About Charles Waters Campground
The Charles Waters campground is paved asphalt with 26 campsites plus one double site, including 4 pull-through, one bicycle site, and one horse site; there is also one accessible site with electric hook-up. The campground also has water; accessible vault toilets; open meadow for activities and can accommodate RV's or trailers to 70 feet. Please note that the bicycle site and horse site are reserved for those users until 6 p.m. daily after which time if no one is occupying them then they are considered available on a first come first served basis. A campground host is available Memorial Day through Labor Day. Also associated with the Charles Waters Campground is the Bass Creek Recreation Area. This recreation area includes four picnic sites; an interpretive nature trail; fire ecology trail and numerous trailheads to hiking, biking and stock routes with access to the Selway-Bitterroot…
- Fees: $15 per night for single unit, $5/Night for extra vehicle
- Season: May
- Managed by: Bitterroot National Forest, FS
- Where: 5 mi southwest of Florence, MT · 46.57527, -114.14084
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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: Oct–Apr.
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Verizon 5G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 5G
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way is bright, with a little glow low on the horizon.
Class 3 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Stargazing nearby: Blue Mountain Observatory (University observatory), 21 mi.
Propane: 11 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.Camps nearby
- Campsite · 4 mi SW of Florence 1 mi
- Larry Creek Group Camp 1 mi
- Stevensville Rd 4.9 mi
- Chief Looking Glass Campground 7.3 mi
- Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness 8.4 mi
- West Fork Butte Lookout 16.4 mi