About Swan Lake Campground
Number of accommodations: 25
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
Most popular amenities
Pet friendly
Water and Hygiene
- Potable Water
Water Access
- Beach Access
- Lake Access
Pets and Policies
- Pet friendly
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Reviews (263)
What Guests Are Saying
Swan Lake Campground is praised for its cleanliness, well-maintained sites, and spacious, private camping areas that provide a peaceful atmosphere. Many guests appreciated the friendly and helpful campground hosts, as well as the beautiful surroundings, including the lake and wooded areas. However, some negative experiences were reported, such as noise from hosts and other campers, as well as issues with mosquitoes and unclear policies regarding fees.
What Guests Are Saying
Swan Lake Campground is praised for its cleanliness, well-maintained sites, and spacious, private camping areas that provide a peaceful atmosphere. Many guests appreciated the friendly and helpful campground hosts, as well as the beautiful surroundings, including the lake and wooded areas. However, some negative experiences were reported, such as noise from hosts and other campers, as well as issues with mosquitoes and unclear policies regarding fees.
Review Summary
Alicia M
VerifiedJune 26, 2023 • Stayed at: 034, Loop: POND
Rating: 2.75
Here’s everything:
A group of friends and I stayed at Swan Lake Campground for 4 nights/5 days. Before booking this campsite, I wish I would have known these pros and cons.
Pros:
✅ Clean campsite
✅ Firewood available on site ($6 per bundle)
✅ Approx. 1 hour from Glacier NP
✅ Beautiful lake nearby
✅ Phone service available 1 mile up the road
Cons:
❌ No showers on site. I knew this from the camp information, BUT I figured there would be options in a nearby town. There is not. Showers are available at the Swan lake Resort but for $10 per person. I wish there was a more economical option.
❌ No sinks to wash hands or dishes. Not ideal for tent camping. When asked where we should wash dishes, camp host said to throw the water out in the woods.
❌ The vault toilets STINK. I know this isn’t something that can be helped at a campground like this, but it needed to be mentioned haha.
❌ The sites are not on the water, but rather across the highway. It is advertised as having kayak/canoe rentals available but the kiosk was not staffed and there was hardly anybody on the lake. Some people who towed boats their own in were there.
Overall: while we did have a fun time camping, this is not a campground I would recommend for tents. This is much more set up for RV or trailers. There were no other tents in the area aside from ours while we were there. There were, however, plenty of RVs. I do not think this should be advertised for tent camping as there are little to no amenities. This is not a campground for people who like a laid back camping trip.
Suzanne E
VerifiedJune 21, 2023 • Stayed at: 012, Loop: BIRC
We love swan lake. The campsites are spacious and beautiful.
Suzanne E
VerifiedJune 21, 2023 • Stayed at: 012, Loop: BIRC
We love swan lake. The campsites are spacious and beautiful.
Lauren R
VerifiedJune 13, 2023 • Stayed at: 024, Loop: POND
The camp hosts were absolutely lovely and made sure we settled in okay! We booked site 24 and sleeping to the sounds of the rushing river was so wonderful. The site is large and deep, the second camp host has firewood for sale (odd price of $6 since I didn’t have any single bills) but the fire ring did its job keeping the biting bugs away and the picnic table was huge! We will definitely be back after the summer heat and maybe bring our RV next time. Day use across the street was also wonderful and included for staying at the park.
Lauren R
VerifiedJune 13, 2023 • Stayed at: 024, Loop: POND
The camp hosts were absolutely lovely and made sure we settled in okay! We booked site 24 and sleeping to the sounds of the rushing river was so wonderful. The site is large and deep, the second camp host has firewood for sale (odd price of $6 since I didn’t have any single bills) but the fire ring did its job keeping the biting bugs away and the picnic table was huge! We will definitely be back after the summer heat and maybe bring our RV next time. Day use across the street was also wonderful and included for staying at the park.
Jarrod F
VerifiedJune 6, 2023 • Stayed at: 011, Loop: BIRC
Great campsite and hosts.
Jarrod F
VerifiedJune 6, 2023 • Stayed at: 011, Loop: BIRC
Great campsite and hosts.
