About Wade Lake (MT)
Number of accommodations: 25
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2026 Season availability
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Water Access
- Lake Access
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Reviews (78)
What Guests Are Saying
Wade Lake is praised for its stunning beauty, serene atmosphere, and well-maintained campground, making it an excellent spot for family recreation and relaxation. Many visitors enjoyed activities like paddleboarding and canoeing, appreciating the clear waters and picturesque scenery. However, some campers faced challenges with the reservation system, limited space, and occasional noise from generators, though these did not overshadow the overall positive experience.
What Guests Are Saying
Wade Lake is praised for its stunning beauty, serene atmosphere, and well-maintained campground, making it an excellent spot for family recreation and relaxation. Many visitors enjoyed activities like paddleboarding and canoeing, appreciating the clear waters and picturesque scenery. However, some campers faced challenges with the reservation system, limited space, and occasional noise from generators, though these did not overshadow the overall positive experience.
Review Summary
Stacie L
VerifiedAugust 3, 2023 • Stayed at: 14, Loop: Upper Loop
Lake is beautiful! Site’s parking is pretty small, luckily we only had 1 car, no camper. Tent spot is close to next site’s picnic table area. Nice shade.
Stacie L
VerifiedAugust 3, 2023 • Stayed at: 13, Loop: Upper Loop
Beautiful lake! Nice pull through site. A tent spot next to the picnic table. Enough parking for 2 cars, we didn’t have a camper. Close to bathroom. No cell service in campground some spotty service down at the boat dock.
Jake K
VerifiedAugust 2, 2023 • Stayed at: 14, Loop: Upper Loop
The campsite host Dave was so amazing and nice to work with!
Melinda L
VerifiedJuly 26, 2023 • Stayed at: 14, Loop: Upper Loop
Camp host very helpful and scenery was gorgeous!
Morgan R
VerifiedJuly 15, 2023 • Stayed at: 6, Loop: Main Loop
This is the most beautiful lake we have ever camped at. The water literally looks like the Caribbean and so clean. We camped in a tent at site 6, which offers a great view of the water and is right across from the water spigots and the vault toilets. This is also right by the day use parking lot, but it didn’t bother us any and the people were all friendly. We rented a canoe our last day there and had the best time out on the water. I hope we get the opportunity to come back very soon!
CHASE M
VerifiedJuly 11, 2023 • Stayed at: 5, Loop: Lower Loop
Camp host was awesome. Lake is beautiful. Lots of mosquitoes when we went this time. My only complaint was the people driving too fast through the campground to get to the dock/beach area and putting up a lot of dust. Also, the picnic tables are in need of repair. You can get cell phone service if you drive to the top of the hill above the lake.
Meghan E
VerifiedJune 28, 2023 • Stayed at: 12, Loop: Upper Loop
We love staying at Wade Lake and have for many years. The campground host was easily accessible and friendly. It’s not the greatest campground for tent camping but that said, we’ve made it work for many years.
Adrianne M
VerifiedJune 11, 2023 • Stayed at: 3, Loop: Lower Loop
Beautiful lake front campsite. Clean and well maintained.
Hunter A
VerifiedJune 11, 2023 • Stayed at: 19, Loop: Upper Loop
Although this spot used to be awesome for the locals, it is now blown up so bad that every spot is a 6 month reservation. Made reservations 6 months ago, showed up, and not a single other person showed up to their reservation and the camp host claimed they got to keep their spot even if it was unattended the first night (which isn’t allowed) All in all, prepare for a shitty time and an even tougher time getting a reservation since everyone has to reserve 6 months in advance
Shelley W
February 27, 2023
Beautiful spot, with front row views of the lake. It was only a short trail from where you park the car to the camp spot, so it wasn't too big a hassle to unload and carry our camping gear for set up and take down. The spot, while still surrounded by other camp lots, felt very secluded and private. We loved our weekend getaway!
Location Wade Lake (MT)
Address:
Madison Ranger District, 5 Forest Service Road
Ennis, MT, 59729
United States
Wade Lake is accessible via Montana State Highway 287, which is approximately 15 miles to the east.
Latitude & Longitude: 44.8053 / -111.572
Elevation: 2043 feet
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
Check out time
2PM
General
- Cellular service is not available at the campground but may be available at the top of the hill, about one and one half miles away.
- There is a food storage order in place. All food and attractants must be stored in a bear-proof manner when unattended.
- There is a 16 consecutive day camping limit at a single site and 32 day cumulative limit, at multiple sites, within a calendar year.
- Garbage service is available from May 15 - September 15. Otherwise, it is Pack It In, Pack It Out.
- For “First Come First Served” campsites - Pay by cash or check. Change is not available.
- Unless designated as a group site, campsites are for a single camping unit only. No double camping is permitted.
- Please cancel your reservation if you do not plan to use the campsite. Reservations may be forfeited, without refund, for failure to occupy campsite on first night and for absences exceeding 24 hours thereafter. Campsite will be made available to other campers for the remainder of the reservation.
- Campsites must be occupied the first night and may not be unattended for more than 24 hours
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Last updated: June 4, 2026
