McGinnis Creek

Did not camp in the original spot described because it was taken, but went up the road to 48.5215556°, -114.1525278°. There there's space for maybe up to a 20' vehicle, right next to the road. There're great views of the mountains and valley below. Good cellphone coverage. Like others said, there're delicious berries to be had in the summer, huckleberries and raspberries.

We got here 5-31-19 and will be staying here for at least a week more. This appeared to be the only spot up the road on the way in and it is small! There is definitely two spots available here as we took the second spot when we arrived the first night to see a truck camper here. The main spot is nice and is probably would fit a medium sized rig if you have the proper skills. Our truck and trailer seemed better fit for the secondary spot, so even after the other camper left we stayed put. The secondary spot could fit a rig a little bigger than mine but might be a bit more difficult to level. We chose to nose in to the "main" spot, then back the trailer up the slight incline to the secondary spot. There is still at least 20 feet behind my rig that I could have backed up more, but it was less level further back. Nevertheless we still had enough room to park the truck in front of the rig with room for another person to get by easily.

I took a long walk up the road yesterday and there was only one other road to turn up, but it had a gate about 1/4 mile up it. Although there was a gate there, I did notice a fire ring and it looked like a vehicle would fit at the gate turnaround. I didn't continue on the main road further than the T I just mentioned.

Overall this spot is great! The views and cell service are the icing on the cake. We had full bars roaming with Sprint. The spot is only a few feet off the road but feels very secluded. The traffic is less than 1 vehicle per hour and dust is minimal. If you have a tent or truck camper this is a must see. If you have a trailer less than about 25 feet and/or are an experienced driver you will have no issues either. The only thing is that there is only 2 spots. Although since we have been here there has only been 2 other people, both staying 1 night each. The limit is 16 days here and access to glacier is great. I would check it out!

Absolutely one of our favorites. There is no cell on the way up here but the road was very well maintained (several hunters and people gathering firewood drove by each day) but the spot itself is nicely hidden from the road on the way up. So much so that some people did pull in a couple times during the week only to back out when they saw us. Views were amazing, internet worked great, we did have the booster up, and have rarely found a spot we’ve stayed this long.

I’m not sure what the last reviewer was talking about with homeless people unless they were referring to folks like us, ha!

Fair warning, the best way in is straight ahead and then backing out onto the “T”. You WILL scratch your truck and maybe the trailer on some branches, so if you’re not into that sort of thing, in a huge 5th wheel or class A this is a definite no-go. The other review is correct, the next spot to turn around is over a mile down if this spot is full. The only other opens are near gates off side rides so probably only appealing for vans / truck campers for one night stays, but we would definitely come back!

This is a great campsite with nice views overlooking the mountains of Glacier National and the scars from one of the 2003 forest fires. Very easy to get to and we had no problem getting a 33' Class C up the road to the site, however if the site were full I'm not sure where an opportunity to turn around would be - perhaps ask the occupants if you can use the site driveway as it is long. When you are going up N. Fork Rd it will turn to gravel about a mile or less before the turn for FS Rd 803, which is marked by the typical Forest Service bulliten board right at the entrance. Once you get to the site don’t let the driveway deceive you, it really opens up once you go down and turn the corner.

We spent four days up here and found it to be very peaceful with nice views and minimal bugs. The site is clearly popular as we cleaned an entire garbage bag of garbage out of it, but we didn’t notice much traffic on the road or people coming down to see if it was taken. There’s a fire ring up there and plenty of dead wood around for fires - just be mindful of the Fire Danger Level at the time you visit as you are surrounded by reminders of what can happen from a careless campfire.

Good Verizon and AT&T signal up here and good DTV channels too. Definitely worth a shot if you are looking for free camping on the west side of glacier. If the site is occupied you can just go back down N Fork Rd to the field which has ample boondocking space - and from there you can look up on the hill with binoculars to see when it becomes free.