About Spotted Bear Campground
This is a fee campground for $13 per night/$5 per extra vehicle (no fee 9/30 - 5/15) located 55 miles south of the town of Hungry Horse on the gravel East Side Reservoir Road 38. The campground is located at an elevation of 3,800 feet and is maintained from May 15 through September 30. Spotted Bear Campground is situated next to the Spotted Bear and South Fork Flathead Rivers just off the East Side Reservoir Road 38. The 13 unit campground is set back from the road and most of the campsites are located above the river. The site is located in a second growth stand of trees. It is a high use site that often has open campsites mid week. It is often used as a base for huckleberry picking or fishing in the summer. The South Fork Flathead River can be accessed by walking or driving ¼ mile to the Spotted Bear Ranger Station, and then crossing the footbridge across the river, that accesses the…
- Fees: $13 per night $5 extra vehicle
- Season: Late September
- Managed by: USFS - Flathead National Forest
- Where: 13 mi east of Swan Lake, MT · 47.92727, -113.52599
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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: Jun–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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spotted Bear Admin Acces | ATV road | 0.1 mi | 0.2 mi |
| Red Creek | Horse | 0.2 mi | 1.1 mi |
| Spotted Bear River | Horse | 0.3 mi | 32.7 mi |
| Main South Fork | Horse | 0.3 mi | 39.5 mi |
| Bruce Creek | Horse | 1.1 mi | 7.5 mi |
| Spotted Bear Lake Spur | Horse | 1.4 mi | 0.1 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.Camps nearby
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