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

Lake Como Campground

The campground, a.k.a. Lower Como, is a single loop through a stand of mixed pine and fir trees and one of three campgrounds in the Lake Como Recreation Area. It is located below Lake Como. The understory is grass with good privacy between campsites. Lake Como Lower Campground is paved and features a host site and ten 125' pull through recreational vehicle (RV) sites (with electrical and water hookups) water, and garbage services. Three sites are handicap accessible, and there are 4 handicap accessible vault toilets located throughout the campground. This is bear country; practice safe food storage techniques. Lake Como is 913 acres. The beach is large and sandy.

First-come, first-served

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Lake Como Campground
Photo from the area. Magicpiano (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons
3fires
active
Rx D4 Piquett Creek (prescribed burn) · 15 mi away · 2,210 acres
2 more within 50 miles
Incident details ↓

Season & status

SeasonMay
ForestBitterroot National Forest
Fees$25 per night per campsite (water/electricity included). Fee includes 1 day use exempt pass to be obtained from the camp host. Passes must be displayed in vehicle when accessing other parts of the recreation area.
RulesCamping limited to 7 consecutive days. Quiet hours: 10:00pm to 6:00 a m. Pets must be leashed. No pets or glass allowed on the beach or in the swim area.

Bitterroot National Forest recreation page ↗

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Lake Como Campground20°30°40°50°60°70°January: 1.08 inches of precipitationFebruary: 0.87 inches of precipitationMarch: 0.85 inches of precipitationApril: 1.04 inches of precipitationMay: 1.60 inches of precipitationJune: 2.09 inches of precipitationJuly: 1.14 inches of precipitationAugust: 0.90 inches of precipitationSeptember: 1.23 inches of precipitationOctober: 1.50 inches of precipitationNovember: 1.55 inches of precipitationDecember: 1.26 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 26.5°F averageFebruary: 29.5°F averageMarch: 37.1°F averageApril: 42.5°F averageMay: 51.5°F averageJune: 58.0°F averageJuly: 65.7°F averageAugust: 64.1°F averageSeptember: 56.4°F averageOctober: 44.8°F averageNovember: 33.2°F averageDecember: 25.7°F average0 in0.5 in1 in1.5 in2 in2.5 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Darby, 4 miles from the campground at 3,880 feet, station USC00242221 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 15 inches a year.

Getting there

From Darby,MT travel north for 4 miles on Highway 93. Turn west (left) onto Lake Como Rd. Follow for 3 miles. Turn north (right) and follow signs to campground.

Coordinates46.0682° N, 114.2358° W · Directions ↗

Fire nearby

  • Prescribed
    Rx D4 Piquett Creek

    15 mi from the campground · 2,210 acres

  • Prescribed
    Rx D3 Cameron Gaps

    20 mi from the campground · 1,100 acres

  • Prescribed
    Scf Nz Pile Burn Rx

    35 mi from the campground · 34 acres

Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.

Supplies & services

RV sales & serviceHamilton RV Sales Of Montana ↗14.6 mi

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Trails nearby

Forest Service trail data →

Trailheads within three miles

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

On Wilderness Atlas →

This campground sits inside Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, which overlaps Bitterroot National Forest.

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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    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 Lake Como Campground?

No. Lake Como 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 Lake Como Campground?

$25 per night per campsite (water/electricity included). Fee includes 1 day use exempt pass to be obtained from the camp host. Passes must be displayed in vehicle when accessing other parts of the recreation area.

Source: Forest Service

What if Lake Como Campground is full?

The nearest public campgrounds are Three Sisters Group Site (0.3 mi), Rock Creek Horse Camp (0.4 mi, first-come), and Three Frogs Campground (0.6 mi, first-come).

Source: Campgrounds nearby