Howard Lake Campground
Howard Lake campground is located south of Libby on road 4779. The campground has 10 sites (3 pull thru's) including one host site with tables and fire rings. Camground roads and parking spurs are gravel. Amentities include vault toilets and swimming beach. There are 2 day use sites with fire rings and picnic tables near the beach area. The camp host may close the gate to the campground each evening at 10:00 pm and open it again at 7:00 am. The gate closes for the season on December 1st and is opened again when access permits. Howard Lake and Howard Creek were prospected and named after the Howard brothers, Alfred and Benjamin.
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Season & status
| Forest | Kootenai National Forest |
| Fees | $10.00 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. |
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Getting there
| Coordinates | 48.1009° N, 115.5307° W · Directions ↗ |
Supplies & services
| RV sales & service | Everything RV ↗ | 20.1 mi |
| Outdoor gear | North 40 ↗ | 48.9 mi |
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Trails nearby
- under 0.1 miHoward Lake1.6 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 0.1 miGreat Northern Mountain3.1 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 1.3 miLibby Divide ↗6.7 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 1.3 miMiller Creek2.8 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 1.8 miTeeters Peak2.3 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 2.3 miNorth Fork Miller Creek3 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
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
- 3.2 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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Questions people ask
Do I need a reservation at Howard Lake Campground?
No. Howard 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 Howard Lake Campground?
$10.00 daily fee per single site 50% discount with US Golden Age/Access or Interagency Senior/Access Passes
Source: Forest Service
What if Howard Lake Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Lake Creek Campground (4.7 mi, first-come), Pleasant Valley Campground (11.8 mi, first-come), and Bull River Campground and Group Site (15.2 mi, partly first-come).
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