Kootenai River Campground

We stayed at the campground last year and loved the hospitality and friendliness of the owners. They work hard to make your stay the best possible. This year we drove over 3,000 miles and the highlight was driving out of our way so we could stay there again. Felt like hooking up with long, lost friends. Restrooms clean. Lots of trees. There was some road noise, but not bad. (Where I am now is worse!) my husband fished at the river. We drove around the beautiful area. We are already planning for 2024 and staying longer.

This private park is easily accessible because it is right on Hwy 2, just a bit west of Troy, Montana. That easy access also means noise, lots of it. This is a major route for logging trucks. Other than that, the park has nicely spaced premium sites, a well-stocked market, friendly and helpful hosts, a play area for kids and a short trail down to the river. We could not find a lot to do right around this campground, Troy being a very tiny town with not a lot of public access; there are a few restaurants and drinking establishments. There is WI-FI and cell service but it didn't do much good in the way of accessing Netflix.

The camp owners (Marcie & Craig) came out to meet us when we drove in and directed us to our camp site for easy set up. They came around often to see if we needed anything or just to chat. Made us feel right at home. The campground was super clean and the other campers were oh so quiet. On our next trip, we will reserve a spot further in the campground to reduce the noise of the highway. The little store is well stocked in case you forgot anything.

If we had towed a vehicle, we would have been able to see more of the beautiful sights of the area. Our 34’ RV would have difficulty with some of winding roads leading to a couple of the attractions.

What a great little gem of a campground! Owners Marcey and Chris are so welcoming a kind. Helpful too. Our site was nestled in the trees, which turned out to be a blessing when the temps were in the high 80’s!

We use Verizon and had no cell service and because of our trees site, no satellite either. There is free wifi, but it can get bogged down. These “negatives” were not a big deal to us.

The bathrooms were very clean with showers and there is laundry on site. We did not use either though.

We were provided with brochures of nearby attractions - Kootenai Falls & Swinging Bridge, Ross Creek Cedars, and Yaak Falls. All are worth a visit. We would definitely stay here again!

We spent a week here exploring the area. So much to do and so gorgeous. The campground is centrally located and the owners were so nice and helpful with anything we needed regarding tips or maps for the area. The campground is FHU and although there were a few funky things with the layout, they are working on that and nothing was unworkable. Our site was spacious and wooded, which we loved. We used the laundry, which was nice, clean and easy. We didn’t use the bathrooms. Overall, we loved our time there and would return for sure.