Whitetail Campground
The Whitetail Campground is located north of Troy on Yaak Hwy 508. The campground has 12 sites, including one host site, with tables and fire rings. Campground roads and parking spurs are gravel. Amenities include potable water, vault toilets, and an undeveloped access for small packable boats to the Yaak River.
Some sites take reservations on Recreation.gov. Others are first-come, first-served.
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Season & status
| Season | May |
| Forest | Kootenai National Forest |
| Booking | Reservations must be made 4 days ahead of arrival and can be made up to 6 months in advance. |
| Fees | $12.00 daily fee per single site 50% discount with US Golden Age/Access or Interagency Senior/Access Passes. $25.00 per night, Check-in 2:00 PM, Check-out 11:00 AM |
| Rules | 16 day stay limit on all National Forest System Lands. Pets are welcome, but must be leashed. Lighting of fireworks is not allowed on National Forest System Lands. |
Weather by month
Getting there
| Coordinates | 48.8278° N, 115.8153° W · Directions ↗ |
Fire nearby
- WildfireUpper Smith
37 mi from the campground · 4,848 acres · 41% contained
- WildfireParker Lake
37 mi from the campground · 1,531 acres · 1% contained
- WildfireSilver
41 mi from the campground · 2,593 acres · 30% contained
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.
Supplies & services
| Dump station | Dump station ↗ | 21.6 mi |
| RV sales & service | Everything RV ↗ | 32.4 mi |
| Outdoor gear | North 40 ↗ | 48.9 mi |
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No site-by-site records, no amenities, no fee schedule or directions in the Recreation.gov record. What is here comes from the agency's own listing. The rest lives there.
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Explore
Trails nearby
- 0.4 miGrizzly Mountain ↗8.6 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, snowmobile
- 1.6 miSpread Creek Snowmobile ↗12.9 mi trail · snowmobile, snowshoe, ski
- 2 miUpper Whitetail Snowmobile ↗9.3 mi trail · snowmobile, snowshoe, ski
- 2.4 miPete Creek Snowmobile ↗18 mi trail · snowmobile, snowshoe, ski
- 4.7 miBaldy Mountain4 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, snowmobile
- 4.9 miBaldy Spring0.8 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, snowmobile
Trail and trailhead records are the Forest Service's. Distances are straight-line to the nearer trail end. Trail conditions are not tracked here.
Public land it sits in
This campground sits inside Kootenai National Forest.
- inKootenai National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 2,622,202 acres
Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.
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Reference
Questions people ask
Do I need a reservation at Whitetail Campground?
For some sites. Some sites take reservations on Recreation.gov. Others are first-come, first-served.
Source: Forest Service
How much does it cost to camp at Whitetail Campground?
$12.00 daily fee per single site 50% discount with US Golden Age/Access or Interagency Senior/Access Passes. $25.00 per night, Check-in 2:00 PM, Check-out 11:00 AM
Source: Forest Service
What if Whitetail Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Whitetail Yurt (under 0.1 mi), Pete Creek Campground (2.2 mi, first-come), and Red Top Campground (6.6 mi, first-come).
Source: Campgrounds nearby