Sloway Campground (MT)

Well kept campground. Hosts were super nice. Offered free firewood. We did not find the train noise that distracting.

We camp here every year — twice this past summer. People like camping spots for various reasons. My ‘plusses’ for Sloway are:
- campsites are nicely separated from each other
- bathrooms are clean (thanks to Don and Yvonne, camp hosts, who are now moving on to a different location after 6-7 years at Sloway)
- there is available wood for fires
- access to the Clark Fork River
- good picnic tables
- access to St. Regis or Superior if you need more ice, food, or have a hankering for a huckleberry milkshake
- cell service if needed why camping
- not overly crowded during the week days
- play area with volleyball and horseshoes
The ‘minuses’ are:
- noise from the interstate; I-90 can be noisy with trucks at all hours
- the train; tracks are just across the river so the train is close; the necessity for conductors to blast their horn at crossings results in startling loud wake-ups in the dark of night (oddly, I personally do not mind the old timey feeling compared to the highway noise)
-often full on summer weekends

The campground and its vicinity to the river were great The train however makes it a “not again” destination. Heavy sleepers would be ok. I didn’t hear the trains but everyone else did.

Great place to stay!

Campground was very clean, everything was as described, and we would stay there again. We picked the campground as the staging point for our ride on the Hiawatha Trail.

Campground is beautiful. Trains going by 5 to 6 times a night with very loud whistles blowing a mile before the crossing and after! Very annoying. Access to river is very steep and never saw the camp host.

Beautiful spot. Very well maintained.

Sloway was clean and well cared for. The camp host was courteous and helpful. Two sites could not be utilized because of a steep drop-off (Site #23) and difficulty getting into the site (#24). Both were able to find another site close to the rest of us. We were a party of 5 couples who had reservations for Sites 21, 22, 23, 24 & 25. We learned to "love" the sound of the passing trains!
I would highly recommend this campground.

Great location as gateway to the many MT destinations from WA.

My daughter and I stopped here for one night on our way home from a weeklong road trip. The hosts were very friendly and offered information and help if we needed it. The campsites were extremely large and very well secluded, which was a very pleasant surprise. The only downside that we could find to staying here is the train tracks on the opposite side of the river. There were several trains that passed through, and they all sounded their horns multiple times as they passed. Very loud! The freeway is also close by but that was not a problem for us in the site that we chose. The camp hosts also offered free firewood, which is unheard of anywhere else! I would rate this campground a 5 if not for the trains, everything else is great! If we are ever back in this area, we will definably stay here again.