Great Northern Flats River Access Site
Flathead National Forest
Write a Review North Fork Rd. Columbia Falls, MT 59912 406-758-5208 Official WebsiteGPS: 48.5675, -114.1318
Overview of Great Northern Flats River Access Site
RVers and tent campers must have a self-contained toilet or pack it out since this site is located in the Wild and Scenic Corridor of the North Fork of the Flathead River.
Accessibility is not guaranteed, always scout ahead before driving down dirt roads.
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Last Price Paid: $0
Reported by roadtrippers-megmeg070 on 8/21/2024
Longest RV Reported: 36 feet (Class A)
Reported by Dontmakemepullover on 6/24/2022
Number of Sites 3
Open Seasonally Yes
Elevation 3,248 ft / 989 m
Max Stay 3
Tent Camping Yes
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Reviews of Great Northern Flats River Access Site 8 people have reviewed this location.
“Free! Right Outside Of Glacier! Toilet! Great Views! On The River! ”
Reviewed 8/21/2024
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| Site Number: | 0 |
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The coordinates will send you to where to road starts. The restroom is a single pit toilet. But the view is 10/10. The river is 10/10. Comfy spots for a tent or RV. Fire pits if there isn’t a fire ban. Limit to 3 day stay.
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roadtrippers-megmeg070 would stay here again
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“Nice Enough Spot For Free”
Reviewed 8/12/2022
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
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It’s right on the river. No shade and mostly dirt for spots. I wish people there would pick up their trash and toilet paper, especially since there was a bathroom thirty feet away. It’s a but of a trek on a very bumpy dirt road.
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Sammyg726 would stay here again
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“Plenty of room for big rigs, gorgeous views! ”
Reviewed 6/24/2022
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| RV Length: | 36' (Class A) |
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Nearly all of the spots here could accommodate a large rig. We are in a 36ft motorhome and fit easily. This place is amazing! We're here in June so the river is too fast for kids to play in, and too deep, but it sure is beautiful here. There are 5 camping spots that could accommodate large rigs.
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Dontmakemepullover would stay here again
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“Great”
Reviewed 9/8/2021
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
| Site Number: | None |
| RV Length: | 35' (Fifth Wheel) |
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We moved to this location from a spot at North Fork Road. This had river access, but only 3 designated camping spots for campers. Plenty of space for tents. Only a pit toilet, no other amenities, real dry camping. The stay limit is sign posted to be 3 days, but campers at the other two spots stayed beyond that. It was peaceful at ... more
We moved to this location from a spot at North Fork Road. This had river access, but only 3 designated camping spots for campers. Plenty of space for tents. Only a pit toilet, no other amenities, real dry camping. The stay limit is sign posted to be 3 days, but campers at the other two spots stayed beyond that. It was peaceful at night with a little road noise. People were in and out all day to put rafts in the river, but did not detract from our experience. Would try to stay here again.
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JuJu would stay here again
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“Pretty spot close to Glacier”
Reviewed 9/19/2020
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
| RV Length: | 25' (Class A) |
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Nice open area for camping on the river. Pretty views, nice spots for tents and big rigs. About 20 minutes from the west glacier entrance. We loved it, felt safe. Only complaint would be that I wish the max stay of 3 days was longer, but I could see why it’s so short d/t the location. Road there is unpaved and bumpy but well travel... more
Nice open area for camping on the river. Pretty views, nice spots for tents and big rigs. About 20 minutes from the west glacier entrance. We loved it, felt safe. Only complaint would be that I wish the max stay of 3 days was longer, but I could see why it’s so short d/t the location.
Road there is unpaved and bumpy but well traveled and fine for big rigs.
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OffTrekTravelers would stay here again
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“River access, Great views, Free”
Reviewed 9/12/2020
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
| RV Length: | 25' (Class C) |
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We scored finding an rv site here right by the water. There are 4 spots big enough for bigger rigs and tent sites are right by the river. Local put in spot because of the river access. The road was pretty washboarded out but doable, extremely busy road as well, very dusty. 4 miles on the dirt road from Columbia Falls and maybe about 3 ... more
We scored finding an rv site here right by the water. There are 4 spots big enough for bigger rigs and tent sites are right by the river. Local put in spot because of the river access. The road was pretty washboarded out but doable, extremely busy road as well, very dusty. 4 miles on the dirt road from Columbia Falls and maybe about 3 miles coming from the other way down Camas Rd in Glacier. The camping limit in these free sites are 3 nights.
Mcaton88 would stay here again
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“No shade, great river”
Reviewed 7/24/2019
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| RV Length: | 35' (Fifth Wheel) |
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4.5 miles down a large but unpaved road. 3 spots at a popular river put-in site for rafters & kayakers. Fun river to cool down in but fast flow means too dangerous for kids unless over age 10 & strong swimmers wearing life jackets. No shade at campsites.
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“Unexpected”
Reviewed 8/9/2018
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Since there were no reviews of this site we didn’t know what to expect, but it was a great find with 3 RV sites, and some tent sites too, all right by the river. Some day use of rafters and kayakers putting in and fly fisherman too, but it clears out at night. We had the place to ourselves at night except the first night of the 4 when... more
Since there were no reviews of this site we didn’t know what to expect, but it was a great find with 3 RV sites, and some tent sites too, all right by the river. Some day use of rafters and kayakers putting in and fly fisherman too, but it clears out at night. We had the place to ourselves at night except the first night of the 4 when there were two other car campers. No cell signal of any kind. It is a well maintained graded road coming in, but it is washboard so just go slow. The max length of stay at this campsite is actually 3 nights. We stayed 4.
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Anita would stay here again
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2 reviews
noted 6/23/2024
There are only 3 spots here and new signs enforcing no camping outside of the spots.
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Amenities
Hookups
- dry camping
Recreation
- boat ramp
- fishing
- water access
Facilities
- restrooms: vault
Pets
- pets
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