U.S. Forest Service · Kootenai National Forest · Montana

Rocky Gorge Campground

The Rocky Gorge Campground is located approximately 26 miles southwest of Eureka off Hwy 37. The campground has 60 campsites including one host site, with tables, fire rings and some with tent pads and able to accomodate up to 32' rv. Amenities include potable water, vault toilets, dock and a fully developed boat launch.

More like this: first-come in Montana

Season & status

ForestKootenai National Forest
Fees$16.00 daily fee per sleep unit. 50% discount with US Golden Age/Access or Interagency Senior/Access Passes
Rules16 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.

Kootenai National Forest recreation page ↗

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Rocky Gorge Campground20°30°40°50°60°70°January: 1.50 inches of precipitationFebruary: 1.15 inches of precipitationMarch: 1.09 inches of precipitationApril: 1.23 inches of precipitationMay: 1.75 inches of precipitationJune: 2.39 inches of precipitationJuly: 0.85 inches of precipitationAugust: 0.70 inches of precipitationSeptember: 1.12 inches of precipitationOctober: 1.72 inches of precipitationNovember: 1.84 inches of precipitationDecember: 1.71 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 28.1°F averageFebruary: 30.6°F averageMarch: 37.4°F averageApril: 44.7°F averageMay: 53.9°F averageJune: 60.4°F averageJuly: 67.8°F averageAugust: 67.3°F averageSeptember: 58.0°F averageOctober: 45.4°F averageNovember: 34.9°F averageDecember: 28.4°F average0 in0.5 in1 in1.5 in2 in2.5 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Libby Dam (Base), 17 miles from the campground at 2,110 feet, station USC00245011 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 17 inches a year.

Getting there

Coordinates48.6521° N, 115.3118° W · Directions ↗

Supplies & services

Dump stationDump station ↗18.4 mi
RV sales & serviceEverything RV ↗21 mi
Outdoor gearThe Toggery ↗47.6 mi

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Limited data for this unit

No site-by-site records, no amenities, no fee schedule, no directions or photos in the Recreation.gov record. What is here comes from the agency's own listing. The rest lives there.

Checked nightly. Modules appear as soon as the record fills in.

Explore

  • 0.1 mi
    Rocky Gorge Nature Trail
    0.7 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
  • 1.3 mi
    High Divide ↗
    5.5 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
  • 1.8 mi
    Warex Peak
    3.5 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
  • 1.9 mi
    Giebler/Lost Soul Divide ↗
    10.9 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
  • 2 mi
    Parsnip Overlook
    0.6 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
  • 2.1 mi
    Parsnip Mountain ↗
    5.5 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike

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

On Wilderness Atlas →

This campground sits inside Kootenai National Forest.

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.

Guidebooks for Montana

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  • Best Tent Camping: Montana
    Vicky Soderberg and Ken Soderberg, 2017
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  • Moon Montana, Wyoming and Idaho Camping
    Becky Lomax, 2015
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  • Camping Montana
    Kenneth L. Graham, 2019
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Reference

Questions people ask

Do I need a reservation at Rocky Gorge Campground?

No. Rocky Gorge Campground is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.

Source: Forest Service

How much does it cost to camp at Rocky Gorge Campground?

$16.00 daily fee per sleep unit. 50% discount with US Golden Age/Access or Interagency Senior/Access Passes

Source: Forest Service

What if Rocky Gorge Campground is full?

The nearest public campgrounds are Peck Gulch Campground (5 mi, first-come), Mcgillivray Campground (11.7 mi), and Camp 32 (13.7 mi, first-come).

Source: Campgrounds nearby