Planned Activities

Boulder Creek Lodge

9 RV Sites, 10 Cabins, 2 Tent Sites, 2 Tipis, 1 Wagon

Boulder Creek Lodge in Maxville, Montana, offers nine full-hookup pull-through RV sites, 10 cabins, two tent sites, and three tipi and wagon accommodations in the Flint Creek Valley, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 40 feet. The range of lodging formats is the property's distinguishing feature. Nine pull-through sites carry water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp, sized to 40 feet. Ten cabins, a Conestoga wagon, a tipi, and two tent sites round out the accommodations, which lets the lodge serve couples wanting a tipi stay and RV travelers needing hookups from the same property. A boutique shop, laundry, dump station, restrooms, showers, and WiFi handle the practical side. A game room, community fire pit, playground, and walking trails fill the grounds, with a creek running the property and horseshoes and live music through the season. Pets are welcome. Maxville sits in Granite County between Missoula and Philipsburg, in southwest Montana's mountain country. The Flint Creek Valley is unusually rich in accessible adventure, and the local attractions reward exploring beyond the standard Montana national park circuit: Montana Gems and Gem Mountain for sapphire digging, the Sweet Palace candy store in Philipsburg, Garnet Ghost Town, and the Philipsburg Brewing Company are all close. The lodge serves the Montana season, with summer driving the heaviest demand across the mountain corridor and fall bringing quieter conditions and color in the valley. With nine RV sites and a small cabin count, reserve well ahead for July and August.

from $40/night

Outback Montana RV Park and Campground

Outback Montana RV Park and Campground in Bigfork, Montana, provides a full-service camping base in one of the most spectacularly positioned communities in the American West, where the eastern shore of Flathead Lake—the largest natural freshwater lake in the western United States—meets the Swan Mountain Range's forested ridgelines just 50 miles south of Glacier National Park's western entrance in a landscape of crystalline water, grizzly bear wilderness, and the small-resort-town character that makes Bigfork a beloved destination for Montana travelers seeking both outdoor recreation excellence and the local arts and cultural scene that distinguishes Bigfork from the purely utilitarian gateway communities surrounding Glacier. The park's facility serves the outdoor recreation visitor who needs reliable infrastructure alongside the natural surroundings that define Bigfork's appeal: full hookup RV sites, cabin rentals, dining, a playground, boutique shop, firewood, Wi-Fi, dump station, and the pet-friendly policy that Montana outdoor recreation visitors require for their hiking dogs provide the practical and experiential amenities for extended stays in Flathead Lake's eastern shore community. The planned activities programming connects guests with the area's seasonal recreation opportunities, and the national park proximity ensures that the campground serves as a de facto Glacier basecamp for visitors who find Bigfork's small-town character and Flathead Lake's recreational resources a compelling alternative to the crowded West Glacier gateway. Bigfork's position on Flathead Lake provides immediate access to the lake's cherry orchards—a microclimate created by the lake's thermal mass produces cherry-growing conditions unique in Montana, and the summer cherry harvest at the working orchards lining the east shore creates one of the most distinctive agricultural experiences available in a Montana lake community. The Swan River's outlet from Flathead Lake through Bigfork provides a short but productive stretch of whitewater and the Bigfork Summer Playhouse's professional theater season creates a performing arts experience of genuine quality that has operated continuously since 1960 in one of the American West's most established rural theater traditions. Glacier National Park's western entrances at West Glacier and Apgar provide access to the Going-to-the-Sun Road—the 50-mile scenic highway that traverses the Continental Divide through the park's most dramatic glacier-carved scenery in a drive consistently rated among the most spectacular in the world. The park's 700 miles of hiking trails access the glacial lakes, wildflower meadows, and the grizzly bear and mountain goat habitat of the Crown of the Continent ecosystem in a wilderness experience of the highest quality. Bob Marshall Wilderness, the largest undeveloped wilderness in the continental United States outside Alaska, lies immediately south of the park in a contiguous protected landscape of over one million acres. Outback Montana RV Park operates seasonally from spring through fall in the Flathead Valley's mountain climate, with the peak summer season from July through August driving maximum demand for both Flathead Lake recreation and Glacier National Park visitation when the Going-to-the-Sun Road is fully open and the park's trail network is snow-free. The Logan Pass wildflower meadows peak in late July and early August, creating the most intensely competitive reservation period for Glacier-area accommodations, and guests targeting this window should book several months in advance as Bigfork's limited campground inventory fills quickly. Fall's October foliage and the quieting of summer crowds provides a compelling alternative season for guests who accept some trail closures in exchange for dramatically reduced competition.

