Meadow Lake Fishing Access Site

Came here 8/15 and stayed 6 nights. Grabbed the very first spot with my teardrop. Glad I did cause kids come in on the weekends and can get loud. They head for the back. Virginia City 8s nearby and a must do since you're this close. Ennis is a nice small town and went there to eat a few nights. My only negative is the lake had a swamp smell that got old. Otherwise, good to go.

We are full time RVers In a 38 ft Class A that spent 6 nights at this location. There are two signs that report a 7 day stay. On Monday early afternoon we did see a Big Game Wildlife ranger stop and seemed to be checking out the area, making sure everything was in order.

The road conditions were good enligh. It’s 1.5 miles down a hard dirt/gravel road, we went about 10-15 MPH. Road can be narrow and narrow short bridge only one vehicle at a time can use.

Campground is FCFS with 7 dedicated gravel spots for campers, 1 vault toilet in good condition (bring your own teepee), 1 handicap parking/camp spot. The first 4 spots have make shift access to water but those are smaller with slight slants. We mainly saw 24ft or smaller Class C’s, vans, cars, and tents use these spots. The 3 farthest sites are longer and flatter. Our rig could have fit in either of the last 3 spots (closer to the roundabout) We chose the very last spot. And had room for our towed car.

You could work off of ATT or Starlink here, we did for a week. Verizon was not excellent. Place is quiet and all campers pretty much stayed to themselves.

Tuesday and Wednesday in mid July were the slowest with at least 1 open spot left each night. Other than that the places was full before 5:00 PM and late campers were trying to double park with others if they were nice.

It got hot here in July! The water is nice but prone to some kind of algae and swimmers itch. The town of Ennis is small but cute and Virginia City is a 30 minute drive with is worth it!! Hope you enjoy!

We stayed here for two nights in July of 2022 and loved it! The Fishing Access Sites are great! We pulled in and just grabbed the first site we saw - level enough, long enough to not have to disconnect and free! Seems a lot of people pull in for a few hours, then leave. Incredible views of lake, mountains, sky and had a deer walk through our site (luckily dog was sleeping). Posting a video of the campground on here - check the video tab or copy & paste link: https://youtu.be/aJno18D9PkI

We arrived on a Monday and had our pick of the handful of sites. We picked the site beside the handicap spot. Probably the best spot. There was some traffic throughout the week but didn’t fill up until Friday - then there was someone in every spot. The sites can accommodate large rigs - we have a 34ft airstream. The road in is in great condition. The only problem during this time of year is potential for toxic algae (although we didn’t see any) and swimmers itch (horrible rash you get from parasites)! We did not swim because of this. Swimmers itch is apparently a known thing about Ennis Lake. We did take our SUPs out which was nice. We filled up our water in Belgrade at Rocky Mt Supply although went back a few days later and someone had broken the handle so no fresh water fill up after that. Great T-Mobile service, okay ATT service. Hardly any hiking/mountain biking nearby.

I am a huge believer in a true review here on Campendium, that being said just read the titles of the reviews, its such a WOW factor when you arrive at Meadow Lake Campground. There’s 8 sites, we got here on a Wednesday June 2022 and we had 1st pick, we choose site 2! 3 bars of Verizon, we’ve been days without service in big sky forest camping (but totally loved red Cliff Campground too!) Vault toilet, nearest dump location is in ennis is for $10 at RV village. We stayed there one night as well and enjoyed the full hookups.

FYI the road you turn onto for a mile, is a bumpy dirt road but totally doable, just take it slow.

There are maybe 6 sites here that would all fit a decent sized camper. They aren’t very private and pretty close, but the views of the lake and mountains on both sides are amazing. There’s also a vault toilet and fire rings at each site. The sites are surrounded by private residences, and signs said the lake had swimmer’s itch. Still a beautiful spot. Only two sites were taken when we arrived late in the day.

This is a great site that can accommodate most any RV, in half of the sites. We have a 40-foot diesel pusher and there are around 4 sites that can fit a big rig. Some of the sites are smaller and can only fit a smaller RV. Right by the lake and really close to Ennis, Bozeman is an hour away if you want a bigger city with some nightlife. The dirt road on the way in is high quality and not bad at all. Respect the speed limit as you are passing by private lands. Dry camping with a single vault toilet. No trash bins, pack it in pack it out.

ATT Testing with our Pepwave Router and Ponyting Mimo on the roof:
DOWNLOAD Mbps 33.96
UPLOAD Mbps 19.12
Not many folks around and this was a 10am on a Wednesday.