About Tally Lake Campground
Tally Lake Campground is located on the northern shores of its namesake lake, west of Whitefish, Montana. The campground is popular with locals and tourists visiting the Flathead National Forest and offers a variety of recreation facilities and activities for the whole family. The campground has 38 rentable sites with 21 of them being reservable and 17 are for our walk-up visitors. We also have a group site, site 39 and also our Pavilion group site available for reservations. The stay limit is 16 consecutive nights. Hiking, horseback riding and biking trails wind around the Tally Lake Campground and the lake. Wildlife like waterfowl, bald eagles and migratory birds are commonly spotted. (No horses are allowed in the campground) A dock provides access to the lake's best fishing, which includes kokanee salmon, a variety of trout and northern pike. Visitors also enjoy boating, water skiing…
- Fees: To make reservations by phone please call: 1-877-444-6777 Individual Site Reservations: $22.00 per camper unit per night. Guests must…
- Season: Mid May – September 29, 2923
- Managed by: Flathead National Forest, FS
- Where: 9 mi south of Olney, MT · 48.41361, -114.58556
Things to do:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tally Lake Accessible | Hiking | 0.1 mi | 0.3 mi |
| Tally- Ashley | Horse, Dirt bike | 0.2 mi | 19.6 mi |
| Tally Lake Overlook | Hiking | 0.3 mi | 2.0 mi |
| Tally Gorge | Horse | 1.1 mi | 2.1 mi |
| Tally Mtn. | Horse, Dirt bike | 1.8 mi | 2.3 mi |
| Tally Ridge | Hiking | 2.0 mi | 2.4 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 shows rich detail, horizon to horizon.
Class 2 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 15.9 mi
Propane: 11.6 mi