Lowry Bridge Access Site
BLM
Write a Review Lowrey Rd. Simms, MT 59477 406-538-1900 Official WebsiteGPS: 47.5133, -112.008
Overview of Lowry Bridge Access Site
The recreation site is accessed by an all-season county road that has a bridge with a 10-ton limit.
Bears frequent the area; food storage regulations strictly enforced; when not in immediate use, all food, beverages, coolers, cooking utensils, pet food, or other attractants must be kept in a closed, hard-sided vehicle or secured in bear-proof storage container.
Accessibility is not guaranteed, always scout ahead before driving down dirt roads.
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Last Price Paid: $0
Reported by llauer on 8/27/2023
Longest RV Reported: 28 feet
Reported by RoadPickle.com on 7/24/2019
Number of Sites 5
Pad Type dirt
Open Seasonally Yes
Elevation 3,608 ft / 1,099 m
Max Stay 3
Tent Camping Yes
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Reviews of Lowry Bridge Access Site 5 people have reviewed this location.
“Okay Spot By The River”
Reviewed 8/27/2023
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 1 |
Site Number: | 0 |
This is spot is fine for an overnight. Lots a little trash around. Pit toilets were stocked but dirty. It was a Saturday night and a group of partiers came in around midnight and left around 2:00AM.
I had one bar of service with Verizon and my booster turned on. Without the booster the bar came and went.
llauer would stay here again
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“Mostly quiet”
Reviewed 9/3/2021
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 1 |
Site Number: | 3 |
Site number one right on the river was taken up by local young people that look like they have moved in. Four and five vehicles came in at 10 PM to visit with them and left at 2 AM. But otherwise they were quiet. If anybody drives over the bridge and they did throughout the middle of the night, it makes quite a racket, but otherwise qu... more
Site number one right on the river was taken up by local young people that look like they have moved in. Four and five vehicles came in at 10 PM to visit with them and left at 2 AM. But otherwise they were quiet. If anybody drives over the bridge and they did throughout the middle of the night, it makes quite a racket, but otherwise quiet place to stay with a lovely river nearby
Neeki would stay here again
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“Great Spots for Free ”
Reviewed 8/23/2021
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 1 |
Site Number: | 5 |
Great spots considering they were free. 1 right on the river so pros and cons. I had the one to the right closest to the river which had its own path so I feel like it was the best one. The two closest spots from where you drive in don’t have much covering. Good site, clean, maintained. I fished a little but didn’t catch anything. I di... more
Great spots considering they were free. 1 right on the river so pros and cons. I had the one to the right closest to the river which had its own path so I feel like it was the best one. The two closest spots from where you drive in don’t have much covering. Good site, clean, maintained. I fished a little but didn’t catch anything. I did some people catch some fish though. No cell service. Road in is quick and easy. Kind of a journey in though.
Calypsos Keeper would stay here again
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“Small BLM campground on a river”
Reviewed 7/18/2021
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 5 |
Few locals coming and going all throughout the day. Only 4 sites that are usable, so come early in the day to get your site. 3 day limit, we stayed 5. No one said anything. Lots of wildlife and great place to swim and let the pup have fun in the water. Sites are rather dirty with cig butts and quiet hours during the weekends p... more
Few locals coming and going all throughout the day. Only 4 sites that are usable, so come early in the day to get your site.
3 day limit, we stayed 5. No one said anything.
Lots of wildlife and great place to swim and let the pup have fun in the water.
Sites are rather dirty with cig butts and quiet hours during the weekends pushed to midnight. Other than that, not a bad place to stay for a few days and FREE.
Solid 2 bars on AT&T cell.
RocketRVDog would stay here again
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“No Verizon coverage, limited stay”
Reviewed 7/24/2019
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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RV Length: | 28' |
Lowry Bridge Access Site sits along the Sun River and is intended for boaters, fishermen, and others seeking water activities. Of the five campsites here, there's one that seems long enough for rigs under 40 feet. Two more sites look like they could handle no larger than 30 feet. There's one more in a circle that could only do 20 fo... more
Lowry Bridge Access Site sits along the Sun River and is intended for boaters, fishermen, and others seeking water activities.
Of the five campsites here, there's one that seems long enough for rigs under 40 feet. Two more sites look like they could handle no larger than 30 feet. There's one more in a circle that could only do 20 foot rigs or less. Finally, there's one right along the water's edge that could only handle cars, vans, and pickup campers.
The campsite along the water's edge is not level. The other four however are pretty level. All sites have picnic tables and fire rings. There is a pit toilet here, along with a bear-proof food storage locker.
There is a sign warning that bears are a persistent problem here, and that there are rattlesnakes in the area.
You will get zero Verizon coverage, not even voice, despite Verizon's coverage map saying otherwise.
When I arrived here, I found no other campers. The only visitors here was a truck with boat trailer. It's very quiet here. It's a great place to camp if you're hoping to write that great American novel. The only problem is the limited 3-day stay. But, I'm guessing the short stay is due to the bear problem. This is not a busy campground by any means. The longer you stay here, the more bears will come by to visit.
Access into the campground is along a dirt road. The road itself is hard packed gravel. However, entrance into the campground has two steel poles on either side, and will present a problem for longer trailers. Be careful, you may scrape a pole if you're not paying attention.
Otherwise, it's beautiful here.
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Amenities
Hookups
- dry camping
Site Amenities
- fire ring
- picnic table
Facilities
- restrooms: vault
- trash
- water available
Pets
- pets
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