Black Rabbit RV Park

30 RV Sites, 5 Tent Sites

On the Bitterroot River one mile north of the community of Hamilton in Montana's most scenic valley, Black Rabbit RV Park and Storage provides 61 pull-through full-hookup sites in a riverside setting that places guests at the center of one of the Western United States' most beautiful outdoor recreation corridors. The park's year-round operation, cable TV and Wi-Fi, heated showers, and laundry serve both the seasonal Montana outdoors enthusiast and the full-time RVer who has discovered the Bitterroot Valley's remarkable combination of natural beauty, outdoor recreation diversity, and the small-city amenities of Hamilton that make this Ravalli County valley one of the most livable and campable environments in the Mountain West. Sixty-one pull-through sites with full hookup electric, water, and sewer connections accommodate rigs of all sizes with the straightforward pull-through access that eliminates maneuvering challenges on riverside sites. Cable TV, free Wi-Fi, heated showers, restrooms, laundry, and dump station service provide the complete daily infrastructure for both short stays and extended seasonal residence, and tent camping near the river extends accommodation options to guests traveling light. The park's nightly, weekly, and monthly rate structure reflects the full range of stay durations that the Bitterroot Valley attracts—from the overnight Missoula-to-Boise transit stop to the months-long seasonal resident who spends summer and fall in this extraordinary outdoor environment. The Bitterroot River, flowing past the park's riverside tent sites and accessible from the property's bank, is one of Montana's most productive and celebrated trout streams—a freestone river with abundant populations of brown and rainbow trout that has attracted fly anglers from across the country to the Ravalli County stretch running from its headwaters near Lost Trail Pass to the Clark Fork confluence at Missoula. The river's public fishing access sites, distributed along the valley floor, extend the fishing experience far beyond the park's immediate frontage and give guests 70-plus miles of river to explore during a multi-day Bitterroot stay. Hamilton's outdoor recreation access extends in every direction from the valley floor—the Bitterroot National Forest and Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness to the west, the Sapphire Mountains to the east, and the full trail network of the Bitterroot Range's hanging valleys and cirque lakes above. Blodgett Canyon, carved by glacial ice into the granite walls of the Bitterroot Range eight miles west of Hamilton, provides one of Montana's most dramatic short hiking experiences where the vertical granite walls rise 2,000 feet above the canyon floor and cold-water creeks support native westslope cutthroat trout. Skalkaho Falls and the Daly Mansion—home of copper baron Marcus Daly—extend the cultural and natural day-trip options immediately around Hamilton. The Bitterroot Valley's mountain climate delivers four distinct seasons—a spring wildflower season in the valley meadows, a summer of warm days and cool nights ideal for hiking and fishing, a spectacular fall foliage display in the cottonwood and tamarack stands along the valley floor from late September through mid-October, and a winter that brings snow to the surrounding peaks and the ice fishing and snowmobiling that the Ravalli County recreation community pursues in the Bitterroot National Forest's winter terrain. The valley's relatively mild winter temperatures compared to Missoula 45 miles north make Black Rabbit's year-round operation genuinely feasible for winter camping guests who want the Bitterroot's beauty in its cold-season character.

