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Lake Como Campground

4 mi northwest of Darby, MT · Verizon 4G · AT&T 4G · T-Mobile 5G

Federal campgroundtype
First comebooking
May–Sepbest months

About 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. The boat ramp is located at the south side of dam.

  • 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…
  • Season: May
  • Managed by: Bitterroot National Forest, FS
  • Where: 4 mi northwest of Darby, MT · 46.06819, -114.23576

Things to do:

Boating & paddling

Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)

Weather by month

34°
19°Jan
39°
20°Feb
48°
26°Mar
55°
30°Apr
65°
37°May
73°
43°Jun
83°
48°Jul
82°
46°Aug
72°
39°Sep
57°
31°Oct
41°
24°Nov
32°
18°Dec

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.

See Lake Como Campground from above

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Trails near camp

TrailOpen toFrom campLength
Shannon GulchATV / OHV, Dirt bike1.3 mi1.1 mi
Shannon GulchATV / OHV, Dirt bike1.3 mi0.5 mi
WaddellATV / OHV, Dirt bike1.3 mi1.5 mi
(Fdr) Lake ComoATV road1.3 mi0.9 mi
WaddellATV / OHV, Dirt bike1.6 mi1.5 mi
BunkhouseATV / OHV, Dirt bike2.4 mi0.3 mi

Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.

Good to know

Cell signal

Verizon 4G · AT&T 4G · T-Mobile 5G

From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.
Night sky: Pristine

The Milky Way casts shadows and the sky is crowded with stars.

Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.

Stargazing nearby: Blue Mountain Observatory (University observatory), 57 mi.

RV essentials

Propane: 18.3 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.

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