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Holter Lake Campground

Warning

General

Holter Lake will undergo water system replacement August 20–September 4 and September 8–12, requiring temporary closure during these periods. Once complete, the upgraded system will deliver improved water quality and reliability, supporting the long‑term sustainability of this highly used recreation site. Alternative camping is available at Devil’s Elbow, White Sandy, or Log Gulch. For more information, call (406) 233‑1098.

Fishing point at night.
Overlooking the fishing peninsula at site 41
Cedar waxwing pausing for a photo op
Little Brown Bat taking a nap on a vehicle in the campground
BLM Holter Lake Campground entrance sign

Featured amenities

Pet Friendly
Pet Friendly

About Holter Lake Campground

Holter Lake Campground is situated on the picturesque Holter Lake in west central Montana. The site is located approximately 45 miles north of Helena, Montana, along the Missouri River. The area offers stunning views of the Sleeping Giant Wilderness Study Area. Gates of the Mountains Historic Site is in close proximity of the campground, which is accessible via a watercraft. The area is overflowing with outdoor adventure opportunities. Whether you're into fishing, hunting, wildlife viewing, hiking, boating, water skiing, or all of the above, all of these activities are in close proximity to Holter Lake Campground. There is surely an activity for everyone! 

Number of accommodations: 51

Campground Amenities

  • Beach Access
    Beach Access
  • Pet Friendly
    Pet Friendly
  • Lake Access
    Lake Access

Seasonal information

2026 (Current year)

2026 Season availability

Current season
Upcoming seasons
Past seasons
Closed periods
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Currently closed - Opens on May 1

Sites & Availability

51 Sites Available

Site
Price
🚐 01, Loop: A
No Hookups
$25.00
/ per night
🚐 02, Loop: A
No Hookups
$25.00
/ per night
🚐 03, Loop: A
No Hookups
$25.00
/ per night
🚐 04, Loop: A
No Hookups
$25.00
/ per night
🚐 05, Loop: A
No Hookups
$25.00
/ per night
🚐 06, Loop: A
No Hookups
$25.00
/ per night
🚐 07, Loop: A
No Hookups
$25.00
/ per night
🚐 08, Loop: A
No Hookups
$25.00
/ per night
🚐 09, Loop: A
No Hookups
$25.00
/ per night
🚐 10, Loop: A
No Hookups
$25.00
/ per night
🚐 11, Loop: A
No Hookups
$25.00
/ per night
🚐 12, Loop: A
No Hookups
$25.00
/ per night
🚐 13, Loop: A
No Hookups
$25.00
/ per night
🚐 14, Loop: A
No Hookups
$25.00
/ per night
🚐 15, Loop: A
No Hookups
$25.00
/ per night
🚐 16, Loop: A
No Hookups
$25.00
/ per night
🚐 17, Loop: A
No Hookups
$25.00
/ per night
🚐 18, Loop: A
No Hookups
$25.00
/ per night
🚐 19, Loop: A
No Hookups
$25.00
/ per night
🚐 20, Loop: A
No Hookups
$25.00
/ per night
🚐 21, Loop: A
No Hookups
$25.00
/ per night
🚐 22, Loop: A
No Hookups
$25.00
/ per night
🚐 23, Loop: A
No Hookups
$25.00
/ per night
🚐 24, Loop: A
No Hookups
$25.00
/ per night
🚐 25, Loop: A
No Hookups
$25.00
/ per night
🚐 26, Loop: A
No Hookups
$25.00
/ per night
🚐 27, Loop: A
No Hookups
$25.00
/ per night
🚐 28, Loop: A
No Hookups
$25.00
/ per night
🚐 29, Loop: A
No Hookups
$25.00
/ per night
🚐 30, Loop: A
No Hookups
$25.00
/ per night
🚐 31, Loop: A
No Hookups
$25.00
/ per night
🚐 32, Loop: A
No Hookups
$25.00
/ per night
🚐 33, Loop: A
No Hookups
$25.00
/ per night
🚐 34, Loop: HolterLake
Electric Only
$25.00
/ per night
🚐 35, Loop: HolterLake
Electric Only
$25.00
/ per night
🚐 36, Loop: HolterLake
Electric Only
$25.00
/ per night
🚐 37, Loop: HolterLake
Electric Only
$25.00
/ per night
🚐 38, Loop: HolterLake
Electric Only
$25.00
/ per night
🚐 39, Loop: HolterLake
Electric Only
$25.00
/ per night
🚐 40, Loop: HolterLake
Electric Only
$25.00
/ per night
🚐 41, Loop: HolterLake
Electric Only
$25.00
/ per night
🚐 42, Loop: HolterLake
Electric Only
$25.00
/ per night
44, Loop: TENT
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$25.00
/ per night
45, Loop: TENT
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$25.00
/ per night
46, Loop: TENT
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$25.00
/ per night
47, Loop: TENT
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$25.00
/ per night
48, Loop: TENT
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$25.00
/ per night
49, Loop: TENT
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$25.00
/ per night
50, Loop: TENT
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$25.00
/ per night
51, Loop: TENT
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$25.00
/ per night
52, Loop: TENT
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$25.00
/ per night