from $28/night

Sun Outdoors Yellowstone North

1 Apartment

A quarter mile from the Roosevelt Arch—the stone gateway through which millions of Yellowstone visitors have passed since 1903—Sun Outdoors Yellowstone North in Gardiner, Montana occupies perhaps the most dramatically positioned RV park in the national park system. Just steps from the North Entrance to Yellowstone National Park, the resort anchors travelers in a small Montana mountain town where the Yellowstone River runs cold and clear, the surrounding mountains rise in every direction, and the wildlife that defines Yellowstone begins making appearances long before you pass through the arch itself. Gardiner is the only Yellowstone entrance open to wheeled vehicles year-round, making this an essential stop for any season. Premium full hookup RV sites offer 20, 30, and 50-amp electric service alongside WiFi, cable, and picnic tables at each site, creating a comfortable and well-connected base for Yellowstone exploration. Pet-friendly standard sites with full hookups provide additional options, and cabin rentals are available for travelers who prefer a roof. A camp-wide WiFi network, a general store stocked with supplies and local information, and a main deck area for gathering complete the essential amenities. The resort's proximity to Gardiner's restaurants, art galleries, and shops—all within a short walk—eliminates the need to drive for meals or supplies after a long day in the park. Gardiner sits at 5,314 feet in the Yellowstone River canyon just north of the park boundary, surrounded by the dry, sage-covered slopes of the Absaroka Range that frame one of America's most celebrated mountain landscapes. Elk are visible from camp throughout the year—the Northern Yellowstone herd migrates through Gardiner and the surrounding valleys in massive numbers each fall and spring, and individual animals are present on the slopes and river bottoms in virtually every season. Pronghorn, bighorn sheep, and mule deer are regular sights on the hillsides above town. Yellowstone National Park's Northern Range, accessible directly through Gardiner, contains the highest concentration of predictably visible large mammals in North America—wolves of the Lamar Valley, grizzly bears and black bears on the hillsides, bison herds on the valley floors, and the full complement of Yellowstone's thermal features along the road to Mammoth Hot Springs. The Lamar Valley, often called "America's Serengeti," is the premier wildlife viewing corridor in the continental United States. The Yellowstone River through the Black Canyon and through the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone provides extraordinary scenery and fishing for native Yellowstone cutthroat trout. Yellowstone's North Entrance operates 365 days a year, making Sun Outdoors Yellowstone North uniquely positioned as a winter gateway when all other park entrances close to wheeled vehicles. January and February offer the remarkable experience of wolf watching, bison in the snow-covered valleys, and thermal features surrounded by winter silence. Summer season is at full capacity from June through September—book as early as possible. Spring and fall offer excellent wildlife activity as animals migrate through the corridor. Reserve your site at Sun Outdoors Yellowstone North and wake up within walking distance of one of the world's great natural wonders.

from $224/night

Grandview Campground & RV Park

51 RV Sites, 15 Tent Sites, 1 Onsite RV/Trailer

Grandview Campground and RV Park in Hardin, Montana, offers 52 RV sites and 15 tent sites with 20, 30, and 50-amp service, ADA-accessible sites, and rigs accepted up to 100 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout, behind a gated entrance. Full-hookup, electric-only, and dry back-in categories join deluxe and pull-through tiers, with a game room, sports courts, and boutique shop. Fifty-two sites span back-in full hookup, back-in 30/50-amp electric only, deluxe back-in full hookup, dry site back-in, and pull-through full hookup categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted with site WiFi, sized to 100 feet, with picnic tables. Read the category carefully — the electric-only and dry tiers carry no water or sewer at the site, and they price accordingly. Accessible sites are available, and 100 feet handles the longest coaches. Fifteen tent sites, cabins, camper rentals, and trailer rentals round out the lodging. A general store, boutique shop, laundry, dump station, restrooms, showers, and recycling handle the practical side. A game room, sports courts, tennis, billiards, walking trails, a playground, and picnicking fill the grounds, with a river nearby, wine and beer tasting, and planned activities through the season. Hardin is the seat of Big Horn County and the gateway to the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument. The campground is third-generation family run. Summer is the short, intense Montana season, with the June battle anniversary and reenactments drawing crowds. Reserve well ahead.

