Spar Lake Campground
The Spar Lake Campground is located 2.5 miles east of Troy then 17 miles south on Lake Creek Road 384. The campground offers 13 sites, including one host site, with tables and fire rings. Most sites offer a 28' length overall. Amenities include potable water, vault toilets and access to Spar Lake via a boat ramp developed for small boats.
More like this: first-come in Montana
Season & status
| Season | May |
| Forest | Kootenai National Forest |
| Fees | $12.00 daily fee per single site 50% discount with US Golden Age/Access or Interagency Senior/Access Passes. |
| 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 | 48.2700° N, 115.9541° W · Directions ↗ |
Fire nearby
- 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
| RV sales & service | Everything RV ↗ | 20.4 mi |
| Outdoor gear | North 40 ↗ | 27.3 mi |
| Dump station | Dump station ↗ | 35.9 mi |
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Explore
Trails nearby
- 0.4 miSpruce Lake ↗10 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, snowmobile
- 0.7 miBig Spar ↗3.1 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 1.9 miSpar Peak3.9 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 2.2 miLittle Spar Lake3.7 mi trail · hiking, horse
- 2.2 miThunder Creek3.1 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 2.3 miSpruce Lake Spur0.2 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, which overlaps Idaho Panhandle National Forests.
- inKootenai National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 2,622,202 acres
- inIdaho Panhandle National Forests ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 2,943,333 acres
- 6.3 miCabinet Mountains Wilderness ↗Wilderness · Forest Service · 93,272 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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On the National Register nearby
- Troy JailBuilding · Troy · 13.6 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Memorial BridgeStructure · Troy · 14.2 mi
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Reference
Questions people ask
Do I need a reservation at Spar Lake Campground?
No. Spar Lake 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 Spar Lake Campground?
$12.00 daily fee per single site 50% discount with US Golden Age/Access or Interagency Senior/Access Passes.
Source: Forest Service
What if Spar Lake Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Dorr Skeels Campground (4.6 mi), Bad Medicine Campground (8.9 mi, first-come), and Big Eddy Campground (14.2 mi, first-come).
Source: Campgrounds nearby