Reviews (316)

What Guests Are Saying

Holter Lake Campground offers beautiful, well-maintained sites with friendly and helpful staff, providing stunning views of the lake and various recreational activities like fishing and boating. Many guests appreciate the cleanliness, convenient boat launch, and the inviting atmosphere created by fellow campers. However, issues such as noise disturbances, reservation challenges, and limited amenities like electricity and dump stations have been noted, particularly during busy weekends.

Review Summary

4.2
316 reviews
5
47.8%
151
4
31.0%
98
3
12.3%
39
2
6.3%
20
1
2.5%
8

Colleen P

Verified

June 10, 2021 Stayed at: 04, Loop: A

5

Holter Lake is one of our favorite places to camp. The lake and surrounding scenery are spectacular. The camping spots are nicely spaced so you don’t feel crowded. The bathrooms are clean and well maintained. The camp hosts are well organized and helpful. There is a little beach area with shallow water for the kids. Lots of opportunity for bank fishing and a boat ramp and dock if you bring your boat. A solid 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️‘S from us!!! Book early!

Dennis R

Verified

June 3, 2021 Stayed at: 04, Loop: A

4

The camp hosts are excellent, the grounds do need some lawn mowing and weed eating, however the big concern is the pine tree between spots 2 and 4 it scratches your rv it needs trimmed back also the over hanging trees near the restroom on the upper loop they hang to low over the road. Thank you

Robert R

Verified

May 31, 2021 Stayed at: 24, Loop: A

2

Nice water area beach for kids to play. No

Jack S

Verified

May 28, 2021 Stayed at: 10, Loop: A

2

It' not supposed to snow on May 20

Dennis R

Verified

May 27, 2021 Stayed at: 04, Loop: A

4

The pine tree outside of spot 4 is hanging over into road and is scratching everyone’s rv driving down the road please trim, the staff or campground hosts are awesome

ben k

Verified

May 26, 2021 Stayed at: 21, Loop: A

5

every thing was great!

Marvin S

Verified

May 20, 2021 Stayed at: 29, Loop: A

2

We had made reservations for a camping spot in February. When we arrived in May we found that our 38 foot Motorhome would not fit in the space so the camp host put us in the parking lot. We were there for 7 days and there were camping spots that were empty. The camp host had no authority to put us in another spot. They said all camp spots were reserved but were empty all the time we were there. If it would have been later in the year when the weather gets hot it would have been miserable.
They should have someone on sight that has some authority on placing campers in better spots than the parking lot. And the main office was closed so we had to track down the park host.
I think the park needs to have better plans for people with bigger campers or put a limit on the length. Also the boat docks were not set up very well for handy cap people.

