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Emery Bay Campground, MT - Latest Reviews, Photos & Campground Map

Emery Bay Campground is located in the Hungry Horse Ranger District, Flathead National Forest (2 hrs 35 min north of Missoula, MT) with an elevation of 3,562 feet. There are a total of 28 campsites. The campground is normally open from mid May to mid September. Sites can accommodate RVs and trailers between 28 and 60 feet. All sites are currently reservable. Reservations can be booked up to 6 months in advance. 26 sites have water hookups. Fees range from $18.00 to $90.00. Some amenities include boat ramp, swimming. Activities include biking, boating, fishing, hiking trails, floating sports.
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Emery Bay

82 reviews
Total sites: 28
Available Today: 11 FF*
Available this Weekend: 11 FF*
Booking Window: 6 months

3,562 ft
68°F
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Tents allowedRV's allowedTrailers allowedWater hookupsHiking trailsBiking trailsBoatingFloating sportsFishing
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Campsite Reviews (82)

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@DaleCD7C1DDF26 · Camped on Sep 3, 2025 at Campsite #2
Beautiful campsites with view of the lake
@EricB5484998 · Camped on Aug 31, 2025 at Campsite #13
Wonderful visit. Campground was well kept and maintained, People were respectful and kept the noise down. Lake was wonderful to swim in. Only complaint was the squirrel that kept wanting to drop pinecones on my truck, LOL.
@YankielPC0074E · Camped on Aug 20, 2025 at Campsite #1
Absolutely incredible, very peaceful place to stay at for the night, stargazing is awesome and the lake views in the morning is something i already miss. Would absolutely come back to this campground in the future
@LisaF6268557 · Camped on Aug 18, 2025 at Campsite #16
The camp host was helpful, views were excellent, campsites on top...a bit too close...lakeside was wonderful.One thing, the extra vehicle charge I paid ($6/nightx4=$24) was an overcharge per the host at our next campground in MT. We had two roof top tents. I understand we should have been allowed one camper and one vehicle under National Park rules. It would be great if this could be credited to our account...which we will be sure use on our next adventure.
@CarterM3154C91 · Camped on Aug 12, 2025 at Campsite #17
Campground was excellent, only negative was the extremely rough road getting to it, but site and lake made it worth it
@KurumiO84837DA · Camped on Aug 12, 2025 at Campsite #25
Excellent hosts - Kevin was so friendly and accommodating when we had a minor mishap in our reservation. Facility itself is minimal - no flush toilets and sinks, but well-maintained pit toilet and water taps are available. No cell and data service (was using an esim and tried Verizon and AT&T). Mind the long gravel road to access the campground from the main road. About 30 minutes drive away from the Western entry point of Glacier National Park, which was manageable distance from the park especially for early-risers.
@PEGGYB7341921 · Camped on Aug 12, 2025 at Campsite #2
Our site #2 was very nice and secluded from other sites and had a view of the beautiful lake through the many trees. As far as campgrounds go, being right on the road was not the best for our pop top camper, since quite a few cars drive by WAY too fast and pretty close including two rude people who drove by at 1AM and 3:30AM with their headlights blaring and waking us up (I hope that is just an isolated case). The camp hosts never came to welcome us or tell us anything. We flagged the woman host down on day 2 to ask her some things - we never saw her husband Kevin. On day 1 the Day Users were at the marina which is close by the site with their very loud jet skis which were annoying. Day 2 was much quieter and we enjoyed that day of our stay very much. Our picnic table had a huge pizza size blob of some oily substance that was gross, so we never used the table. It should have been scrubbed off by the hosts in my opinion. All in all we will be back again to try this campground in the future since the lake is beautiful and location was great.
@CarlyBEB4CADE9 · Camped on Aug 11, 2025 at Campsite #4
We had a fantastic experience at Emery Bay campsite #4. We brought our paddle boards and our spot was as close as we could get to the boat launch. The tables are a solid fiberglass material, easy to clean and no cracks or splinters like the old wood picnic tables. Michelle (camp host) takes fantastic care of her grounds, I even noticed that she folded the toilet paper ends into a triangle in the bathrooms in the morning like a fancy hotel. Truly could not have asked for a better experience.
@Danielle374802 · Camped on Jul 27, 2025 at Campsite #25
Beautiful spot, close to glacier, but someone stole our lantern and solar shower. Not cool.
@DarrenD8FB69B5 · Camped on Jul 25, 2025 at Campsite #7
Fantastic host at Emery Bay. Frank was friendly, helpful and kept the camp clean and organized. Small campground, and lucky enough to have a site with direct access to beautiful reservoir/ lake.
@SamL4075452 · Camped on Jul 22, 2025 at Campsite #1
The host family was super nice, good facilities, and great location. The campsites were pretty spread apart, so while we were camping in a busy spot, it felt like we were alone.
