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Pull-thru
USFSKootenai National Forest · Montana
Garver Mtn. Lookout Rental
Overview Garver Mountain Lookout is perched on top of Garver Mountain at an elevation of 5,874 feet.
Sites1all reservable
Elev.5,856ft
Comf.Jun-Sep4 months
Max rig22 ft
Electricnonesites
From Missoula8h05real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 5,856 ft, Garver Mtn. Lookout Rental has a 4-month comfortable window (Jun-Sep). Winter nights average around 12°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 1 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Of the sites, 1 walk-in, and the longest takes a 22-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 1 named hiking route, 3 peaks, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on reservability and cool nights. Softest on shade.
Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.
When to go
02 · CLIMATE
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Jul
Jun-Sep
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
82%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Jun 19
Last spring frost; first fall frost Sep 13.
45°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Missoula
244 mi
8h05
02
Helena
316 mi
9h16
03
Bozeman
432 mi
11h07
04
Billings
573 mi
13h28
By drive time
Picking your site
04 · 1 SITES
1
Walk-in
0
50-amp
0
Accessible
1
Prime
1
Sites
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
1
Trail segments
2
Peaks
3
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
Method
We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.