Cardwell General Store & Campground

We were not able to get reservations so we stayed at the boondock area for $40 a night. This is a nice no-frills campground. The staff is very friendly. The general store has snacks RV supplies and area for unique gifts made by locals. There’s also an ice cream shop in the same building as the general store. Overall a very pleasant experience and I would stay here again.

We stayed here on our way to Colorado from Glacier National Park. It appears to be a good mid-point between there and Yellowstone.

As stated by other reviewers, you do have to call ahead to be escorted to your spot. My husband wasn't a fan of this policy, so was already predisposed to disliking this campground before we arrived.

They don't have a lot of full hookup sites, and the one we were squeezed into was tight and narrow. There was a huge rock that we worried about hitting. There were two sewer connections at each site which was very convenient.

But once we were settled, everything was great. The campground is very well-maintained, and the playground for the kids looked very new. Picnic tables at each site.

I do wish we could have had a campfire. There were no fire rings present.

We usually spend a night on our way to and from our own RV campground in Alaska each year, even though it is overpriced for what you get. Not anymore!!!!!
We recently stopped and when I went inside to get a spot the young man told me to see the man sitting out front in the side by side. I went outside and waited patiently as he was talking with another person. They continued chatting (what sounded like BS’ing from what I could gather) for quite some time without acknowledging me, even though they were quite aware I was standing there with a credit card in my hand and could see we pulled up in an RV. I got tired of this after 5-10 minutes and politely asked how much longer they thought they would be. The reply was… “I’m trying to run a business here”. I explained that I was just trying to see how much longer I needed to wait so I could plan my evening. He continued to be extremely rude so I walked away… he had to get the last word in and said he didn’t need to rent to us. Sure looks like he knows how to run a business!!!

We were in transit home after 3 weeks on the road; we just wanted a level spot to park our solar teardrop: no power or water hookups needed. Well, that's what we got for $40 bucks cash: a flat spot in a field on the far edge of the storage area: no hose bib ("you can un-do the sprinkler hose from that bib over at the end of the hose"), no table, nada. I will say the bathrooms were clean; the showers recently upgraded (judging by the wear and tear (none) on the features). A regular site would have been $50 apparently; he thought we were desperate so why not ask for $40 cash when we were already off the hi way and ready to make dinner? We used the restrooms and the showers and in the morning took advantage of the dump station. No reason to camp here again unless you're going from here to there and need a place to stretch out. Freeway is close enough for noise to be bothersome....but bearable. On the bright side, where we were placed was up against a small wetland slough filled with birds in the evening and the next morning: including sandhill cranes calling from the distance.

My family and I are on our way to glacier national park and this was just an in between stop. I was nervous to stay here because of the ratings but this is a very nice place. We arrived at checkin and a man in a golf cart took us right on our spot. He’s got a great sense of humor and I like that especially after a long drive with young kids. I needed a laugh. They have several full hookup sites but we booked late in the season and were only able to get water and electric which is no problem since we’re only here one night. The sites are pull though and have plenty of room. There’s a great play area for the kids. There’s an awesome general store, a gift shop and even an ice cream and coffee shop! All very clean and well maintained. Bathrooms and laundry are also great. Not to mention there’s a gas station right here so you can fill up before you hit the road again. Everyone that runs this place is very nice and you can tell they try hard. I appreciate that.

Arrived late in the evening. We had our emailed receipt that indicated our site. We were tired and drove in and saw the gas station and market. Made our way to our site because this definitely wasn’t the normal Rv park. We barely parked and a guy on a golf cart came up and said get off my grass. We have a small Toyota truck . I asked where do I park the sites were so very squished together I was worried someone would hit us. He said he didn’t care just get off his lawn. He grunted said he would be back and left mad. Became back and told my husband to move out truck so my husband said we would but felt he was being rude. The guy said if you feel that way leave. So we spent a total of 15 mins there and left.high priced for full hookups in a parking lot and squeezed in.

Since when does a “roadside” RV park cost $50 for partial hookups? I say partial but all we really had was water. Soon after we connected water and power the entire RV park lost power. I would think it’s due to the entire electrical system being overloaded as they pack in the RVs with no space between sites. Voltage was the lowest I have seen on my EMS at 105v which only mean everyone is then drawing more amperage to make up for the low voltage. Never tried the WiFi and the gas is about $0.60/gallon more than the gas station in the next town. It’s only saving grace is that it is 7 miles from Lewis and Clark Cavern SP.