McGinnis Creek

We arrived with a 27ft 5th wheel but was not able to fit in the only spot there. There was a very scetchy homeless guy living in the spot as well. As far as views and cell service they were great. But be aware of you can't fit in the small spot listed there is nowhere to turn around for another mile and even that is tight.

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.