from $35/night

Lolo Hot Springs RV Park

37 RV Sites, 16 Cabins, 40 Tent Sites

Lolo Hot Springs RV Park in Lolo, Montana, offers 37 RV sites, 16 cabins, and 40 tent sites at a natural geothermal hot spring on the Montana-Idaho border, with 30 and 50-amp water-and-electric service and rigs accepted to 45 feet. Open all year, with the hot spring pools, a bar, on-site dining, and a disc golf course behind a gated entrance. Thirty-seven sites carry water and electric on 30-amp and 50-amp in back-in and pull-through configurations, sized to 45 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables — note there are no sewer hookups at the sites, though a dump station is available. Sixteen cabins and 40 tent sites round out the accommodations, making this unusually tent-friendly. A general store, boutique shop, restrooms, showers, and site WiFi handle the practical side. The hot springs are the signature. Natural thermal pools — the same springs the Lewis and Clark Expedition recorded in September 1805 — feed the resort's soaking facilities, with an outdoor pool alongside. A bar, on-site dining, billiards, an arcade, and live music fill the evenings, with a disc golf course, walking trails, and picnicking outdoors. The property also serves as a wedding venue. Pets are welcome. Lolo sits in Missoula County at Lolo Pass, gateway to the Clearwater National Forest and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness on the historic Nez Perce trail route through the Bitterroots. The US-12 corridor between Missoula and Idaho's Clearwater Country runs past the door. Year-round operation makes the hot springs a genuine four-season draw, with winter soaking a real attraction. Summer highway traffic is the peak — reserve ahead.

from $30/night

Moose Creek RV Resort

42 RV Sites, 6 Cabins, 4 Tent Sites, 4 Glamping Sites, 1 Cottage, 1 House, 8 Suites

Two and a half miles from the West Entrance of Glacier National Park in West Glacier, Montana—in Flathead County where the Going-to-the-Sun Road's 50-mile cross-park traverse, the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex's 1.5-million-acre roadless interior, and the Middle Fork of the Flathead River's Wild and Scenic corridor create the most concentrated wilderness landscape accessible from a single campground address in the northern Rockies—Moose Creek RV Resort provides full hookup RV sites, glamping pods, nine-room bed and breakfast accommodations with a morning breakfast buffet, cabin and cottage rentals, a farmhouse stay option, a Sweets and Espresso Cafe, a fitness center with sauna, electric vehicle charging, a dog park, laundry, sports courts, mini golf, a zip line, and nightly campfire gatherings in the fully amenitied resort property that the 2.5-mile Glacier National Park gate proximity makes the most completely equipped private lodging and campground base in the West Glacier corridor. The Going-to-the-Sun Road access within three miles, the nine-room B&B with breakfast for the non-RV guest, and the glamping pod options at a property with full hookup RVs as well define Moose Creek as a multi-accommodation-format Glacier gateway rather than a single-use campground. Full hookup RV sites with electric, water, and sewer connections and views of the surrounding mountain terrain serve the RV camping market in the forested West Glacier environment. Four unique glamping pods provide the furnished, climate-comfortable outdoor accommodation for guests who want the Glacier gateway experience in a structure with beds and weather protection without the RV commitment. Nine bed and breakfast rooms with a breakfast buffet served daily from 7 to 8:30 a.m. provide the indoor accommodation that makes Moose Creek accessible to every travel format. Cabin and cottage rentals with rustic charm and modern comforts, and a farmhouse stay provide additional enclosed accommodation options. The Sweets and Espresso Cafe—serving pastries, ice cream, and espresso drinks daily—provides the morning coffee infrastructure that Glacier visitor logistics require before the Going-to-the-Sun Road's morning crowds develop. A fitness center with sauna, an EV charging station, a well-stocked gift shop, dog park, coin laundry, basketball court, ping-pong, badminton, volleyball, mini golf, and a zip line complete the on-property resort amenity profile. A nightly campfire gathering provides the social infrastructure that the West Glacier visitor community particularly values after a day on the park's trails. Glacier National Park's Going-to-the-Sun Road—the 50-mile engineering achievement that crosses the Continental Divide at Logan Pass at 6,646 feet elevation—provides the primary visitor experience from the West Entrance within three miles of the resort. The road's seasonal opening from mid-June through mid-October makes summer and fall the park's primary visitor season, with wildflower displays on Logan Pass peaking in July and larch trees turning gold through October. Check current park entry requirements before planning the Logan Pass visit. The Middle Fork of the Flathead River—forming Glacier National Park's southern boundary and accessible from West Glacier—provides the whitewater rafting, fly fishing for westslope cutthroat trout, and the Wild and Scenic River corridor that the outfitter operations based in West Glacier serve with guided raft trips and fishing float experiences that frame the river's character for first-time visitors. Moose Creek RV Resort is open from May 15 through October 8. The Going-to-the-Sun Road's vehicle reservation windows in June through September, the Logan Pass wildflower peak in July, and the September larch color represent the three demand peaks that fill the resort weeks in advance. Book early for mid-summer, get the espresso before the road, and let the two-and-a-half-mile West Entrance proximity earn the Glacier National Park base camp experience that no other West Glacier property provides with quite this range of accommodation formats.

