swimwear.

SiteF10
Month of VisitAugust
  • Review photo of Sleeping Buffalo Hot Springs by Joshua H., August 20, 2022
  • Review photo of Sleeping Buffalo Hot Springs by Joshua H., August 20, 2022
Reviewed Jul. 19, 2022

Family Favorite

We loved our stay here. Pools are awesome very relaxing. Main pool is kept at 95 , hot spring is 106 and small pool is 45. All pools are water from the hot spring. Also sauna is huge downside is it has a concrete floor that gets super hot. From memory most sauna have a raised wood deck ? Campground is nice , basketball goal, 4 horseshoe pits and a community fire pit . Bathhouse/bathroom was very nice and clean. In the main lobby they have pizza and hot dogs you can buy. Pizza was pretty good. There is also a large selection of sodas, waters and maybe beer I don’t remember . Owners /workers were very nice. Now the only thing we didn’t care for is the campground guest can only use the pool till 8pm. While the hotel/cabin guest have access 24 hrs. Not a deal breaker but would’ve been nice to go whenever maybe there’s a reason didn’t ask.

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Month of VisitJuly
  • Review photo of Sleeping Buffalo Hot Springs by Aaron L., July 19, 2022
  • Review photo of Sleeping Buffalo Hot Springs by Aaron L., July 19, 2022
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Reviewed Jun. 21, 2022

Clean, Beautiful Pools

The pool area is first rate! The campground is OK, no great shakes. Sites are fairly close together. Expensive considering they only give you $2 of at the pool from the $15 fee to use the pools. Bathhouse is clean and well kept.

If you stay in site 12, know that even though it looks like a back in site, you actually have to pull through over the grass to get your rig in with the hook ups on the correct side.

Also, the Phillips County Pioneer Museum in Malta is well worth a visit. Awesome local history and super collection of actual dinosaur fossils, but not just casts.

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Month of VisitJune
  • Review photo of Sleeping Buffalo Hot Springs by Mimi , June 21, 2022
  • Review photo of Sleeping Buffalo Hot Springs by Mimi , June 21, 2022
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Reviewed Jul. 11, 2021

Large sites, clean and well kept

Sites were spacious and well placed, clean and well kept.   Access to Buffalo Hot Springs resort pool and facilities. Staff was very nice and helpful however they close at 8 pm and have no enforcement of campground 'quiet time' at night.

Month of VisitJuly
  • Review photo of Sleeping Buffalo Hot Springs by Jessica B., July 11, 2021
  • Review photo of Sleeping Buffalo Hot Springs by Jessica B., July 11, 2021
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Frequently Asked Questions

Does Sleeping Buffalo Hot Springs have RV hookups?

According to TheDyrt.com, Sleeping Buffalo Hot Springs has 50 amp electric hookups, water hookups and sewer hookups.

Are fires allowed at Sleeping Buffalo Hot Springs?

Yes, according to campers on TheDyrt.com, fires are allowed at Sleeping Buffalo Hot Springs, although make sure to check current fire restrictions in the area.

Does Sleeping Buffalo Hot Springs have wifi?

Yes, according to campers on TheDyrt.com, Sleeping Buffalo Hot Springs does have wifi.

Is there cell phone reception at Sleeping Buffalo Hot Springs?

According to campers on TheDyrt.com, Verizon signal is good, AT&T is unknown, and T-Mobile is unknown.