About Bull River Pavilion
Bull River Pavilion offers an excellent view of the Bull River and surrounding forest. It's located right in the thick of a variety of recreational opportunities and provides a large group with the perfect place to picnic in northwestern Montana. The rivers give visitors ample opportunity for fishing, swimming and boating. Large and smallmouth bass, perch, rainbow and brown trout and squawfish can be found in the clear, cool waters. Boating, sailing and water skiing are also popular activities on the reservoir. Visitors enjoy tours of the Noxon Rapids Dam, which is located less than 10 miles southeast of the pavilion. It is an earthen, gravity-type, hydroelectric dam that has been in operation for more than 50 years. The accessible pavilion can accommodate up to 100 people, has space for up to 5 camping vehicles and approximately 7 single vehicles. A camping unit is defined as a car…
- Managed by: Kootenai National Forest, FS
- Where: 5 mi northwest of Noxon, MT · 48.035, -115.84472
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Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
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: Nov–Apr.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bull River Campground Fishing | Hiking | at camp | 0.5 mi |
| Smeads Bench | Horse, Dirt bike | 2.3 mi | 2.9 mi |
| Blacktail Creek | Hiking | 2.7 mi | 1.9 mi |
| Pillick Ridge | Horse | 2.8 mi | 10.6 mi |
| Loveland Peak | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 2.8 mi | 3.9 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
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Class 2 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Camps nearby
- Bull River Campground and Group Site 0.4 mi
- Triangle Pond 1 mi
- Clark Fork River Area 4.3 mi
- Big Eddy Campground 4.3 mi
- Bull River Guard Station 6 mi
- Bad Medicine Campground 8.3 mi