There are actually nine campgrounds on this Bureau of Reclamation reservoir, the site of Lewis & Clark's Camp Fortunate. This review concerns the single RV camp that has hookups and approximately 50 sites. The sites are close together, totally treeless, and a little rough in appearance, but there were so few people camped on the weekend that the spaces were actually quite large. Most sites had full hookups, but a few had only water and electric. The rate reflects a 50% discount for the Senior Pass. In the late July heat, electric for the AC was a must if staying for longer than overnight. The boat launch at this campground was reasonably busy, although activity on the reservoir was very light, even on a hot weekend. This part of the country is big-sky spectacular and worth a visit. Particularly noteworthy is Bannack State Park, a preserved abandoned mining town managed by the state as a park. Although we didn't do it, also worthy of a visit is Lemhi Pass, the place that Lewis & Clark crossed the continental divide into Oregon Country. We'd stay here again when in the area; it's a great bargain. Although there is no WiFi here, our Verizon air card worked great at this location. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Great place for one night. There is some highway noise. It's 4 miles to Dillon for groceries, gas, restaurants, etc. Park is easy to find and access for big rigs. One big concern: there are no stall doors in the women's washroom! There are dividing walls but no doors. A big deal for kids and anyone wanting privacy. I can't imagine why they were removed. We did not have water (November). Wi-Fi is free and reception was great! We camped here in a Motorhome.
We stayed here one night. We found check-in to be quick and efficient. The park is clean and well laid out. We camped in a drive-through with plenty of room all around. My only (minor) criticism is that there are only a few and immature trees, so you are out in the open. On the plus side you have good views. We would definitely stay here again. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
This park is about 0.4 miles off the Interstate so it doesn't have that noise, or railroad noise but it does have some local traffic noise. There are good gravel roads and level gravel sites with lots of grass and open space. We had to ask for a table and it was promptly delivered. There are some small trees. The utilities worked fine, however there is no cable TV and poor over-the-air TV. Satellite TV has an open view to the sky. Good Wi-Fi, however Verizon air card worked very slow. This park is in open country with mountain views all around. They allow RV washing. The friendly and helpful owners, escorted us to the site. Price is for a 50 amp weekly stay. We would stay here again. We camped here in a Motorhome.
We stayed at this campground for one night traveling through Montana. There is easy access to the interstate with large pull-through and back-in sites. You can see how conscientious the owners/managers are with the landscaping and maintenance of this park. It is truly an example for other campgrounds. This park was definitely designed by RVers. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This is a very nice RV Park just off the freeway and far enough that you don't get any freeway noise. The grounds are grassy with a large fire pit in the center complete with chairs and logs for burning. The owner/manager is very friendly. We stayed there one night on our way to our destination and would stay there again. There are fishing sites nearby that are accessible by car if you stay for several days. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Shore Services: 50amp; Sewer-good; Water-40 @ psi. Wi-Fi: very good. AT&T Cell Phone: good signal. Sprint Air Card: good -80 with freedom antenna. Verizon Air Card: good -79 with freedom antenna. Cable: none. Site: gravel, wide enough and very level all around. Site Size: long enough to park tow vehicle in front of trailer barely. Site Closeness: plenty of room with nice grass between sites. Roads: gravel easy to travel. Restrooms: nice and clean. Laundry: small, 2 washers & 2 dryers, $1.25 each. Long term tenants: a few but very nicely taken care of. Directv Satellite: good signal nothing in the way. Discounts: Good Sam. Payment: credit card - Additional Remarks: This is a nice park well taken care of. The people that own the park have owned it for only a year. They are from Texas and are very nice. There is a large open area in the middle of the campground with a large fire pit for anyone or everyone to use. It is quiet here away from I-15 and no trains. The pool is not being used any longer, and they plan to change it into a dog walk. I would definitely stay here again. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
We agree with all the previous reviews. We really liked the owner. They were very helpful and friendly. We stayed a week. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Beautiful scenery. Very wide & deep spaces & a lot of grass between spaces. Very clean & organized. No cable TV but satellite works perfectly. Smokin' fast Wi-Fi internet. Pet friendly with lots of room to run. The owner is very friendly & friendly to recommend restaurants & activities. Large bonfire area in the center of the park. Extremely quiet & peaceful. Laundry room is clean but kind of small. We will definitely stay here again! We camped here in a Motorhome.