from $32/night

Yellowstone Hot Springs Resort

39 RV Sites, 4 Cabins, 18 Tent Sites, 5 Hotel Rooms

Yellowstone Hot Springs Resort in Gardiner, Montana, offers 39 RV sites, nine cabin and hotel-room units, and 18 tent sites eight miles north of Yellowstone's North Entrance, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 40 feet behind a gated entrance. Three mineral spring pools of graduated temperature are the reason to book. Thirty-nine sites run in full-hookup and electric-only categories carrying 20, 30, and 50-amp, sized to 40 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and site WiFi. The electric-only option suits self-contained rigs at a lower rate. Nine cabins and hotel rooms and 18 tent sites round out the accommodations. A laundry, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side, with a gated entrance controlling access. The hot springs define the property. Three mineral pools of graduated temperature — a cold plunge, a 100-degree pool, and a 106-degree pool — are fed continuously by water drawn straight from the earth, chemical-free. An outdoor pool, fitness center, clubhouse, and pavilion round out the amenities, with hiking, biking, birding, and picnicking from the area and skiing and a golf course nearby. Pets are welcome. Gardiner sits at the south end of Paradise Valley where the Yellowstone River emerges from the mountains with the Absaroka Range rising on both flanks — one of the most strategically positioned properties in the greater Yellowstone ecosystem, eight miles from the park's only year-round entrance. Summer is decisively the season, with the springs drawing guests year-round. Reserve well ahead for June through September.

from $29/night

Alpine Lodge

6 RV Sites, 22 Cabins

Alpine Lodge sits at the north end of Red Lodge, Montana, on US Highway 212, offering 22 cabin and motel-room accommodations alongside six RV spots with water and electric on 30 and 50-amp service. RV sites are pull-through and sized to 30 feet, so this suits smaller rigs and vans rather than large coaches — the lodging is the main event here. Twenty-two cabins and motel rooms provide king and queen beds, in-room coffee makers, kitchenettes with microwave and refrigerator, air conditioning, and covered parking directly in front of each room. Adjoining rooms are available for families and larger parties. Six pull-through RV spots carry water and electric on 30 and 50-amp with picnic tables, sized to 30 feet — note there are no sewer hookups. Laundry, restrooms, and showers serve all guests, and WiFi reaches the property. The lodge maintains a strict cancellation policy given the seasonal nature of its lodging, so confirm dates before booking. On-site amenities include a community fire pit, sports courts, basketball, horseshoes, corn hole, and on-site dining, with live music and planned activities through the season. The lodge also operates as a wedding venue. Downtown Red Lodge is within walking distance for dining and shops. The position is exceptional. US-212 is the southern terminus of the Beartooth Highway, which Charles Kuralt called the most beautiful road in America and the American Motorcycle Association ranks among the world's top motorcycle roads. The Beartooth-Absaroka Wilderness, Yellowstone's northeast entrance, and Rock Creek's blue-ribbon trout water are all immediate. Skiing is nearby in winter. The Beartooth Highway's seasonal opening drives summer demand — check pass status and book early for July and August.

from $63/night