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U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · Montana

Kootenai National Forest

38 federal campgrounds, 18 of them with first-come, first-served sites, and 1 free to camp.

38Campgrounds
18With first-come sites
1Free to camp
214Sites, from 18
1,850–6,990 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 38 of these 38 campgrounds

Where they are

38 of 38 mapped
Drawing the map
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Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

The campgrounds · 38

38 campgrounds
Reservable
Rexford Bench
Kootenai National Forest · MT
54 sites20 with a tent pad2 pull-through sitesrigs to 50 ft2,560 ftdrinking watertoilets
Reservable
Yaak River Campground (MT)
Kootenai National Forest · MT
46 sites9 pull-through sites1 group siterigs to 30 ft1,850 ftdrinking watertoiletshookups
Reservable
McGillivray Campground (MT)
Kootenai National Forest · MT
39 sites5 hike-in sites15 with a tent padrigs to 40 ft2,490 ftdrinking watertoilets
Reservable
McGregor Lake Campground
Kootenai National Forest · MT
28 sites2 pull-through sites2 group sitesrigs to 60 ft3,910 ftdrinking watertoiletshookups
Reservable
North Dickey Lake
Kootenai National Forest · MT
25 sites22 with a tent pad1 pull-through siterigs to 50 ft3,140 ftdrinking watertoilets
Reservable
Dorr Skeels Campground
Kootenai National Forest · MT
10 sites2,330 ftdrinking watertoiletshookups
Reservable
Big Creek Baldy. Lookout Rental
Kootenai National Forest · MT
1 site5,770 fttoilets
Reservable
Fairview Ranger Station
Kootenai National Forest · MT
1 site3,000 fttoiletshookups
Seen from the air The agency never photographed these, so here is the satellite view. Same data, same sources.
Bad Medicine CampgroundKootenai National Forest · MT2,350 ft · drinking waterFirst-comeCamp 32Kootenai National Forest · MTFree · 2,750 ft · drinking waterCaribou CampgroundKootenai National Forest · MT3,650 ftFirst-comeGrave Creek CampgroundKootenai National Forest · MT3,020 ftFirst-comeHoward Lake CampgroundKootenai National Forest · MT4,110 ftFirst-comeKilbrennan Lake CampgroundKootenai National Forest · MT2,890 ftFirst-comeLake Creek CampgroundKootenai National Forest · MT3,370 ft · drinking waterFirst-comeLoon Lake CampgroundKootenai National Forest · MT3,630 ftFirst-comeNorth Dickey Lake CampgroundKootenai National Forest · MT3,180 ft · drinking waterPeck Gulch CampgroundKootenai National Forest · MT2,470 ft · drinking waterFirst-comePete Creek CampgroundKootenai National Forest · MT2,930 ft · drinking waterFirst-comePleasant Valley CampgroundKootenai National Forest · MT3,060 ftFirst-comeRed Top CampgroundKootenai National Forest · MT2,830 ftFirst-comeRocky Gorge CampgroundKootenai National Forest · MT2,500 ft · drinking waterFirst-comeSpar Lake CampgroundKootenai National Forest · MT3,310 ft · drinking waterFirst-comeSwisher Lake CampgroundKootenai National Forest · MT2,510 ftFirst-comeSylvan Lake CampgroundKootenai National Forest · MT3,600 ftFirst-comeTobacco River CampgroundKootenai National Forest · MT2,470 ftFirst-comeWhitetail CampgroundKootenai National Forest · MT2,920 ft · drinking waterFirst-comeYaak Falls CampgroundKootenai National Forest · MT2,430 ftFirst-come
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
critical
Roadless
West Fork Yaak8,237 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Gold Hill6,455 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Cabinet Face West13,692 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Gold Hill West15,079 acres · 4 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Saddle Mountain14,675 acres · 4 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Marston Face # 1729,098 acres · 4 mi · inventoried roadless area

Camping here is a stake in what happens to it. More Than Just Parks tracks the threats and the comment windows.

Roadless areas: USFS Inventoried Roadless Areas via MTJP Roadless Map · Jul 29, 2026
Source: MTJP Threatened Lands map · Aug 12, 2026

Heads up

Wildfire
Deer Creek fire · 7.2 mi from the nearest campground here · 1,099 acres · 96% contained
Wildfire
Porcupine fire · 9.1 mi from the nearest campground here · 180 acres · 0% contained
Wildfire
Skillet fire · 12 mi from the nearest campground here · 3,414 acres · 100% contained
Wildfire
Lone Tree fire · 25 mi from the nearest campground here
Wildfire
Upper Smith fire · 32 mi from the nearest campground here · 4,848 acres · 41% contained
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Sep 7, 2026

Who answers for this land

Kootenai National Forest’s campgrounds sit in one congressional district. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Ryan Zinke (R)MT 1st · 38 campgrounds · grade F
Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score
Unit: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) land units
SRC · RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM · unified by CAMPANAC · refreshed nightly