Charles Waters Campground in MT -- Campground & RV Camping in Montana
Charles Waters Campground in MT
U.S. Forest Service allows overnight stays only at the designated sites here.
Charles Waters Campground offers paved asphalt access and 26 campsites, including a double site, four pull-throughs, one accessible site with electric hookups, a bicycle site, and a horse site, accommodating RVs up to 70 feet. On-site facilities include drinking water, accessible vault toilets, an open activity meadow, and a seasonal host. Situated in the Bass Creek Recreation Area, it provides access to picnic sites, nature and fire ecology trails, and trailheads leading into the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness.
Road difficulty 1 of 5 -- an easy drive in. Recorded as maintained for passenger cars, gravel, pitching to 6%.
Saint Joseph Peak stands 5,893 ft above the site, 5.7 miles west. Exposed here -- the nearest through road is 0.1 miles off. Night skies measure Bortle 2 -- true dark-sky territory. The nearest town, Florence, is 5.0 mi off.
September normals 39–74°F, 0.9″ rain. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Set by U.S. Forest Service. Stage 1 and 2 orders change within days -- check the current order before you build a fire.
fs.usda.gov