We stayed 2 weeks at this campground. The owners are wonderful and very helpful with ideas of where to go and what to see while you are in Dillon. The site we had was a large, long pull-through with a nice patch of grass under the picnic table. It aslo had a view of the creek and a large flower planting that was in full bloom. One of the owners, has a pet sheep which she leads on a halter for the kids of all ages to pet. She is in constant motion, watering the grass, guiding rigs in, doing maintenance items around the park, etc. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Nice campground run by nice people. The campground has plenty of room and nice, long pull-thru sites for any size rig. Full hook-ups, except no cable TV. I would have given them a 10 with cable. Wi-Fi worked good, even on the far end of the park. Would definitely stay here again. Wish we had more time to stay this time. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Very Clean and Friendly park. Level sites with gravel, grass and full hookups. Wi- Fi was excellent. Recommend reservations as they are quite busy. We camped here in a Motorhome.
There are very nice and clean bathrooms. A good place out in the country but not too far away from town; a 5 to 10 minute drive. There are very friendly staff that seems to be always working on the park somewhere. We would stay here again. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
The rate reflects the 3 nights for price of 2. This is a very nice park. The Wi-Fi works great and we are at the back end of the park. However, it is a long way to the bathroom from here and to the dumpster. The views are spectacular and the owners are very helpful with lots of info about the area. We will be back again. We camped here in a Motorhome.
The owners were good people who catered to seniors of all ages. They offered a free day so we accepted paying for 2 and getting the third day free. I would absolutely recommend this park to all my member and friends. Plenty of room between RV and as level as anywhere else! We camped here in a Motorhome.
Of 8 campgrounds we have stayed in on our 4200 mile trip so far, this is without a doubt the best!! Super clean throughout and nice people. Would stay here again. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Review Rating
[ 10 / 10 ]
May 2009
$28
We stopped for one night at this campground and wished we had time for more. It is conveniently located just off I-15 about 3 hours south of Missoula. It is just far enough from the highway to avoid the noise of traffic. Don't let the grazing cattle scare you into thinking there might be cattle odor. Not so. They, too, are far enough away and, along with the surrounding mountains, provide an incredibly picturesque spot. The campground is immaculate... a nice green lawn and level sites with ample room. The owners are very people and dog friendly. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Top notch in our books. One of the nicest parks. Very well taken care of. Stayed 2 nights on our way back north to Canada. Conveniently off I-15 though you don't hear the traffic. Close to town. Very nice scenery. Friendly owners with a great dog who helps them escort you to your site. Too cute. Large level gravel sites with grass. Pull thru sites. Wifi was the best. Will most definitely be back again. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
This park is close to I-15 and Dillon. It has new, enthusiastic and friendly owners and very responsible workcampers. It was very clean and well cared for and had beautiful grass. The electricity was solid, good water pressure and there were two places where I could let the dog off leash to exercise. Satellite connections were easy. We will stay here again (tomorrow, actually). We camped here in a Motorhome.
We put the rate down for a single night with 50 amp electrical and a Good Sam discount. The weekly rate is $160. This is a nice, clean and quiet park with gravel roads and parking sites. The pull throughs angle off the access roads so that you do not actually have another rig beside you. There is also plenty of separation. There is lush green grass all around your rig. No trees however but that is fine for our satellite. We would have rated this park a 10 if the picnic table had been full sized with benches on both sides and if the garbage cans had been at both ends of the park rather than just near the park exit. The owners are nice and friendly and have only owned this park for about a month and a half. They are working on improving the park. I said there was no pool but there is one which needs lots of repairs so it is not available now. I don't understand the prior review. There is no evidence of a stream through the middle of the park. We had no problems with the turns on the roads with our 39' motorhome and toad and there were no flower barrels around the roads. This is a great little park and is near to a lot of fishing and other sights. Be sure to take in Bannack Ghost Town nearby. We would definitely return. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Overnighted here. Sites and roads good gravel. A nice setting with a small stream running through the middle of the park. Well maintained with a very friendly staff. The sites will accomodate a big rig, but I would recommend detaching toad. Some turns are tight and the owners have added some decorative flower barrels and other decorations. Sometimes these things can hinder turning. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Very nice park. It is a newer park so the trees have some growing to do. It is well maintained. We were in the back of the park and WiFi worked great. Good base for visiting the local ghost towns. Conveniently located off the highway but little or no road noise. Price reflects a weeks stay. We checked out the other campgrounds in town and for the money you get the best deal at Countryside. We would absolutely stay here again. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This park looks very new. The spaces are very large and they can handle the largest of the big rigs. It is very open and does not have shade trees that mess up the satellite reception. The swimming pool was not in service. We are very pleased with the quality of the park and especially the cost. There were no surcharges for wifi or 50 amp! We definitely place this park on our repeat list. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Excellent park for an overnighter. Nice wide spots, plenty room, easy in and out, good WiFi. A real bargain. We will stay here again. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Very nice park - clean and well maintained. Wide level gravel spaces with wide grassy area between spaces. Easy on and off I-15. Good wifi. We stayed 4-nights and would stay again. Price is "Escapees" pricing. For the money one of the best parks we've stayed at since leaving Baton Rouge in mid March. We would stay again! Recommend! We camped here in a Motorhome.
