Riverside Campground in MT -- Campground & RV Camping

Riverside Campground lies directly below Canyon Ferry Dam along the banks of Hauser Reservoir. The facility offers 27 individual paved campsites with picnic tables and fire rings, supported by vault toilets, drinking water, a boat ramp, and trailer parking. A separate group area includes a 30x45-foot picnic pavilion, eight tables, a large fire pit, accessible pit toilets, and seven dedicated campsites. An accessible fishing dock provides access to the swift current, where osprey, bald eagles, loons, and pelicans frequently feed.

Getting there: From Helena, MT: Head east along Co Rd 430/Canyon Ferry Rd from Helena, MT, continue for 18 miles to Jim Town Road and turn left. Continue straight until you reach the campground. From Townsend, MT: Head north on Hwy 284 for 34 miles and turn right at Jim Town Road. Continue straight until you reach the campground.

• Little separation from through roads or other sites here, a 28-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
• The Hauser Lake shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
• French Bar Mountain stands 926 ft above the map pin, 1.2 miles south.
• Estimated night sky: Bortle 5, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
• 10 on the water.