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

Ashley Lake South Campground

This is a very small campground with 2 sites, a vault toilet, picnic tables and fire rings. There is a walk down boat launching site for kayaks and canoes. Access road has sharp hairpin corner so RV's are not recommended. Stay limit is 5 days.

First-come, first-served

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Ashley Lake South Campground
Photo from the area. Forest Service - Northern Region (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons

Season & status

SeasonMemorial Day
ForestFlathead National Forest
RulesStay limit is 5 days.

Flathead National Forest recreation page ↗

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Ashley Lake South Campground20°30°40°50°60°70°January: 1.40 inches of precipitation, 13.9 inches of snowFebruary: 0.96 inches of precipitation, 8.4 inches of snowMarch: 1.11 inches of precipitation, 5.4 inches of snowApril: 1.34 inches of precipitation, 1.2 inches of snowMay: 1.84 inches of precipitation, 0.2 inches of snowJune: 2.84 inches of precipitation, 0.3 inches of snowJuly: 1.14 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowAugust: 0.76 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowSeptember: 1.17 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowOctober: 1.35 inches of precipitation, 1.1 inches of snowNovember: 1.35 inches of precipitation, 8.0 inches of snowDecember: 1.50 inches of precipitation, 15.9 inches of snowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 23.7°F averageFebruary: 26.8°F averageMarch: 34.5°F averageApril: 42.7°F averageMay: 51.6°F averageJune: 57.6°F averageJuly: 64.9°F averageAugust: 63.7°F averageSeptember: 54.3°F averageOctober: 41.6°F averageNovember: 31.4°F averageDecember: 24.1°F average0 in5 in10 in15 in20 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Kalispell Glacier AP, 15 miles from the campground at 2,957 feet, station USC00244558 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 17 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 54 inches a year on the same inches scale.

Getting there

Located 12 miles from Kalispell. Take Highway 2 west out of Kalispell. Turn at Batavia School onto Ashley Lake Road #912. Take the south shore road turn at the camping sign.

Coordinates48.2122° N, 114.5690° W · Directions ↗

Supplies & services

Outdoor gearREI ↗10.9 mi
RV sales & serviceBish's RV ↗13.4 mi
Dump stationDump station ↗35.4 mi

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Public land it sits in

On Wilderness Atlas →

Flathead National Forest begins about 1.1 miles away, and it is the closest of these.

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.

On the National Register nearby

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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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    Kenneth L. Graham, 2019
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Reference

Questions people ask

Do I need a reservation at Ashley Lake South Campground?

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

Source: Forest Service

What if Ashley Lake South Campground is full?

The nearest public campgrounds are Tally Lake Campground (13.9 mi, partly first-come), Sylvia Lake Campground (14.7 mi, first-come), and Mcgregor Lake Campground (19.8 mi, partly first-come).

Source: Campgrounds nearby