Three Sisters Group Site (MT)
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- Right now
- OpenInside the published season, our reading
- Sites
- 1All of them booked ahead
- Season
- May 1Opens May 1. No closing date published.
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 8 notices
In the agency’s own words
Three Sisters Group Site is located within the Lake Como Recreation Area on the Darby Ranger District of the Bitterroot National Forest. The group site, which is located across the road from the Rock Creek Horse Camp, is situated among the pine trees and is adjacent to the outlet of Lake Como. Keep reading
Recreation
Boating, fishing, swimming and other water sports are popular on Lake Como. Anglers might see rainbow and cutthroat trout, as well as kokanee salmon, among other alpine species. A boat ramp and parking area are available at the south side of the lake. A large, sandy beach is available to visitors at the North side of the lake. To the West of the site on the North side, a short walk will take visitors to a trailhead that begins a 7-mile loop trail around Lake Como. The Lake Como National Recreation Loop Trail is suitable for hiking, mountain biking and accessing the lake for swimming or picnics. The first quarter-mile of the trail is wheelchair accessible and the trail also crosses Rock Creek at one point. Approximately 3.5 miles from the site, at the West end of the lake, is a magnificent waterfall that cascades over fern-covered rock cliffs. A trail continues from the waterfall, or heads west up Rock Creek, into the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness area.
Facilities
Three Sisters Group Site has a 20’x30’ pavilion, equipped with 6 picnic tables, 1 BBQ grill, and 2 serving tables. The site also has benches around a fire ring, two outhouses, and accommodations for 25 vehicles. The maximum number of people allowed at the site is 75. Water, electricity, and firewood are not available at the site .
Natural Features
The group site is located near the East end of 913-acre Lake Como in the central Bitterroot Mountains of western Montana. It is situated at an elevation of 4,245 feet and is primarily used for meetings, reunions, weddings and family gatherings, as it can accommodate a larger group of people. A variety of wildlife and birds can be seen around the area and its surroundings. Osprey, bald eagles, deer, moose, elk and bears make their home in the area (learn about outdoor safety ). Nearby Attractions
What the agency tells you
A total of eight Lake Como day use admittance passes will be emailed to the customer prior to the reservation period and are valid for all day use sites within the Lake Como Recreation Area Complex. The day use fee season begins Memorial Day weekend and extends through Labor Day weekend. If additional day use passes are required they may be purchased with cash or check in the amount of $5.00 at any of the self service pay stations at the lake to include the fee station at the group site itself.
Check in time is 2:00 p.m., check-out time is 12:00 p.m.
Pets must be physically restrained on a leash. Please pick up all pet waste and dispose of with your trash.
Everything else this campground posts · 5
This is wildlife habitat. When not in use, all food containers, coolers, and equipment used to prepare food should be stored inside a vehicle.
Vehicles must park in designated spaces only within the area and not on the vegetation. Roadways must remain open. Vehicles cannot park on the highway.
Stock is not allowed in the site.
Quiet hours are from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
Site can be reserved for a maximum of 4 nights.
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 1 · 1 group, 1 cabin
- Hookups
- None
- Accessible sites
- 1
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campfires
- Allowed, barring fire bans
- Shade
- Every site
Around the campground
- On the water
- Waterfall, Lake, Creek, Beach
- Biking
- Boating
- Canoeing
- Hiking
- Kayaking
- Mountain biking
- Non-Motorized Boating
- Picnicking
- Sailing
- Swimming
- Water access
- Water sports
No reading yet, book on recreation.gov
Every site here is reservable, and the record lists none held back for anyone who drives up.
No availability snapshot inside the last 36 hours, so this page draws nothing rather than ageing a reading into fiction.
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Every line of the receipt · 13
What you actually pay
“$75.00 per reserved day/night and $5.00 additional vehicle charge applies when more than 8 vehicles.” · the U.S. Forest Service’s own fee record
Who keeps the booking fee
The agency’s own policy text says the reservation fee and the cancellation processing fee are “retained by the reservation service contractor”, and that a campground concessionaire will decline to refund them because “they did not receive these fees”. Recreation.gov is run under contract by Booz Allen Hamilton. What share of your booking fee the contractor keeps isn’t published in any federal dataset we can read, so we print no number for it. Our reporting on the contract →
How we know this receipt · 5
rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Sep 10, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
1 sites
All 1 sites
| Three Sisters Group Site | Three Sisters Group Site | group shelter nonelectric | yes |
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
Lake Como CampgroundBitterroot National Forest · 0.3 mi
Woods CabinBitterroot National Forest · 0.6 mi
Three Frogs CampgroundBitterroot National Forest · 0.8 mi
Lost Horse Guard StationBitterroot National Forest · 13 mi
Schumaker CampgroundBitterroot National Forest · 14 mi
Blodgett CampgroundBitterroot National Forest · 14 miFrom Darby, Montana, continue north on Highway 93 for 4 miles. Turn west onto County Road 82/Lake Como Road. Follow signs to the Lake Como Recreation Area and continue West past Forest Road 1111 towards the Boat launch, to the site which is on the North side or right hand side of the road. Maps of the area can be purchased by calling the Darby Ranger District. 406-821-3913
The weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Darby, MT
Typical weather
Typical May night 39°F, day 64°F.
Coldest night of the open season: typical May night 39°F. Bring the bag rated for it.
Daily high and lowDays with 0.10 in or moreOutside the published season
A normal is the 1991-2020 average for the month, not a forecast: about half of all Julys are colder than the July line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.
The land, and who answers for it
what threatens it · who answers for it
What threatens this place
You’re camping on ground somebody wants. We track the threats and the comment deadlines.
Who answers for this land
Three Sisters Group Site (MT) is in Montana’s 1st congressional district. Its representative, Ryan Zinke (R), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: F. See every public-lands vote →