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U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · Montana

Kootenai National Forest

Here, one in two take walk-ups.

40Campgrounds
19Take walk-ups
1Free to camp
$16–$24A night, across 6
210Sites, from 19
1,850–7,230 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 40 of these 40 campgrounds

Where they are

40 of 40 mapped
Drawing the map
© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap · Esri hillshade
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

The campgrounds

40 campgrounds
Rexford BenchReservableKootenai National Forest · MTfrom $2420 with a tent pad2 pull-through sites53 sitesrigs to 50 ft2,560 ftdrinking watertoiletsYaak River Campground (MT)ReservableKootenai National Forest · MTfrom $168 pull-through sites45 sitesrigs to 30 ft1,850 ftdrinking watertoiletsMcGillivray Campground (MT)ReservableKootenai National Forest · MTfrom $165 hike-in sites15 with a tent pad39 sitesrigs to 40 ft2,490 ftdrinking watertoiletsMcGregor Lake CampgroundReservableKootenai National Forest · MTfrom $202 pull-through sites2 group sites28 sitesrigs to 60 ft3,910 fthookupsdrinking watertoiletsNorth Dickey LakeReservableKootenai National Forest · MTfrom $1622 with a tent pad1 pull-through site25 sitesrigs to 50 ft3,140 ftdrinking watertoiletsDorr Skeels CampgroundReservableKootenai National Forest · MTfrom $168 sites2,330 ftdrinking watertoiletsBig Creek Baldy. Lookout RentalReservableKootenai National Forest · MT1 site5,770 fttoiletsFairview Ranger StationReservableKootenai National Forest · MTSites from $751 site3,000 fttoiletsGarver Mtn. Lookout RentalReservableKootenai National Forest · MTSites from $451 hike-in site1 siterigs to 22 ft5,880 ftdrinking watertoiletsMcGuire Mtn. Lookout RentalReservableKootenai National Forest · MTSites from $451 hike-in site1 site6,990 fttoiletsMeadow Peak Lookout (MT)ReservableKootenai National Forest · MTSites from $451 siterigs to 24 ft6,710 fttoiletsMt. Baldy-Buckhorn RidgeReservableKootenai National Forest · MTSites from $551 pull-through site1 site6,130 fttoiletsTimberlane CampgroundReservableKootenai National Forest · MT1 group site1 site2,630 ftdrinking watertoiletsUpper Ford Cabin RentalReservableKootenai National Forest · MTSites from $751 site2,990 fttoiletsWebb Mtn. Lookout RentalReservableKootenai National Forest · MTSites from $451 pull-through site1 siterigs to 25 ft5,990 fttoiletsWhitetail YurtReservableKootenai National Forest · MTSites from $251 siterigs to 35 ft2,920 ftdrinking watertoiletsYaak Mtn. Lookout RentalReservableKootenai National Forest · MTSites from $551 pull-through site1 site4,990 fttoiletsKilbrennan Lake CampgroundFirst-comeKootenai National Forest · MT2,890 fttoiletsLoon Lake CampgroundFirst-comeKootenai National Forest · MT3,630 fttoiletsSouth Dickey LakeReservableKootenai National Forest · MT1 group site3,130 ftdrinking watertoiletsMt. Wam Lookout Cabin RentalReservableKootenai National Forest · MT1 hike-in site1 site7,230 fttoiletsBad Medicine CampgroundFirst-comeKootenai National Forest · MT2,350 ftdrinking watertoiletsBig Therriault Lake CampgroundFirst-comeKootenai National Forest · MT5,540 ftdrinking watertoiletsCamp 32Kootenai National Forest · MTFree2,750 ftdrinking watertoilets
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
critical
Roadless
Ten Lakes48,545 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
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

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 · Oct 4, 2026

Heads up

Wildfire
Deer Creek fire · 7.2 mi from the nearest campground here · 1,099 acres · 100% contained
Wildfire
3 Chiefs fire · 47 mi from the nearest campground here
Wildfire
Slate fire · 49 mi from the nearest campground here · 2 acres
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Oct 21, 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, official portrait
Ryan Zinke (R)MT 1st · 40 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
Source: campground records from RIDB, NPS, USFS EDW and BLM, unified by CAMPANAC, refreshed nightly