Thomas D
VerifiedOctober 12, 2022 • Stayed at: 011, Loop: BIRC
Nice campground, very large asphalt topped camp sites. Only downside is busy road to cross to get to the lake (which is beautiful). People like to drive fast on this road and in this area in general, which is a shame. The other point of note is that we reserved in advance and yet our site was not noted as reserved.
Thomas D
VerifiedOctober 12, 2022 • Stayed at: 011, Loop: BIRC
Nice campground, very large asphalt topped camp sites. Only downside is busy road to cross to get to the lake (which is beautiful). People like to drive fast on this road and in this area in general, which is a shame. The other point of note is that we reserved in advance and yet our site was not noted as reserved.
Jesse H
VerifiedSeptember 25, 2022 • Stayed at: 037, Loop: POND
Swan lake campground is the best maintained campground I have been to. Hosts made stands this spring for the bathrooms and they keep air fresheners in them and they are regularly cleaned. Overall a. Wonderful place to stay!
Location Swan Lake Campground
Address:
21770 Hwy 83
Swan Lake, MT, 59911
United States
From Bigfork, Montana, take State Route 209 east for 4.9 miles to Swan Lake/State Route 83. Turn right and go 10.9 miles to the campground sign. Turn left at the sign into the campground.
Latitude & Longitude: 47.9364 / -113.851
Elevation: 942 feet
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
Check in time
2PM
Check out time
11AM
General
- Camping fee is per camping unit. A camping unit is an RV, motorhome, camper, tent, mobile camping unit, etc. Many spots can accomodate more than one camping unit. Recreation.gov can only charge per site, if you have additional camping units be prepared to pay the additional $22/per nite (cash or check) at the fee tube or to the camphost.
- If a site is not available for reservation online, it is shown as a first-come, first-served (FF) or walk-in (W) site. These sites will be identified at the campground on maps and campsite post markers with a W.
- Reserved sites will be held until the day following your arrival date. Sites must be occupied by the checkout time of that following day to hold a reservation or the site will be forfeited and released.
- We do not allow reservation holders to change campsites and move to a Walk-up campsite upon arrival. Most of our campsites are available for advanced reservations, and you must occupy the site you reserve.
- You are allowed 2 passenger vehicles per site, the first vehicle is included in the site fee and an extra vehicle charge of $5.00/vehicle per night will be collected at the campground. Sites that are identified as double occupancy can accommodate an additional camping unit. In this situation, you will be charged for each camper.
- Drop Camping is illegal without a Forest Service permit. If you rent a camper it may not be delivered by the owner.
- There is a food storage order in effect on the Flathead National Forest. Know how to store all attractants all the time. See your Campground Host for more information or visit: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/flathead/recreation/?cid=stelprdb5347448
- Don't Move Firewood: Prevent the spread of tree-killing pests by obtaining firewood near your destination and burning it on-site. For more information visit dontmovefirewood.org.
- Sites 6, 8 and 14 are not recommended for tent camping
- Horses are not allowed in the campground
- Click here for more information about Flathead National Forest
- Changes and Cancellations If I book this reservation today, what are my options to change or cancel? Please remember that reservations at these facilities prevent other visitors from using these sites. Planned changes to your stay should be made as far in advance as possible. You can make changes to your reservation ahead of your arrival date in Reservations. Changes If your new stay dates are completely different from your original stay dates, there is a $10 change fee (per reserved site). Cancellations Starting 2025, Swan Lake Group site will require a non-refundable down payment. Reservations will require a down payment equal to 50% of the full nightly rate. The remaining balance must be paid no later than 30 days prior to check-in. The Recreation.gov site will send the guest up to two reminder emails with links to facilitate payment. Those emails are sent seven days and 24 hours before the 30 day deadline. Down payments are non-refundable. If you do not complete the payment by the 30 day deadline, your reservation will be cancelled and the down payment forfeited. If you place a reservation 30 days or less prior to check-in, you must pay the down payment and the remaining rental fee at the time of reservation. If you cancel after that point you will be responsible for the $10 cancellation fee and forfeit the down payment. If you cancel within 14 days of the check-in date, you will forfeit the down payment and one day at the rental rate, as well as the $10 cancellation fee. This is an automated process and Holland Lake personnel cannot make changes.
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