Middle Fork Flathead River Dispersed

Finding a boondocking free campsite looking over Flathead reservoir was absolutely the best campsite my husband and I have ever gone to with a travel trailer. Definitely recommend! And it was FREE!

Very nice spot close to Glacier NP. As others have mentioned, the road getting in is very rough, but i made it up/down several times with my Promaster 2500 van with no issues, just got to be strategic about how you take the ruts. Awesome views of river. Road is a little noisy at times, but nothing to complain about. Plenty of other people camping there. Cell service was pretty good.

Very popular spot but enough space to spread out with amazing views.

Only about 5 miles off the main road we took out of Glacier. Easy to find and get to, we made it down here with a truck and Pacifica. Lots of wide open space for everyone to enjoy. Come here, you won’t regret it. It feel like a little community and safe

It’s a great spot! The views in my opinion are so-so but glacier is a 30 min drive away so I can’t complain. There’s a bumpy road in but it’s very short, saw a lot of people with 20ft+ trailers make it in just fine. Big RVs might have a hard time as there is a couple big bumps to go over. There’s cell service (AT&T) and port-o-potties spread around.

Like everyone else has said it is busy. A lot of people camp at the edge of the first open river front but there’s good spots if you go back in the trees.

Only downside is the 3 day stay limit… but it doesn’t seem that rangers are coming around to enforce it.

Wow! We really enjoyed this spot! Stayed 2 nights and if ever in area again will come back! Met some really nice people. Some people need to learn flashlight/headlight manners but overall felt safe and saved cash!

We stayed down on the rocks the first night but if you go back there are more secluded spots still on the river. Watched a Prius make it down the road but not sure how, we took our SUV.

I parked in a turnout across the street and walked down to this location. The road was filled with huge pot holes. The beach was crowded with several campers and other boaters that weren't camping there. It would be worth it, probably, with kids, but I'm alone with my dog and decided i want her to have more freedom, so I moved on. However, there are several other turnouts on the road, so it is worth exploring if you don't have a large vehicle.

Love the quick access to the river but definitely not the most private spot at all

Perfect spot for camping outside the west entrance, about 25 minutes away. That road is a little rough coming in but it’s short and manageable, even saw a little Mazda make it in. Big lot on the river with people next to each other and then multiple sites a little further back for some privacy.

When we found this on the Dyrt we knew we had to stop. This site was perfect on the flathead river. You can’t be afraid of being too close to people because it is just a busy site. Even if you get in late you can probably still find a spot, it just won’t be riverfront. The little dirt road into the river spot is well worn but nothing a stock pickup truck or higher clearance SUV like a Subaru could not handle. The river was great to swim in for a little cold plunge. This might have been our best campsite on our two week road trip. Highly recommend!

This was our favorite spot that we camped at on our 2 week trip out west. The road to the beach is quite rough. We were glad to have 4WD and high clearance. The beach spots are packed, but plenty of space and lots of rafters having themselves a good time, so if thats your scene go for it! We kept on going past the main beach to the tree covered area and found our slice of heaven. Less crowded but still with river access. We were able to sit in the river and relax. We also saw a bald eagle! Porta potties are dispersed throughout.

Road has huge and I mean huge puddles. Very tight fit for truck and trailer for sure in a lot of the spots. The best spots for rvs were taken up by tents.

Be prepared for lots of traffic. This is a local entry and exit for guides, fishers, floaters, and swimmers. But there’s a lot of area to camp and a beautiful river to enjoy.

Closed for high water. Didn’t stay.

Good spot lots of space. Need a little bit of clearance to get down here.

Part of the area is closed due to flooding until at least June 24. There are also signs that say no camping.

Gorgeous place to camp. We arrived on Memorial day late in the evening. Everyone was leaving at this point. I could see how in the summer and on holidays it could busy. River is very fast for fishing, could maybe get away with fly fishing. Plenty of places to camp.

High waters led to the camping area being closed when we arrived, relocated closer to glacier

What a great place to stay during your adventure! We had the luck of great views of the northern light

Beautiful spot. Very bumpy road on the very short drive from road to beach. Beach spots and spaces away from the pebble beach in small wooded area. Exceptionally beautiful. There are maybe 10 other camper dispersed around the site today - late September.

Even through the road looks scary going in, out 2wd Promaster had no issue and the spots past the rocky bank are pretty sweet - Riverside and quiet! Also, oddly enough there were port a potties scattered about the campsite!

The road getting to these are actually great, but the site itself is very bad roads to the river side. You want tall 4x4 vehicles or short ones that can handle being twisted like an ice tray.

Easy to find, right off the road, we arrived the night before July 4th and as expected it was very crowded. We went across the street to the beach on the other side of the river and stayed 2 nights and were the only ones there, although the last night we had a cop come up in the middle of a rain storm to tell us it was private property but we could stay until morning because of the weather. If not for that incident it would have been a perfect spot. Gets crowded and busy during the day with kayaks/drift boats

Lots of other campers but there was plenty of room. The porta potty’s were really nice! Some trash and food left by previous campers. Nearby train woke us up a few times in the night.

This is the same campground as the Blankenship Bridge. These coordinates just take you to the road. You have to keep going a ways away. When you get to the bridge you can’t camp on the parking lots on both sides. There are signs for No Camping. You have to go across the bridge to the left, over some potholes (pretty manageable) and then you will park by the river side. It’s beautiful and definitely worth the visit and bumpy road. The directions here are just a little misleading so I wanted to help clarify!

This is a great little location right next to the river note that the map is incorrect just keep driving until u hit the river. There are pull offs on both sides of the road. The one on the west side of Blankenship road has a vault toilet. both have very small signs stating no camping I didn’t notice them until this morning so be warned you may get evicted I had a glorious evening it clearly is a local lovers hang out I had a number of young couples drive in while I was cooking dinner. They moved on to the other side of the road.

Nice for a quick pinch, it’s kind of deep off the main road but it is truly close to Glacier. There was some weird local activity across the river where they kept shining their brights at our van and revving their engines- not sure what the hooplah was about but it stopped around midnight. Pretty river- be careful driving in. Depending on your vehicle you could bottom out pretty severely as there’s a lot of washout.

TLDR; quick & easy drive (minus a little stretch to drive down to the river), beautiful riverside view, pleasant and generous neighboring campers.

Caution: be smarter than your average chump and don’t park on the lose rocks close to the river....but if you do, thank the wonderful locals for being so helpful for the tow.

What a gem, so quick and easy to get to. We don’t like to plan and prefer the “universe is on our side” method, so this was such a fantastic find when we couldn’t snag a last min spot in glacier. It took about 15min to get to from the park exit and we loved being right by the river! The current is obviously strong but there’s a nice nook to take a morning swim.