North Fork Road Dispersed Camping
Flathead National Forest
Write a Review North Fork Rd. Columbia Falls, MT 59912 406-758-5208 406-387-3800 Official WebsiteGPS: 48.4993, -114.1323
Overview of North Fork Road Dispersed Camping
Accessibility is not guaranteed, always scout ahead before driving down dirt roads. Learn more: Boondocking 101
Last Price Paid: $0
Reported by OffTrekTravelers on 9/22/2020
Longest RV Reported: 43 feet
Reported by Chris on 9/14/2020
Open Seasonally Yes
Elevation 3,248 ft / 989 m
Max Stay 16
Tent Camping Yes
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Reviews of North Fork Road Dispersed Camping 12 people have reviewed this location.
“Close to glacier”
Reviewed 9/22/2020
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 3 |
Just an open field. Big rigs ok, cell service, close to glacier. Nothing special.
OffTrekTravelers would stay here again
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“Better than I expected”
Reviewed 9/14/2020
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 5 |
This was a nice spot for us near Glacier National Park. We got a great spot and it wasn't too crowded. Both Verizon & AT&T allowed us to work and stream TV. Our stay was just after the Labor Day weekend, so that might have contributed to the better signal.
Great place to view the night sky.
Chris would stay here again
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“It's basic but it serves its purpose”
Reviewed 8/31/2020
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 7 |
This is a good boon docking area if you are going to be visiting Glacier National Park. It can accommodate any size RV and has easy access off North Fork Road. This location is not far from two park entrances and close to Hungry Horse and Columbia Falls for fuel, groceries, and a laundromat. The site itself is mostly flat and easy to... more
This is a good boon docking area if you are going to be visiting Glacier National Park. It can accommodate any size RV and has easy access off North Fork Road. This location is not far from two park entrances and close to Hungry Horse and Columbia Falls for fuel, groceries, and a laundromat. The site itself is mostly flat and easy to level however it's a field that has very tall overgrown grass in some areas. If the grass wasn't 2 feet tall we would have rated this 4 stars. Sites are spread out around the field with rock fire pits people have made during their stay. The stay length in this location is 16 days. There is some road noise but not enough to become a problem. You can refill with water and dump tanks at some of the local RV Parks for a fee. We were able to refill our water bladder for free at Fish Creek National Park Campground (the only Glacier National Park campground open for the 2020 season) by showing our Access Pass. Garbage dumpsters and recycling is available at the Apgar Visitor Center. The biggest draw is the cell service actually works here. We have AT&T and had 2-4 bars with LTE service, even our AT&T mobile router worked well enough at night to stream Netflix. However during the day the service is much slower so don't expect lightening fast speeds.
Unbound Faith would stay here again
This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com
“It's basic but it serves its purpose”
Reviewed 8/31/2020
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 7 |
This is a good boon docking area if you are going to be visiting Glacier National Park. It can accommodate any size RV and has easy access off North Fork Road. This location is not far from two park entrances and close to Hungry Horse and Columbia Falls for fuel, groceries, and a laundromat. The site itself is mostly flat and easy to... more
This is a good boon docking area if you are going to be visiting Glacier National Park. It can accommodate any size RV and has easy access off North Fork Road. This location is not far from two park entrances and close to Hungry Horse and Columbia Falls for fuel, groceries, and a laundromat. The site itself is mostly flat and easy to level however it's a field that has very tall overgrown grass in some areas. If the grass wasn't 2 feet tall we would have rated this 4 stars. Sites are spread out around the field with rock fire pits people have made during their stay. The stay length in this location is 16 days. There is some road noise but not enough to become a problem. You can refill with water and dump tanks at some of the local RV Parks for a fee. We were able to refill our water bladder for free at Fish Creek National Park Campground (the only Glacier National Park campground open for the 2020 season) by showing our Access Pass. Garbage dumpsters and recycling is available at the Apgar Visitor Center. The biggest draw is the cell service actually works here. We have AT&T and had 2-4 bars with LTE service, even our AT&T mobile router worked well enough at night to stream Netflix. However during the day the service is much slower so don't expect lightening fast speeds.
Unbound Faith would stay here again
This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com
“It's basic but it serves its purpose”
Reviewed 8/31/2020
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 7 |
This is a good boon docking area if you are going to be visiting Glacier National Park. It can accommodate any size RV and has easy access off North Fork Road. This location is not far from two park entrances and close to Hungry Horse and Columbia Falls for fuel, groceries, and a laundromat. The site itself is mostly flat and easy to... more
This is a good boon docking area if you are going to be visiting Glacier National Park. It can accommodate any size RV and has easy access off North Fork Road. This location is not far from two park entrances and close to Hungry Horse and Columbia Falls for fuel, groceries, and a laundromat. The site itself is mostly flat and easy to level however it's a field that has very tall overgrown grass in some areas. If the grass wasn't 2 feet tall we would have rated this 4 stars. Sites are spread out around the field with rock fire pits people have made during their stay. The stay length in this location is 16 days. There is some road noise but not enough to become a problem. You can refill with water and dump tanks at some of the local RV Parks for a fee. We were able to refill our water bladder for free at Fish Creek National Park Campground (the only Glacier National Park campground open for the 2020 season) by showing our Access Pass. Garbage dumpsters and recycling is available at the Apgar Visitor Center. The biggest draw is the cell service actually works here. We have AT&T and had 2-4 bars with LTE service, even our AT&T mobile router worked well enough at night to stream Netflix. However during the day the service is much slower so don't expect lightening fast speeds.
