Willow Creek Campground
The Willow Creek Campground is appoximately 19 miles northeast of Trout Creek on road 154. The campground has 6 sites all with tent pads, tables and fire rings and able to accomodate up to a 40' rv. Campground roads and parking spurs are gravel. Amenities include vault toilets.
More like this: first-come in Montana
Season & status
| Forest | Kootenai National Forest |
| Fees | $0.00 Pack in/Pack out |
| Rules | 16 day stay limit on all National Forest Lands. Pets are welcome, but must be leashed. Lighting of fireworks i snot allowed on National Forest Lands |
Weather by month
Getting there
| Coordinates | 47.8708° N, 115.3108° W · Directions ↗ |
Fire nearby
- WildfireNugget Hill
47 mi from the campground · 35 acres
- PrescribedD4 Rx Hwy 50 Roadside Salvage
47 mi from the campground
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 ↗ | 37.7 mi |
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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
Trails nearby
- 0.3 miMoose Peak3.3 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, snowmobile
- 1.6 miSpring Creek1.3 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 2.3 miBear Creek4.3 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 4.1 miGrouse Creek3 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 4.5 miGrouse Ridge0.7 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 4.6 miElk Lake1 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, snowmobile
Trailheads within three miles
- 0.3 mi#877 Moose Peak Trailhead ↗Kootenai National Forest
- 1.6 mi#878 Spring Creek Trailhead ↗Kootenai National Forest
- 2.3 mi#855 Bear Creek Trailhead ↗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
Kootenai National Forest begins about 3.6 miles away, and it is the closest of these.
- 3.6 miKootenai National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 2,622,202 acres
- 5.1 miIdaho Panhandle National Forests ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 2,943,333 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.
Other campgrounds nearby
Cabin and lookout rentals nearby
On the National Register nearby
- Cougar Peak LookoutBuilding · Thompson Falls · 9.3 mi
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Reference
Questions people ask
Do I need a reservation at Willow Creek Campground?
No. Willow Creek 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 Willow Creek Campground?
$0.00 Pack in/Pack out
Source: Forest Service
What if Willow Creek Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Sylvan Lake Campground (3.5 mi, first-come), Fishtrap Lake Campground (5 mi, first-come), and Pleasant Valley Campground (11.9 mi, first-come).
Source: Campgrounds nearby


