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15 sites
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22 sites
About Chinamen's Campground
Number of accommodations: 37
Activities & Attractions
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Boating
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Year-round
Fishing
Spring
Boating
Summer
Boating
Swimming
Fall
Boating
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
Water Access
- Beach Access
- Lake Access
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Reviews (86)
What Guests Are Saying
Chinamen's Campground features beautiful scenery and great lake access, making it a pleasant getaway for families. Many reviewers appreciated the friendly and helpful camp host, though some expressed concerns about her availability and enforcement of rules. While the campground has a clean environment and reasonable pricing, issues like trash, noisy neighbors, and small campsite sizes were noted, suggesting a need for improvements in management and facilities.
What Guests Are Saying
Chinamen's Campground features beautiful scenery and great lake access, making it a pleasant getaway for families. Many reviewers appreciated the friendly and helpful camp host, though some expressed concerns about her availability and enforcement of rules. While the campground has a clean environment and reasonable pricing, issues like trash, noisy neighbors, and small campsite sizes were noted, suggesting a need for improvements in management and facilities.
Review Summary
Trista T
VerifiedDecember 18, 2019 • Stayed at: 032
We spent an unbelievably bad night here in July. Neighboring campers threw a party complete with loud music, shouting, lighting fireworks (forbidden in the campground), running 4-wheelers, and fighting between the hours of 2:00 and 6:00 a.m. No one could sleep and other campers were scared to confront them, assuming they were armed. The campground host was nowhere to be seen. I wish we had called 911. The campground itself is utilitarian with room enough for a tent next to the access road. The water access area was crowded, but okay. It was nice to be able to reserve a site, but we will not be returning to this campground.
Bethany S
VerifiedJanuary 14, 2020 • Stayed at: 010
Our favorite campground this summer. We were the only ones there, which was nice, and the view was incredible. Loved the sunset and sunrise over the water. Surprisingly not a lot of bugs for being near the water. Beautifully maintained and clean. The lady who takes care of the site is so kind and cares for everything so well. We accidentally broke the glass lid to some cookware at our site (sorry!) and she was so kind and patient, helping us get it all cleaned up. One thing to note: we had 3 people staying in 2 small tents this trip. The site advised us to book a site per tent, and I’m glad we did. The tent sites are very small. Other, campgrounds we could get away with one, because the tents were small, but not this one. Not a flaw, just keep in mind when booking.
Arin P
VerifiedJuly 13, 2020 • Stayed at: 035
Pretty nice campground. It's a bit of a hike to the water from where we were (site 35), but we also had more shade and less noise than those closer to the beach. Overall we'd stay here again.
Lynn M
VerifiedAugust 4, 2020 • Stayed at: 016
Campground is cramped. Not a lot of space for a camper, tow vehicle or other items in the campsite. This campground is not boater friendly.
ida r
VerifiedAugust 9, 2020 • Stayed at: 002
So crowded . So loud. The F word and karaoke until 11:30PM. Lake was nice
Rita G
VerifiedAugust 29, 2020 • Stayed at: 024
We had no contact or evidence of a campsite host. The sites are extremely small and should not be booked to anything except for micro trailers or tents. We have a Casita so we fit everywhere, but there was a huge trailer next to us pulled by an equally huge truck that was halfway parked into our space. The people had multiple dogs that barked every time we moved (even when we were in our trailer)
We were on the road and had no other choice, unless we wanted to go to Walmart.
It would have been nice to have at least seen someone checking on the sites while we were there.
Also our site was littered with cigarette butts and a collection of small pieces of garbage. I picked it all up.
It’s a nice campground and is in a nice spot at a beautiful lake.
The bathrooms were clean and well stocked.
Lauren R
VerifiedDecember 6, 2020 • Stayed at: 027
4th of July stay. Incredibly overcrowded.
Deborah H
VerifiedJune 21, 2021 • Stayed at: 009
Needs dump station and park gate needs to close at night after 10. 2,3,4 clock in morning to late anybody to ride tonight campground.
Colleen P
VerifiedJuly 4, 2021 • Stayed at: 032
Great location if you enjoy tent camping or your rv is on the small side. Lots of room between camp sights. Easy walk down to the water. Lovely rock beach with easy entrance for kiddos. Very, very busy on the weekend. The volunteer camp host was available and helpful.
Appears to be a favorite day use location for locals.
The only downside was the ashes from the campfire had been distributed around the campsite making for quite a mess with the toddlers.
If you prefer a “less sterile” camping experience, you will enjoy this location!
Carson M
VerifiedJuly 6, 2021 • Stayed at: 018
Vault toilets (kinda smell during the warmer months). Campgrounds were very close together and the neighbors were extremely loud, playing music until 1:30 in the morning and loud and drunkenly complaining about abusive relationships... Other than that the campgrounds were awesome!
Location Chinamen's Campground
Address:
7700 Canyon Ferry Rd
Helena, MT, 59602
United States
Heading north along MT highway 12/287, drive north to Spokane Creek Rd and turn right Yellow flashing light. Follow Spokane Creek Rd for 4.6 mi and turn right onto Co Rd 430/Canyon Ferry Rd and continue on to Chinamen's Campground. The campground will be on the right.
Chinamen's Campground is accessible via MT Highway 12/287, which is the main route leading to the campground from the north. The campground is reached by turning onto Spokane Creek Rd from MT Highway 12/287.
Elevation: 1192 feet
20 mi drive to downtown Helena (about 30 min)
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Last updated: September 8, 2026