Clayton K

Verified

May 17, 2021 Stayed at: 23, Loop: A

3

The campground hosts are friendly and do a very good job. I am not sure I like or appreciate the expanding campsite reservation system yet. It is nice to know you have a campsite when you get there. Some of the drawbacks are that the system allows people to reserve the prime spots and then not use them. It seems like rather than let people reserve the sites and then just leave them sit empty, there should be a way to make "No Show" sites available to others. I feel there needs to be more sites available to "first come, first served" especially at Log Gulch. Is there a limit on how many sites can be reserved in advance? Last year it seemed that some of the prime lakefront sites were used by the same people every weekend. Can people go online when reservations open up early in the year and reserve the same sites for every weekend all summer long? Seems like some people can reserve the best sites and may or may not even use them. They don't bother to cancel they just block the site from others being able to use them. There should be a limit on the number of days a site can be reserved and then not be able to reserve other sites until the first reservation is used.

Nancy P

Verified

February 2, 2021 Stayed at: 10, Loop: A

5

Clean quiet campground, at least in October. The camp hosts were helpful and friendly. We took a day trip to the Charlie Russell museum in Great Falls.

Jean B

Verified

October 20, 2020 Stayed at: 20, Loop: A

4

The first night is first come first served, unless the sites are tagged reserved. When you make the reservation they charge an $8 reservation fee, (which is bogus).
The camp hosts were pleasant, even when informing us that the generator had to be turned off at 10PM, even though my boyfriend needed it to run his CPAP. There’s no electric, a few drinking water spigots scattered throughout, turned off in the winter, and two outhouses. No RVDump on site.
The park was beautiful, spaces far enough apart, and guests so few that we all had lots of privacy. Fall definitely is the time to come. The upper loop, where we were is closed for the fall, winter though. All spaces are back in, and most of them in the lower loop would be difficult if you’re longer than 24 feet. Our 5th wheel is 32 feet. But they are wide enough you can unhook your vehicle and park beside your RV.
There was a small herd of mule deer that wandered through every morning and evening, so that was cool to experience.
There’s a nice beach/picnic/swim area, no pets allowed. Lots of paths to walk as well. The fall colors were amazing.
We just wanted to get away from it all, and with spotty cell service we did.

Location Holter Lake Campground

Address:
1380 Beartooth Road
Wolf Creek, MT, 59648
United States

Latitude & Longitude: 46.995 / -111.991

Elevation: 1099 feet

Policies & Rules

Category About
General

Check-in is 2:00pm and Check-out is 11:00am. ALL SITES RESERVATION ONLY

General

Stay limit is 7 consecutive days and 14 days within a 28-day time period.

General

Campsites are limited to no more than 2 RVs or 2 tents or a combination of 1 RV or 1 tent. Each RV or tent is considered a camping unit, and each camping unit costs $25.

General

There is no black or grey water dump on site.

General

No hook-ups are available. Potable water is available throughout the campground to fill containers.

General

Quiet hours are from 10:00pm to 7:00am. There is no power available on-site for campers.

General

Caution: While it is uncommon to sight a bear in the area, it is possible. Bears, racoons, ravens, seagulls, magpies, and other animals will get into your food if not properly stored. Please be prepared to store your food either in your locked vehicle, RV, trailer, or bear-proof container while camping.

General

Prairie rattlesnakes and bull snakes inhabit this area. Be cautious of where you step or reach.

General

Please watch for ticks and black widow spiders. Both are very common in the area. Black widow bites, while not usually deadly, can be extremely painful and have caused local necrosis of the associated tissues and severe illness.

General

If you plan to bring a watercraft with you, please remember to always Clean, Drain, Dry and Inspect your craft for Aquatic Invasive Species.

General

Weather can change drastically in this area. Be prepared for any type of weather event.

General

Stock animals are not allowed in this facility.

General

ATVs, UTVs, and motorcycles must be street-legal. All drivers must be licensed.

General

Discounts are only available for those carrying a Senior or Access National Park Pass. You must have your pass with you.

General

It is your responsibility to secure property in your site and at the docks.

Warnings & Advisories

Warning

General

Holter Lake will undergo water system replacement August 20–September 4 and September 8–12, requiring temporary closure during these periods. Once complete, the upgraded system will deliver improved water quality and reliability, supporting the long‑term sustainability of this highly used recreation site. Alternative camping is available at Devil’s Elbow, White Sandy, or Log Gulch. For more information, call (406) 233‑1098.

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