USDA Forest Service · Montana
Rainy Lake Campground
USDA Forest Service · Montana, United States
- Cost
- No fees are required for this site
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 4,114 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- RAINY LAKE CAMP (NFSR 4357) · native material · suitable for passenger cars
- Nearest town
- Seeley Lake, MT
Season dates aren't confirmed for this campground yet - opening and closing dates haven't been verified. Check the operator's page or call ahead before you plan a trip.
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About
US Forest Service campground. This is a small 6-site campground on Rainy Lake north of Seeley Lake. Sites 2-6 are walk-in only, and site 1 is an accessible RV site. Vehicles must stay on roads, and all sites are first come, first served. Rainy Lake, one of the Clearwater Chain of Lakes, offers fishing and space to canoe or kayak. Hiking is also available nearby. Pack out what you pack in. Not reservable through Recreation.gov, so plan on first-come, first-served; check with the ranger district for current conditions and fees.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 22° | -28° | 40° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 31° | 18° | -18° | 45° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 41° | 27° | 5° | 57° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 45° | 31° | 7° | 67° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 55° | 37° | 24° | 79° | 6 of 11 |
| June | 68° | 46° | 35° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 82° | 58° | 45° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 82° | 56° | 47° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 69° | 49° | 33° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 52° | 35° | 24° | 72° | 6 of 10 |
| November | 39° | 26° | 3° | 59° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 31° | 22° | -5° | 45° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Trails nearby
- Owl Creek Packer Camp Trailhead · 7.2 mi as the crow flies
Holland-Gordon 28 mi Hike · Drive there
All 507 trails in Lolo National Forest · All 452 trails in Flathead National Forest
Trailheads the Park Service and the Forest Service map, within 10 miles as the crow flies; each trail's page has its length, climbing and the Service's description.
Nearby campgrounds
- Lake Alva Campground · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi · 42 sites
- Lakeside Group Camping Site #3 · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi
- Lakeside Lolo Campground (MT) · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi · 8 sites
- Lake Inez Point 6 (Group Camp Site) · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi · 4 sites
- Owl Creek Corral · USDA Forest Service · 7 mi · 1 sites
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