This campground has lots of big-rig pull-thru sites. Here there is no need to unhitch tow vehicle, and it is near enough to freeway for easy access but far enough away that road noise is not a problem. It also has a nice, rural location with good views of surrounding mountains, and the wifi works. This campground is a good spot to stop, and we would definitely stay here again. We camped here in a Motorhome.
When we first previewed this new park a couple years ago, it was a Passport America campground. It isn't any longer even though their advertisement via this RVParkReviews web site shows a page from a Passport America Directory. Nevertheless, the park was still worth their full asking price. For $20 we got our choice (just drove around and picked the one we preferred) of FHU gravel sites; ours was a 50A back-in abutting a nicely manicured and watered green belt. We were towards the back of the park so, it's true, I could not get a strong enough signal to get WiFi. It was EZ off/on the I-90 freeway at Exit 59 outside of town. Handy for just an overnite stay; we'd return again. We camped here in a Motorhome.
We spent 4 nights at this campground and looking forward to staying here again next year while out west. This is a true big rig campground!! On check in the owners go out of their way to make you welcome and supply the information you need to make your stay enjoyable. All sites are long and level with plenty of room between you and your neighbors. Good strong 50 amp service and good tasting water. We were parked near the office and the wifi was very good, but we understand it is weak in the back of the campground. The owner says they should have good wifi through out the park in the next few months. Excellent campground to stop at overnight or for an extended stay. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Roomy sites, wide open sites with plenty of space to exercise our dogs, convenient to highway. It was just a quick stopover..over 70 degrees wnen we got there, 4 inches of snow on us the next morning. We would stay there again. Manager friendly and helpful. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
This is a well kept park with awesome views of the Pioneer mountains. Nice big pull thrus , wide access roads, and great satellite signal. Easy-on/Easy-off but no freeway or train noise. Good water pressure and voltage. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Vehicle washing is allowed. The sites are large and grassy making it nice for our 40' motorhome. The pool was not in service due to repairs needed. I would recommend you call first if this is a necessity of yours. This is a Good Sam Park giving -10% and is in the Escapees Directory giving -15%. It is not in my current Passport America book. We would stay here again. We camped here in a Motorhome.
No trees but temperature not a factor during our stay. Beautiful views. Nice owner/manager. Close to road but no noise at night. Interior roads a little dusty is only reason for "8" rating. Vehicle washing allowed which is a big plus. Will return. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This park is 3 miles south of town at exit 59 on I-15. Very easy on and off access. This ia a real sleeper! Almost new campground with large sites (all have 30 & 50 amp, sewer & water). Very quiet, great views, large pool. Big rig friendly park, lots of open grassland. We have a 31' TT and CC pickup (54' total) and had no trouble getting in and out. Reasonable rates. Would stay there again. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
We only stayed overnight but what a nice RV park. Owners are relatively new and are enthusiastic and keep a neat, clean park. Level sites, good access and in a quiet area. The river runs right through the property and there is good fishing from the banks. Too bad we were only there for a night. We'll be back when we head north again. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
This is a well maintained campground. There are many shade trees, gravel sites and quiet. The showers and rest rooms were immaculate. The pool was perfect....no, not cold like most places! The price was extremely reasonable too. The owners take pride in their business and it shows. We stayed 4 nights; yes, we would return. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
If you are looking for a kiddy campground, this is it! It is VERY LOUD. Campers setting off fireworks, kids riding bikes through our yard, crawling under our trailer for their baseball, etc. The office staff was friendly, restrooms were clean when we arrived, and the pool looked clean. The sites are "tight" to get into, especially when park is full and you can't pull through another site to park in yours. We would stay here ONLY if no other alternative. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
We just did an overnight stay. I have to say that this is in the bottom third of KOA's that we've stayed. It was hard to get around trees & sites are quite narrow & out of level. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
We stayed here twice on this trip - one overnight stay at the end of July and a 2 night stay late in August. The park offers what we want (FHU, 60 channel cable, WIFI, and a pool) in a park. There are a variety of camping sites but only about 15 FHU, pull-thrus. The staff was friendly and the park well kept. It is only a 10 minute walk to town which has a museum and small collection of pioneer buildings plus adequate shopping and places to eat. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Fabulous and great fun for the children. Super sweet people working there. A pool for the kids! I would definitely stay there again! We camped here in a Motorhome.