@SondraWC9BA812 · Camped on Jul 20, 2025 at Campsite #7
We had a beautiful spot on the lake (#7). The lake was super nice with very few boaters and a beautiful emerald color! We kayaked the lake for two and a half hours and didn't come close to getting around any of it.... It is really huge. The host was exceptionally nice and helpful. Besides the washboard road for 4 miles to access the campground, everything else was perfect!
@TracyR3279026 · Camped on Jul 18, 2025 at Campsite #8
Large campsites especially for a tent which we were using. Right on the water so could easily launch a kayak from the site. Hosts were helpful. The only downside I guess would be the dirt road coming in would probably be terrible for a car, and our site was right next to day use site so people were walking by the tent to get to the water, not a huge deal, but I could see some people getting upset about that.
@AlecS25270C7BF · Camped on Jul 16, 2025 at Campsite #1
Excellent location!
@jonasr5A929C65 · Camped on Jul 1, 2025 at Campsite #25
It was a decent site. Cute and with easy access to take a dip in the resevoir. Woudl recommend it for a stop before entering Glacier National Park, and only a stoip, as there is not much to do/ see in the area it woudl seem
@SusieS3628819 · Camped on Jun 15, 2025 at Campsite #1
Group B site was good, the best part was a shared spot between group A and B that we got to use since no one was using group A site during our stay. It was a nice secluded spot with nice grass and good shade in the morning and evening. The boat dock was close and very few boats on the reservoir. We had a great time!
@KarenV4447889 · Camped on May 16, 2025 at Campsite #2
We were never able to get to this campground as the road that gave you the shortest access was closed and the alternate route was not suitable to a class C. No refund because it was less than 24 hours. That should have been an alert on this website.
@MaryE8055524 · Camped on Aug 15, 2024 at Campsite #15
The water may have been potable, but not drinkable, horrible taste of tank water.the vault toilet smelled of cherry cough syrup, recommend another cleaner/air freshener.The tent campsite we were on had no trees or bushes between us and the next site. The tent areas by us were less than 20 feet apart. Luckily, no one camped there while we were there, but otherwise, it would have been crazy close. Other tent sites had lovely shade and privacy, I recommend making this an RV site. It is 20 min from the west entrance to Glacier, it is nicely off the beaten path. The reservoir is lovely and allows motor boats.
@TracyH1362653 · Camped on Jul 25, 2024 at Campsite #13
What an idyllic location! We selected this for proximity to Whitefish Mountain and Flathead Lake. It was so beautiful and the reservoir was fantastic for swimming! I could not have been more pleased. We had our reservation, we were expected and went directly to the site. I would love to return and spend more time. Each site has so much space and privacy.
@malvincE841090 · Camped on Jul 21, 2024 at Campsite #4
first off- dan is very responsible and responsive. lake experience is awesome. even when it rained, it didnt get muddy.only issue i would raise is lack of spigot on group site 1.
@JoeD3475736 · Camped on Jul 10, 2024 at Campsite #15
Campsite and facilities were in excellent condition, clean and level. Camp host was friendly and helpful. Gravel road into camp was rough and needs maintenance but other than a rough 5 miles or so the facilities and location was great.
@rickg2269987 · Camped on Jul 9, 2024 at Campsite #24
Our group was not very happy with our stay at Emery Bay. Most of us were there for 9 days. We had several campsites. One campsite our group had was next to the day use area so they had many different people coming and going each day. Some of the day use people were loud and rude. Our friends ended up moving to another campsite with the help of Jennifer, the host. I would not recommend staying in site 7 or 8 because of the transient nature of that part of the campground.It quickly became apparent that a conflict existed between the camp hosts and their manager. A few days into our stay the hosts, Jennifer and Rory, quit. There was then no onsite host for a couple days. Toilets were running short of toilet paper and things seemed a bit more chaotic in general.We liked our particular campsite. However, there was a lot of day use traffic going by and the road was very dusty. I understand that we were camping in the woods and dirt and dust are part of the experience. But, with the excessive day use traffic, it was more than we expected for a campground so far away from the nearest paved road.
@DarinEACE6ED10 · Camped on Jul 8, 2024 at Campsite #15
Campground was closed due to bear activity. Tried to obtain a refund but folks at the campground could not help. Unable to cancel myself. Called reservation.gov and they put in a cancellation request for me but the campground manager has not approved it. So if they close the campground and you have to find scramble to somewhere else you still get to pay.
@KayleeWD9A3F4D · Camped on Jun 24, 2024 at Campsite #2
Camp hosts were super nice. Very clean campsites and beautiful!
@JosephW2431488 · Camped on Jun 10, 2024 at Campsite #17
The campground hosts were super and very helpful. Delivered firewood to our site.

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