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Pull-thru
USFSKootenai National Forest · Montana
Yaak River Campground (MT)
Overview Yaak River Campground is located approximately 8 miles west of Troy, Montana and 6.5 miles east of the Idaho border on Highway 2 .
Sites461 reservable
Elev.1,880ft
Comf.Apr-Oct7 months
Max rig30 ft9 pull-thru
Electricnonesites
From Missoula4h27real 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 1,880 ft, Yaak River Campground (MT) has a 7-month comfortable window (Apr-Oct). Winter nights average around 25°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 46 sites total: 1 reservable and 45 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 9 pull-through, and the longest takes a 30-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 1 peak, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and cool nights. Softest on big-rig fit.
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
Apr-Oct
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
89%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 22
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 18.
57°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Missoula
187 mi
4h27
02
Helena
307 mi
5h54
03
Bozeman
389 mi
7h44
04
Billings
530 mi
10h05
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0.1 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 46 SITES
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
46
Sites
★ The standout
Site 23
Loop A · good location · shaded.
Location
Good
Max rig
30 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
2
Peaks
1
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
0.1 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.