Fish Creek Campground

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. :)

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.

Nice campground despite the lack of showers

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.

Great campground.

clean campsite, convenient water, clean bathrooms. sites are small, enough room for a single vehicle, single tent, picnic table, and a few chairs around the fire ring but not much else. Fish Creek picnic site along lake shore is beautiful and great place for picnic and a swim. Didn't see or catch a single fish or see anybody else who did either. Crowds everywhere along pavement and frenzy to find a parking spot everywhere you go is a major drawback of visiting Glacier.

Great campground. It’s quiet and most campers go to bed early so they can wake early to go hiking. Camp sites are not level for most trailers. Tent camping works in all the sites

We loved our stay here! The location was stunning right near Lake McDonald! The bathrooms were conveniently located. The staff at the entrance were very knowledgeable and helpful.

We had a great time at Fish Creek campground. The campground hosts, Terry and Sandra, were extremely nice and helpful! We drove the Sun road later in the day a couple of times and used the shuttle another time. The shuttle was very easy to use. We brought our own kayaks so we were able to kayak early in the morning or later in the evening when Lake McDonald was very calm.