Lake Alva Campground in MT -- Campground & RV Camping in Montana
Lake Alva Campground in MT
U.S. Forest Service allows overnight stays only at the designated sites here.
Located on the north shore of Lake Alva between the Swan and Mission mountain ranges, this campground offers 39 sites equipped with picnic tables, fire rings with grills, and paved parking stalls. Facilities include drinking water, trash receptacles, accessible vault toilets, a concrete boat ramp, a swimming beach, and daytime picnic spots. Situated along the Clearwater River chain of lakes at 4,200 feet elevation, the site serves as a base for low-speed boating, paddling, and fishing for Kokanee salmon and trout, with loons nesting along the water.
0 of the 1.5 miles in are maintained only for high-clearance vehicles. Paved the whole way in (1.5 miles). Sits on broad, near-level ground.
Crowded here -- the nearest through road is 0.1 miles off, a 42-site campground. Fisher Peak stands 4,690 ft above the site, 4.9 miles northeast. Lake Alva lies 0.2 mi off. Most of them shaded. The nearest town, Seeley Lake, is 13 mi off.
September normals 41–69°F, 1.6″ rain. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Set by Lolo National Forest, Seeley Lake Ranger District. Stage 1 and 2 orders change within days -- check the current order before you build a fire.
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