Tally Lake Campground

Tally Lake Creek
Tally Lake Boat Launch
TALLLY LAKE CAMPGROUND
TALLY LAKE CAMPGROUND BEACH
TALLY LAKE CAMPGROUND  NORTH SHORE

Featured amenities

Pet Friendly Pet Friendly

Sites & Rates

Average nightly rates

22 total sites

RV Sites

22 sites

About Tally Lake Campground

Tally Lake Campground is located on the northern shores of its namesake lake, west of Whitefish, Montana. The campground is popular with locals and tourists visiting the Flathead National Forest and offers a variety of recreation facilities and activities for the whole family. The campground has 38 rentable sites with 21 of them being reservable and 17 are for our walk-up visitors. We also have a group site, site 39 and also our Pavilion group site available for reservations. The stay limit is 16 consecutive nights.

Number of accommodations: 22

Seasonal information

2026 (Current year)

2026 Season availability

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Currently open - May 15 to Sep 28

Campground Amenities

Most popular amenities

Pet friendly Pet friendly
RV Utilities and Hookups

RV Utilities and Hookups

  • Dump station on site
Water Access

Water Access

  • Beach Access
  • Lake Access
Pets and Policies

Pets and Policies

  • Pet friendly
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Rates, Sites & Availability

Select check-in and check-out dates to see real-time availability for each site.

22 Sites Available

Site
Price
🚐 002, Loop: TALLY LAKE CAMPGROUND RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 003, Loop: TALLY LAKE CAMPGROUND RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 004, Loop: TALLY LAKE CAMPGROUND RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 005, Loop: TALLY LAKE CAMPGROUND RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 006, Loop: TALLY LAKE CAMPGROUND RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 007, Loop: TALLY LAKE CAMPGROUND RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 013, Loop: TALLY LAKE CAMPGROUND RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 014, Loop: TALLY LAKE CAMPGROUND RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 015, Loop: TALLY LAKE CAMPGROUND RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 016, Loop: TALLY LAKE CAMPGROUND RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 017, Loop: TALLY LAKE CAMPGROUND RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 018, Loop: TALLY LAKE CAMPGROUND RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 024, Loop: TALLY LAKE CAMPGROUND RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 025, Loop: TALLY LAKE CAMPGROUND RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 026, Loop: TALLY LAKE CAMPGROUND RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 027, Loop: TALLY LAKE CAMPGROUND RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 028, Loop: TALLY LAKE CAMPGROUND RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 029, Loop: TALLY LAKE CAMPGROUND RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 030, Loop: TALLY LAKE CAMPGROUND RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 034, Loop: TALLY LAKE CAMPGROUND RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 038, Loop: TALLY LAKE CAMPGROUND RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 039, Loop: TALLY RV
No Hookups
Price not available

Reviews (266)

What Guests Are Saying

Tally Lake Campground offers spacious, well-maintained campsites and a stunning lake, making it an ideal spot for relaxation and outdoor activities like kayaking. Camp hosts are friendly and attentive, ensuring a welcoming atmosphere, while the facilities, including clean restrooms, are well-kept. Some visitors noted challenges with dusty roads and limited cell service, but overall experiences were positive, with many expressing a desire to return.

Review Summary

4.2
266 reviews
5
56.8%
151
4
20.3%
54
3
15.0%
40
2
3.8%
10
1
4.1%
11

LaRae B

Verified

December 29, 2025 Stayed at: 030, Loop: TALLY LAKE CAMPGROUND

4

We love camping at Tally Lake. We would love to be able to book the group site sometime. We try every year but never get a spot. We are happy that the new waterlines are in although the pressure wasn't very good at the end of the line of taps. Love shopping in Kalispell while we are there.

LaRae B

Verified

December 29, 2025 Stayed at: 030, Loop: TALLY LAKE CAMPGROUND

4

We love camping at Tally Lake. We would love to be able to book the group site sometime. We try every year but never get a spot. We are happy that the new waterlines are in although the pressure wasn't very good at the end of the line of taps. Love shopping in Kalispell while we are there.

Francis V

Verified

June 17, 2026 Stayed at: 013, Loop: TALLY LAKE CAMPGROUND

5

Had a nice evening at Tally testing out my tent setup, it was quiet and just a little breezy with some rain sprinkles here and there. Made for a very comfortable stay. Considering all the tree fall we had in the valley last Winter and what had fallen in the camp, the forestry/logging partners did an excellent job cleaning up!

Kammy M

Verified

June 28, 2026 Stayed at: 007, Loop: TALLY LAKE CAMPGROUND

5

Wes , the camp host , was awesome! Very clean, great spot!!!

Tyrell L

Verified

July 6, 2026 Stayed at: 025, Loop: TALLY LAKE CAMPGROUND

5

Beautiful lake, quiet campground.

James C

Verified

July 8, 2026 Stayed at: 015, Loop: TALLY LAKE CAMPGROUND

5

Showers would be nice, otherwise this campground was great!

Brianna G

Verified

July 12, 2026 Stayed at: 015, Loop: TALLY LAKE CAMPGROUND

5

Wonderful experience. Beautiful sites and the washrooms were very clean. Lake is beautiful.

Joe H

July 14, 2026

4

The camp hosts were friendly and very attentive to anything we needed. The bathrooms were remarkably clean and the trash was emptied regularly.
We rented the pavilion and group site for five days. The group site had plenty of tent and vehicle camping options. Removed from the rest of the campground, you felt like you had the place to yourself. That is except for all the folks that continually wandering into our campsites thinking it was a through trail. The only improvement I would make is a sing near the walking bridge that connects to the rest of the camp letting them know that only the group site is ahead.

Betsy H

Verified

July 18, 2026 Stayed at: 007, Loop: TALLY LAKE CAMPGROUND

5

Absolutely beautiful campground! Wonderfully maintained, friendly staff, great water access. So thankful to have such a beautiful place to camp!

John W S

Verified

July 19, 2026 Stayed at: 005, Loop: TALLY LAKE CAMPGROUND

5

We love this campground. There’s so much space between sites so you have more privacy. The camp host was kind, and a good communicator for any needs.
Wish the road wasn’t quite so dusty….but that’s the only complaint.

Location Tally Lake Campground

Address:
Tally Lake Road
Whitefish, MT, 59937
United States

Highway access

The campground is accessible via US Route 93, which is about 4 miles south from the junction with Twin Bridges Road. Twin Bridges Road and Farm to Market Road provide direct routes to Tally Lake Road.

Elevation: 1031 feet

Distance to downtown

19 mi drive to downtown Whitefish (about 37 min)

Policies & Rules

Arrival & departure

Check in time

2PM

Check out time

11AM

General

  • Check in is at 2:00 p.m.
  • 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. First-come, First-served sites may already be taken as this cannot be updated on the Recreation.gov website. You may try to call for availability.
  • Reserved sites will be held until check out time (11am) 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.
  • There is now a 10 day stay limit on all Group sites, starting in 2022.
  • 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.
  • Click here for more information on the Flathead National Forest

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Last updated: September 3, 2026

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