Big Eddy Campground
The Big Eddy Campground is located approximately 6 miles of east of the Idaho border in Montana on Hwy 200. The campground has 5 sites with table and fire rings and will accomodate a 30' RV. Amenities include vault toilets and a fully developed boat ramp with a dock. There is two day use sites, one with a covered shelter, two picnic tables and fire grills, near the boat ramp.
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Season & status
| Forest | Kootenai National Forest |
| Fees | $0.00 |
| Rules | Fireworks are not allowed on National Forest System Lands. 16 day stay limit on National Forest System Lands. Pets are welcome but must be leashed |
Weather by month
Getting there
| Coordinates | 48.0661° N, 115.9246° W · Directions ↗ |
Supplies & services
| RV sales & service | Everything RV ↗ | 28.4 mi |
| Dump station | Dump station ↗ | 31.1 mi |
| Outdoor gear | North 40 ↗ | 33.1 mi |
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Trails nearby
- 0.1 miBig Eddy ↗4.7 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, snowmobile
- 0.2 miHistoric Big Eddy2.3 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 1.7 miBlacktail Creek1.8 mi trail · hiking, horse
- 1.9 miStar Gulch ↗5.2 mi trail · hiking, horse
- 2 miPillick Ridge ↗10.8 mi trail · hiking, horse
- 2.5 miNapoleon Gulch3 mi trail · hiking, horse
Trailheads within three miles
- 0.1 mi#998 Big Eddy Trailhead ↗Kootenai National Forest
- 0.2 mi#999 Historic Big Eddy ↗Kootenai National Forest
- 1.6 mi#997 Blacktail Creek Trailhead ↗Kootenai National Forest
- 3 mi#1071 Rice Draw ↗Kootenai National Forest
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
- 7.5 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 Big Eddy Campground?
No. Big Eddy 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 Big Eddy Campground?
$0.00
Source: Forest Service
What if Big Eddy Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Bull River Campground and Group Site (4.6 mi, partly first-come), Triangle Pond (5 mi, first-come), and Bad Medicine Campground (6.6 mi, first-come).
Source: Campgrounds nearby