Friendly staff, cute park. Tight spaces with not much room between neighbors - especially for such a rural and pretty campground. However, they were nice enough to keep from putting someone right next to us since they had spaces elsewhere (and I think they had to do that to convert the 2 30A plugs into the 50A we'd requested). Nice creek near the campground, good playground, small pool was too full of people for us to use. Fair prices. We would stay again. We camped here in a Motorhome.
A fairly typical KOA: older and with little charisma. Sites and roads are dirt/gravel and require leveling. Site quality varies but most are small to medium sized with limited visual separation. Location is quiet and access is not difficult, even for big rigs. Overall an OK overnight stop. Not much to do right in Dillon but there are interesting historical sites within an hour or two radius. We camped here in a Motorhome.
We spent 2 nights here and loved this park. The owner/operator is one of the friendliest we've met anywhere. The park is very attractive and has a stream running through it. The resident exotic chickens were fun. Wi-Fi and cable TV worked extremely well and the park was very quiet. There is a newly redesigned laundry and that plus the restroom/showers were spotless. If it had paved interior roads and pads it would be perfect for our needs. As it is, we will return here as there are many attractions to be seen in this section of the state. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Lovely little park on the south side of town. We were hoping there would be no train noise, fortunately none at all, just a couple of cows mooing in the field next door. Friendly and helpful host escorted us right to our site. Good place to stop on the way south from Glacier. Wi-Fi signal was fast and strong. Verizon cell phone on full signal. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
This is a great park. We have stayed here twice, usually on our way home from Glacier NP. We were escorted to our site. The sites are very large and level, so no need for boards, plus was easy in and out. Great spot for a one night stop over. Owner was very nice and helpful. Park is next to train tracks. Some noise in the early evening, but did not hear anything after that. We would stay here again. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Very nice and clean little park with friendly owners. It was our first time to visit and I would come back if in the area again. We camped here in a Motorhome.
After a terrific visit two years ago, we said we'd be back, and we meant it! Janet & Tim, the park's owners, are some of the nicest people we've met in over 6 years of full-time RV'ing. They keep their RV park immaculately clean, the spaces are all large and level, and they offer free Wi-Fi (with good signal throughout the park). Anytime you need anything at all, Janet or Tim are there to help. They've obviously spent a lot of time and effort making things even better since we were last there, with a brand new laundry room and immaculate bath and shower house. This is one of the nicest parks we've found anywhere... great hosts, nice facilities, beautiful landscaping, creek running right through, a peaceful and quiet setting, and lots to do in the area. We're sure to be back yet again, since we really do feel like family now. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Very nice park. The owners, Janet & Tim are very friendly & helpful. Park is meticulous. Cable is good, WiFi is good. New laundry with good prices & machines are great. She has an ironing board, table, magazines & deep laundry sink for campers convenience. Bathroom/shower house was immaculate. 2 showers, 2 toilets in the open shower house. At this time they are remodeling 1 of the 2 shower houses, so you have to walk across bridge, but it is really no problem. Nice level gravel lots & nice grass at each site. Some sites back up to creek. Only negative we had was that on weekend, owners tend to do lots of noisy work, took away from being able to relax outside. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Excellent. Experience at this campground owners are very friendly and will do all they can to help. Very quiet and spaces not to close together. Excellent cable reception and level sights. I would recommend this park to anyone. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Nice people, very helpful. There is grass between sites, with a creek running through the park. Laundry facility is really nice, newer machines and a gathering table to sit at while you wait. The bathrooms have showers, complete with shower soap dispensers! Food is a short two blocks away. Pizza delivers to the park. We stayed one night, just passing through. We would stay again. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This is a very friendly park with excellent service. We had friends staying in our motorhome who had their own van and motorcycle trailer, and the owners found them a spot to park right behind the motorhome for free. Very good WiFi speed. Our friend went to find a pay phone and the owner said just use the one here in the office and then left him alone to make his call for free again. Very nice people. We will definitely stay here again. We camped here in a Motorhome.
