Tribal Lands · Montana
Chewing Black Bones Campground
Tribal Lands · Montana, United States
- Elevation
- 4,728 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- St. Mary Lake
- Nearest town
- St. Mary
- Phone
- 406-845-6867
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.
Site map
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About
Campground on the eastern shore of St. Mary Lake, near Glacier National Park's east side. Full hookups, lakeside electric sites, primitive sites, and tipi rentals. Boating, swimming, and fishing. The campground has moved from Blackfeet Campgrounds to Siyeh management, and bookings are now taken at siycamp.com rather than through the Blackfeet Campgrounds site.
Fees
$50/night full hookup (30 amp); $60/night full hookup (50 amp); $55/night lakeside electric; $40/night water and sewer without electric; $30/night primitive; group sites from $80/night; tipi rentals $80/night.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 20° | -25° | 38° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 27° | 14° | -23° | 43° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 38° | 25° | -9° | 53° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 42° | 29° | 4° | 61° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 51° | 36° | 22° | 75° | 8 of 11 |
| June | 63° | 45° | 36° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 76° | 54° | 44° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 75° | 54° | 42° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 65° | 48° | 31° | 79° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 47° | 35° | 19° | 67° | 7 of 10 |
| November | 37° | 27° | 2° | 56° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 30° | 20° | -11° | 44° | 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
- Rising Sun Picnic Area · 1.8 mi as the crow flies
Rising Sun 0.4 mi Hike · Drive there - Rose Creek · 2.1 mi as the crow flies
Rose Creek 5.5 mi Hike · Drive there - Otokomi Lake · 2.1 mi as the crow flies
Rose Creek 5.5 mi Hike · Drive there - Rising Sun Boat Ramp · 2.1 mi as the crow flies
Rising Sun 0.4 mi Hike · Drive there - Beaver Pond · 4.0 mi as the crow flies
Beaver Pond Trail 1.7 mi Hike · Drive there
All 148 trails in Glacier National Park
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
- St. Mary Campground · National Park Service · 5 mi · 157 sites
- Cut Bank Campground · National Park Service · 7 mi · 14 sites
- Many Glacier Campground · National Park Service · 12 mi · 111 sites
- Duck Lake Campground · Tribal Lands · 14 mi
- Two Medicine Campground · National Park Service · 14 mi · 105 sites
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