Bowman Lake Campground

The most beautiful spot in north Montana. I did not mean to drive to this spot originally, I was trying to make it to a different trail when my phone lost internet and I accidentally closed my directions. I ended up making it an adventure and just kept following this gravel road. I eventually got to a forest, and then I finally arrived at the lake. What a beautiful view! So peaceful, quiet, serene, and breath taking. A 10/10 bleed out spot. I love Montana. I will always come to this spot whenever I visit the state. Don’t miss out!

We meet a Leap on a shuttle bus in Glacier. The next day we drove to Polebridge for the Huckleberry Bear Claws(which were amazing) and wound up at Bowman lake. I wanted a place to swim. All the parking was full but when we drove through the campground we saw a familiar face. Leap. She was the campground host. She gave us an amazing tour of the lake and a great place for private swim. This was definitely a highlight in our trip

What a great place to go visit and camp. Plenty of large campsites, complete with picnic tables and a fire ring. There are primitive restrooms and NO showers. There are a couple of trails that go along the lake and lots of lake front viewing area. It is off the beaten path, and there are ZERO cell phones services at the lake, be aware of this.

Absolutely beautiful campground!

I went up for the evening to check out the lake for sunset. As you can tell in the photos, the smoke from the fires was pretty intense but it was still absolutely gorgeous.

Parking was easy and plentiful. The lake was extremely peaceful. I wish I had a paddleboard to be able to go out onto the water to get the full experience.

Note that the single road up to the campsite is narrow, dirt, and windy as hell. If you're from south florida, be ready for a bit of a challenge if you're a nervous driver. If you're from mountainess areas, you'll be fine. Be sure to start your navigation PRIOR to losing service or download offline maps as the road from the park in is a little strange since it cuts through some private residential areas if you enter from the west gate of the park first.

14/10 recommend at least stopping by lake Bowman.

The views here are top tier! Very highly recommended even if you spend 5 minutes soaking up the view after a short walk from the parking lot. There is one disabled/handicapped parking spot near the lake so everyone can see the view. I did not experience any bugs/mosquitoes except for seeing a few tiny houseflies and an occasional butterfly. You won’t be disappointed.