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Camping in Kootenai National Forest
Kootenai National Forest is a National Forest, where dispersed camping is usually allowed outside developed sites unless posted otherwise. On Birds Of Passage it has 10 free camp spots, 17 paid or permit campgrounds, 13 cabins or lookouts.
Camp spots
- Camp 32Free camping
- Caribou CampgroundFree camping
- Grave Creek CampgroundFree camping
- Horse CampFree camping
- Lake Creek CampgroundFree camping
- Loon Lake CampgroundFree camping
- Oscar Miller Camping AreaFree camping
- Pleasant Valley CampgroundFree camping
- Red Top CampgroundFree camping
- Sylvan Lake CampgroundFree camping
- Bad Medicine CampgroundPaid or permit campsite
- Big Therriault Lake CampgroundPaid or permit campsite
- Dorr Skeels CampgroundPaid or permit campsite
- Howard Lake CampgroundPaid or permit campsite
- Kilbrennan Lake CampgroundPaid or permit campsite
- McGillivray Campground (MT)Paid or permit campsite
- McGillivray Campground and Group SitesPaid or permit campsite
- Mcgregor Lake CampgroundPaid or permit campsite
- Mt. Baldy-Buckhorn RidgePaid or permit campsite
- North Dickey LakePaid or permit campsite
- Pete Creek CampgroundPaid or permit campsite
- Rocky Gorge CampgroundPaid or permit campsite
- Spar Lake CampgroundPaid or permit campsite
- Timberlane CampgroundPaid or permit campsite
- Whitetail CampgroundPaid or permit campsite
- Yaak Falls CampgroundPaid or permit campsite
- Yaak River Campground (MT)Paid or permit campsite
- Big Creek Baldy. Lookout RentalCabin, lookout or rental
- Fairview Ranger StationCabin, lookout or rental
- Garver Mtn. Lookout RentalCabin, lookout or rental
- McGuire Mountain LookoutCabin, lookout or rental
- Mcguire Mtn. Lookout RentalCabin, lookout or rental
- Meadow Peak Lookout (MT)Cabin, lookout or rental
- Mt. Wam Lookout Cabin RentalCabin, lookout or rental
- Peck Gulch CampgroundCabin, lookout or rental
- Upper Ford Cabin RentalCabin, lookout or rental
- Webb Mountain LookoutCabin, lookout or rental
- Webb Mtn. Lookout RentalCabin, lookout or rental
- Whitetail YurtCabin, lookout or rental
- Yaak Mtn. Lookout RentalCabin, lookout or rental
Places to see
- South Dickey LakePlace to see
Recent posts from campers
- South Dickey LakeOct 22, 2026
Fees, seasons and closures change. Check with the managing agency before you go. Official data: Recreation.gov, USDA Forest Service, National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, Recreation Sites and Trails BC.
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