Two Medicine Campground

Rangers were very helpful.
Reservation through recreation.gov was flawless.
Campsite was large enough to accommodate a 6 person Kodiak canvas tent and vehicle.
Surrounded by gorgeous views of mountains and wilderness.
Hiking was simple enough to not worry about maps, if you’re able to gauge your distance traveled while dismounted.

We never made it to our reservation at Two Medicine campground. Both of the roads that led into the campground had a 21 foot length restriction on your vehicle so sadly we were over that length and couldn’t access the campsite. Would loved to have know about it before we made the reservation. I guess the roads leading into the park are managed by Montana highways, would of been nice for an alert to be on the NPS website thou as using those roads where the restrictions are in place are the only way to access two medicine campground. We paid for a reservation fee and campground we never used

Great spot to camp, very private

Loop C should be restricted to tents and RVs under 21 feet. The campsites are hilly and tight with uneven ground (and some sites in Loop B away from the lake are also hilly). In our many years camping there, we have seen more than a few medium to large RVs hit trees trying to pull into sites in Loop C, and others leave because they couldn't find level ground.

There are no showers at Two Medicine. In some bathrooms, the newer water-saving toilets don’t flush properly, and the cleaning is subpar when compared to other campgrounds in the park. Some of the bathrooms still have fixtures from the 1970s. And camping fees increased from $20 to $30, without improvements.

At night, the extremely bright outside lights near the bathrooms ruin the night sky and make it difficult to sleep. You can't turn them off. At times during the day, there are fumes and noise from generators, and some campers don't respect the hours. The ranger does occasionally make the rounds.

The Campstore is minimally stocked and expensive. It closes down in August (the last week), which is early. The drive into East Glacier is 14 miles of bumpy road. There are no large grocery stores (only a small mercantile, which is also overpriced), but there are 4-5 restaurants. The nearest decent grocery store is in Browning on the Blackfeet Reservation, about an hour east on Highway 2. The east entrance to Going To The Sun Road is an hour north via the winding and bumpy Looking Glass.

Two Medicine Lake has been mostly closed to private watercraft since 2019 (disappointing). They do rent canoes for around $28 an hour. Apgar, Fish Creek, Many Glacier (the best), and St. Mary are better options for camping (with showers and clean bathrooms). And the lakes at those campgrounds are not closed to private watercraft.

All that said, the area is gorgeous. There are no glaciers, but there are worthwhile hikes (some long and/or strenuous climbs), so plan for long days and bring plenty of food and water!

Two Med = love

Lots of animals, beautiful scenery, and quiet relaxation!

Really hard to find a flat spot for the tent, but otherwise beautiful and convenient

Fantastic views! Our site (73B) was pretty unlevel and super close to the next site but the view made up for a lot.

Quiet time of year, very peaceful; facilities all in good shape.

Everything about Two Medicine was wonderful—with the very important exception that the 4-day ahead reservation was VERY difficult for us. We are elderly and (oh dear!) have flip phones, and so had no way of reserving. There are no more helpers with computers at the campground kiosks or anywhere else because the staff has been terribly reduced (we were at Fish Creek before Two Med) , and if a very kind ranger had not taken pity on us at the visitors center we never would have gotten our Two Med reservation. Every year for many years we've obtained our Fish Creek sites 6 months ahead using our home computer and then, the day we have to check out of Fish Creek because it closes, we've driven over in the early a.m. to Two Med. Never had a problem getting a site. The 4-day reservation would be OK if people didn't have to have a Smartphone to get it! How about —if you keep doing this—setting up a reservation station at the visitors center to help folks like us? And can you talk Xanterra into keeping the Two Med camp store open for a couple more weeks? Otherwise, people have to drive out many miles to get supplies. Two Med is beautiful and glorious. The views and hikes are amazing. We love it there—even more than Fish Creek D loop, which we also love. And the shuttle! We have a son in Missoula, so we're out there every year (for the last 25, which is the age of our granddaughter). Please make it a little easier to deal with all the new requirements. And hire back the people who got laid off. We'll pester the government for funding!