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USFSKootenai National Forest · Montana

North Shore Campground

The North Shore Campground is located about 4 miles north of Trout Creek off Hwy 200 on North Shore Road.
Sites0all reservable
Elev.2,365ft
Comf.May-Oct6 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Missoula2h58real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 2,365 ft, North Shore Campground has a 6-month comfortable window (May-Oct). Winter nights average around 24°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. Within about 4 miles: 2 peaks.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

Reads strongest on cool nights and quiet. Softest on quiet.

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
JFMAMJJASOND
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Jul
May-Oct
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
90%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
May 5
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 16.
54°F
Average July low.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Missoula
125 mi
2h58
02
Helena
238 mi
4h54
03
Bozeman
327 mi
6h15
04
Billings
468 mi
8h36
By drive time
Missoula · 2h58Helena · 4h54Bozeman · 6h15Billings · 8h36Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0.4 mi away.

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Trail segments
9
Peaks
2

Water & Access

To nearest major road
0.4 mi
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.

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