About Bull Lake Area
Recreational opportunities abound in the Bull Lake area from camping and boating on Bull Lake to Wilderness hikes in the Cabinet Mountains. There are several fully developed campgrounds with full service and campground hosts. The beautiful Ross Creek Cedars area with interpretive trail and picnicking is a popular destination. There are hiking and horseback trails, dispersed camping and lots of opportunities for a variety of activities. The scenery is spectacular along the Bull River Road and the area is home to bears, deer, elk, small mammals and birds. Recreation is year round in the area with snowmobiling, cross country skiing, snowshoeing, and ice fishing in the winter. The landscape in the area is very diverse from low elevation timber and lakes to the outstanding peaks in the Cabinet Mountains and Scotchman Peak area.
- Managed by: Kootenai National Forest, FS
- Where: 7 mi south of Troy, MT · 48.35207, -115.89058
Things to do:
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: May–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Oct–Apr.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grouse Lake | Hiking | at camp | 1.6 mi |
| Grouse Lake Marsh Bypass | Hiking | 0.4 mi | 0.3 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
No signal at camp
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way casts shadows and the sky is crowded with stars.
Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 7 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.Camps nearby
- Dorr Skeels Campground 6.1 mi
- Spar Lake Campground 6.4 mi
- Cabinet Mountain RV Park 7 mi
- Bad Medicine Campground 9.2 mi
- Kootenai River Campground 10.3 mi
- Granite Creek Falls Campsite 11.2 mi