Fish Creek Campground

Great campground.

We had a truly great family vacation at GNP for 8 nights, staying at Fish Creek campground. We loved being next to the lake, so we could walk down in the mornings and have coffee on the shore, jumping in the lake in the afternoons, and then settling into the camp site, which was surrounded by thick woods. The camp sites are close together, but the trees separated us nicely and overall the campground was very quiet. We brought in a rented 24 ft camper trailer, and we were able to easily fit it and our tow vehicle in the pull through site. We were a little surprised that the bathrooms at loop C were out of order, but the porta-potties were serviced regularly and were generally clean. There was also a notice posted that the water had a high level of manganese, and may be harmful to drink, so we brought in bottled water jugs and were able to refill them daily at the apgar visitor center, and other centers around the park. This was our first trip as a family to Glacier, and we went hiking every day, including to St. Mary's Falls, Two-Medicine Lake's Aster Falls, Hidden Lake at Logan Pass, and Avalanche Lake. I would highly recommend all of those hikes. We were able to see bighorn sheep, mountain goats, moose, deer, and a lot of other smaller wildlife. No bear sightings for us, but we were ok with that! We kept all our food in the car overnight and during the days, in coolers and dry boxes, and had no issues. I would highly recommend making some reservations for going to the sun road, and the Many Glacier shuttle ahead of time, as it is a hassle to go to the visitor center for internet access every night and try to book those at 7pm when released for the next day. We did it though, it is doable. Overall, one of my favorite vacations in a long time. It was actually really nice to be without mobile service for over a week.

Nice campground despite the lack of showers

The campsite was nice, not a far walk from the lake and was busy enough that we felt safe but secluded enough that we didn’t feel like we were right next to our neighbors. Only negative was that online it lists if you stay at a campground in the park you don’t need a timed entry for the went entrance but that does not include Fish Creek, you have to have a timed entry pass which was disappointing.

Great location along SW shore of Lake McDonald for exploring the west side of the GTTS road. Enjoyed rocky/gravel beach for swimming/sunning; most campsites are adequately private. ONLY negative is shower temperature was only slightly warmer than the lake temperature. :)

I stayed only two nights, but loved the accessibility and location of the campground. I was able to easily explore the Missouri Breaks National Monument and nearby wildlife refuge. I also found the camp host to be extremely knowledgable and eager to help. I would definitely stay here again.

Beautiful forest campground with flush toilets and sinks available - although the ones in Loop C were out-of-service and we walked a short distance to Loop B. No dishwashing sinks, which was less convenient compared to Yellowstone campgrounds. Benches were on a slope, but manageable. Otherwise would definitely stay again for convenient access to Glacier National Park.
We had a late check-in - you simply note down your initials and campsite location on a whiteboard at the campground entrance.

Campground was OK, but shower facilities were too limited. Not only were they far away , but 2 of the 4 showers were closed/inoperable!
Did not realize you need daily pass for Going to Sun road. I thought my timed entry to park and campground reservation would give us access to not only Going to Sun road, but also Many Glacier. We had to forfeit seeing Many Glacier as a result. No shuttle passes were available.

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Lovely wooded campground with excellent volunteer/hosts. The only issue I would speak to is the showers. We were in loop B. The only showers are in loop A. The showers were quite untidy, but at least we had showers. I remember when there were no showers at all in national parks. Just don't drop your towel. ;o) And there is no parking in front of the showers which makes it difficult for those who drive to the shower from other loops. A gracious camper allowed us to park in their site for the duration of our shower.