Unbound Faith would stay here again
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“Big open field, not much scenery”
Reviewed 8/25/2020
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 8 |
Overall, this was a decent place to camp for close access to Glacier NP. It’s basically just a big open field with places adequate for tents, vans, campers or big rigs. We’re in a 40’ RV and found a good place along the road that was flat and we could position ourselves so our porch was facing the field. No privacy at all but most peop... more
Overall, this was a decent place to camp for close access to Glacier NP. It’s basically just a big open field with places adequate for tents, vans, campers or big rigs. We’re in a 40’ RV and found a good place along the road that was flat and we could position ourselves so our porch was facing the field. No privacy at all but most people aren’t around much during the day. And it is very quiet at night.
Solid AT&T signal and Verizon phone calls were clear. We found a place down the road on North Fork to fill jugs with fresh spring water. It’s right by the 6 Mile marker. To access the park, you can either drive further up North Fork and turn on Camas Dr (no fee collected at this entrance) or drive to the West Entrance on Hwy 2.
Also, about 1/4 down the road is a great access to the Flathead River. Turn at the Glacier Rim river access sign. There are a few tent camping spots there as well as decent spots for small vans or campers. No big rigs! But awesome day use for kayakers, floaters, or swimmers.
Tree Plant would stay here again
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“As good as it gets for GNP”
Reviewed 8/11/2020
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 5 |
There's not a lot of accessible boondocking with internet access around GNP, but we made this spot work. We were gone most days, spending the majority of our time in GNP. Internet access here is very, very, very hit or miss. On the weekends it's non-existent for both AT&T and Verizon. During the week it's not bad. I was able to catch a... more
There's not a lot of accessible boondocking with internet access around GNP, but we made this spot work. We were gone most days, spending the majority of our time in GNP. Internet access here is very, very, very hit or miss. On the weekends it's non-existent for both AT&T and Verizon. During the week it's not bad. I was able to catch a signal and do some work, but there were times that the towers were overloaded and there was zero access.
Verizon performed best here. I could never get AT&T above 500kbps.
farfromordinary would stay here again
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“Just a field... but it’s free and near GNP”
Reviewed 7/28/2020
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 8 |
This location is just “okay,” but it’s within driving distance of Glacier National Park and it’s free. We drive a Class A and had no problems getting into the site. The cell service is weak, but we struggled to find any other boondocking sites near Glacier that had any cell service. With our booster on we have been able to work and str... more
This location is just “okay,” but it’s within driving distance of Glacier National Park and it’s free. We drive a Class A and had no problems getting into the site. The cell service is weak, but we struggled to find any other boondocking sites near Glacier that had any cell service. With our booster on we have been able to work and stream Netflix and Hulu.
There are plenty of other RVs and tents around but during our stay everyone was pretty quiet. Although it’s not the prettiest place we have stayed, it’s a 25 minute drive to the West entrance of Glacier and that makes it worth it for us!
Rebekah and Jared would stay here again
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“Construction Zone”
Reviewed 8/19/2017
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 1 |
The field when we arrived has become a dirt pit for what we assume is the forestry service, but not sure... at 3am and throughout the night we were initiated with dump trucks and dozers working. We were parked near the entrance and I picked up a large hand full of rust 4" nails that we laying on the ground. Needless to say we left the ... more
The field when we arrived has become a dirt pit for what we assume is the forestry service, but not sure... at 3am and throughout the night we were initiated with dump trucks and dozers working. We were parked near the entrance and I picked up a large hand full of rust 4" nails that we laying on the ground. Needless to say we left the next day for better pasture. On the bright side, we had good cell coverage.
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“Okay base to explore from, lousy for a camp.”
Reviewed 8/2/2017
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 1 |
Site Number: | NA |
Searched the area high and low and found few dispersed options for RVs, so settled on this old work site. Decent to explore from and that's it. No shade, no hiking access, no surrounding forest, no scenery. But it was free, fairly level, and quiet at night despite being only a few hundred feet from the paved road. It was full on Aug 1 ... more
Searched the area high and low and found few dispersed options for RVs, so settled on this old work site. Decent to explore from and that's it. No shade, no hiking access, no surrounding forest, no scenery. But it was free, fairly level, and quiet at night despite being only a few hundred feet from the paved road. It was full on Aug 1 with several site-seekers driving through so I would not consider it a dependable option in peak season.
Barton would stay here again
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