A nice sized stall and clean park. I was disappointed that I could not get the Wi-Fi to work. I asked park host for assistance but never got any further ahead. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Nice small rv park with a small stream running through it, family owned, very friendly and helpful. Very quiet at the edge of Dillon. Very clean with nice area to walk a dog. Would camp here again. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This is a beautiful and well-maintained campground with a pretty stream on the property. The owners are gracious and helpful. Our site was a wide pull-through. The Wi-Fi had a strong signal, and there was cable television. There was a free library of DVD and VCR tapes to borrow. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
A clean, cute, quiet very nice little park. The new owners have only had the park for a couple of years and are very friendly and intent on meeting your needs. Only negative is that the park needs to update it's electrical system. They need more 50 amp and to refurbish their 30 amp. We tripped their 30 amp circuit breakers about 3 times on a warm day that required air conditioning. Great little town and don't forget to eat at Sparky's Diner, about a 3 block walk from the park. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
This is one of our favorite parks. It is worth going out of the way to stay here. The spaces are large, with plenty of room. We will make a special effort to stay in this park when ever we can We camped here in a Motorhome.
We stayed here a week. Every thing you need in Dillon. Nice little, quiet park. Owners very cordial and helpful. It would be a 10 with more amenities. The restroom/showers could use some updating. In town and very close to everything. Be sure and visit Bannack, and drive the Pioneer Scenic Byway. Would stay here again in a heartbeat! We camped here in a Motorhome.
We spent a very comfortable, relaxed couple of days here while on our way back home to Calgary after spending 3 weeks in Salt Lake City. We got to attend the County Fair which was being held at the Fairground across the tracks from the park. The lady in charge was very helpful ...made us feel very welcome. We're looking forward to staying there again. A very clean, friendly, comfortable park. We camped here in a Motorhome.
We vacationed in Montana, Wyoming and Idaho for 2 months during summer of 2007. By far, this was the nicest, cleanest and friendliness of the many campsites we stayed at. If we were to visit the West again, we would stay at Southside. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
We really enjoyed this campground. We were in a fifth wheel and stayed a week. It rained a lot and we were most comfortable in the campground. There is no train noise or highway noise. Lots of scenic drives to take. Town is close and any supplies we needed were available. The owners were very very helpful and very friendly. We would definitely stay here again. Loved the mountains. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
We loved this park! Stayed here on our way north to Canada, and we'll be back again! The park itself is really cute, with the Blacktail Creek running right through the middle of it! Spaces are large, there's nice grass between sites, and large shade trees keep you cool, even on hot summer days (don't worry, there are sites with good southern views for satellite access, too!) The owners, Tim & Janet, are fantastic. Very friendly, very helpful (they'll help arrange whatever kind of repairs/services you could need), and LOTS of fun! They really made us feel at home and like we were part of the family. If you're going anywhere near Dillon... stay here. You won't regret it. We camped here in a Motorhome.
The people are very friendly. The stream is a very nice place to walk your dogs. Restroom/Showers are old, but clean. WiFi and Cable TV are both excellent. The park is nothing fancy but I liked it and would definitely stay here again. We camped here in a Motorhome.
New owner as of the first of the year. Well kept, clean restrooms, nice place for dogs. A little cramped, but very doable. Would return without hesitation. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Very well kept gravel sites surrounded with nice lawns. Owner very helpful. WiFi signal good at many locations. Walking distance to historic town sites, and very quiet. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
A nice little RV park. Not fancy, but very nice. Maybe a little on the old side though. We stayed here three nights while we explored the area and would stay again. Price reflects the Good Same rate. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Very well maintained park. Very nice and helpful owner/managers. Excellent for day trips of historical sites and Yellowstone Park. Upgraded gravel roads, plenty of grass and shade trees, no highway noise. We camped here in a camper.