Meadow Peak Lookout in MT -- Campground & RV Camping

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Meadow Peak Lookout in MT

CampgroundUSFS

15 mi from Marion

Maps 6,706 ft

Official campground & reservations ↗

Open 6/15-9/25

406-293-7773

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Road Access

Rough
  • Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
  • Recorded as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt, pitching to 2%, 20% of it on a shelf.

Rig fit

  • Maximum published vehicle length: 24 ft.
  • Driveway grade: severe.
No drinking waterVault toiletsNo electric hookups

Campground details

1 siteNo water hookupsFires allowed

Setting

Secluded

Perched at 6,710 feet in the Purcell Range, Meadow Peak Lookout is a 10-foot-tall, 1957 historic L-4 style fire tower featuring a 225-square-foot cabin surrounded by an outdoor catwalk. The rustic single-room structure sleeps four with two twin beds and includes a two-burner propane cooktop, table, chairs, and cleaning supplies, with an outdoor vault toilet and fire ring nearby. The site overlooks the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness, Lower Thompson Lake, and McGregor Lake. Reaching the lookout requires a high-clearance 4WD vehicle to navigate rough mountain roads with loose rock.

Getting there: From Libby follow Highway 2 East for approximately 40 miles. Near mile post 80, take a left onto Meadow Peak Lookout Road 511. Follow road 511 for approximately 8.7 miles to the lookout. Road 511 is a gravel forest road that is STEEP, NARROW with SHARP ROCKS and LOOSE MATERIAL. A HIGH CLEARANCE 4-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH AGGRESSIVE OFF-ROAD TIRES IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Road 511 is a gravel forest road that is STEEP, NARROW with SHARP ROCKS and LOOSE MATERIAL. A HIGH CLEARANCE 4-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH AGGRESSIVE OFF-ROAD TIRES IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Refunds will not be given for inadequate vehicle choice. Be aware this mountain road will take approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour of travel to reach the lookout

  • Secluded here, a single-site campground with the nearest through road 2.6 miles off.
  • Flat ground is scarce: under a tenth of the terrain within a few hundred yards is level.
  • Cabins and shelters rather than pads.

Rules

  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 27–44°F, 2.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy

Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 100 of 100.

Tree cover44%30m sat. est.
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