West Shore Campground
Flathead Lake State Park
Write a Review 17768 Hwy 93 Lakeside, MT 59922 406-844-3044 Reservations: 855-922-6768 Official WebsiteGPS: 47.9513, -114.192
Overview of West Shore Campground
Some campsites can accommodate RVs and trailers up to 40 ft. max in length. Potable water is available May - Sept.
Last Price Paid: $28
Reported by Mountainmangler on 8/20/2024
Longest RV Reported: 36 feet (Class A)
Reported by Ray & Terri on 8/17/2021
Number of Sites 40
Pad Type asphalt
Reservations yes
Elevation 2,952 ft / 899 m
Max Length 40 ft
Tent Camping Yes
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Reviews of West Shore Campground 18 people have reviewed this location.
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“Way Above Lake”
Reviewed 8/20/2024
| Nightly rate: | $28 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 5 |
Overall Rating
No bugs, Quiet, Treed Area, Huge Picnic Table
28 non electric / non resident price
34 electric / non resident
I mean non Montana resident
NO CELL SERVICE
Mountainmangler would stay here again
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“Beautiful Campground but no water hookup ”
Reviewed 5/31/2024
| Days stayed: | 2 |
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| Site Number: | 11 |
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This is a very beautiful campground, very quiet and peaceful. I made a mistake of reserving a spot here thinking that I was paying for a water hook up. I’ve never stated a campground that had electrical, but no water. There were spigots available to fill up your tank on your RV and use that at the site but no individual hook ups for ea... more
This is a very beautiful campground, very quiet and peaceful. I made a mistake of reserving a spot here thinking that I was paying for a water hook up. I’ve never stated a campground that had electrical, but no water. There were spigots available to fill up your tank on your RV and use that at the site but no individual hook ups for each site.
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“Second Time Staying Here”
Reviewed 5/15/2024
| Days stayed: | 7 |
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Great place to stay. Peaceful, scenic, well kept.
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MP would stay here again
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“Choose Loop B”
Reviewed 7/22/2023
| Days stayed: | 3 |
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| Site Number: | 2 |
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We stayed in loop A. It was fine, but, constant hwy noise and dry camping. Also no cell service. Loop B, however, had little Hwy noise, electric on site and strong cell service. Choose loop B!
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mdlace would stay here again
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“Beautiful View And Very Clean”
Reviewed 11/2/2022
| Nightly rate: | $20 |
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| Days stayed: | 20 |
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Spent 20 days there in October and would stay again. Water was shut off so was only electric. Campground closed on November 1.
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“Great Stay”
Reviewed 9/22/2022
| Days stayed: | 1 |
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| Site Number: | A5 |
| RV Length: | 15' (Travel Trailer) |
Overall Rating
I pulled in here without a reservation mid-week in September and had a choice of several spots. I took A-5 (which happened to be neighbors to the host) because I loved the surround of tree coverage and it felt nice and private. My little 15' rig fit the space just fine, but anything much larger and you'd probably have to park your tow ... more
I pulled in here without a reservation mid-week in September and had a choice of several spots. I took A-5 (which happened to be neighbors to the host) because I loved the surround of tree coverage and it felt nice and private. My little 15' rig fit the space just fine, but anything much larger and you'd probably have to park your tow vehicle somewhere else to not block the loop road. The pit toilet was close to my site (convenient), yet screened by the trees; it was also the cleanest I've encountered. The host was friendly and helpful when I was first getting settled into a spot. The only maintenance issue I noted was that the mapped hiking trail from the A-loop across the hillside and down to the water was a bit overgrown and obviously underused. Once I got into the B-loop the trail was much more walk-able without brush scraping my legs. I could hear some traffic/truck noise from highway 93 from my spot, which is probably a little less prevalent in the B-loop. I also noticed that my cell signal was better when walking through the B-loop than it was at my particular site (only 1 bar there, if that; T-Mobile). Even with the forest-muffled roadway noise, this campground felt peaceful and I loved the mature forest.
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NimbleThimble would stay here again
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“The perfect campsite nestled in a forest of pine trees”
Reviewed 7/9/2022
| Nightly rate: | $18 |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| Site Number: | A-14 |
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We loved our visit in late June to the West Shore Campground surrounded by a forest of pine trees. Our cost was $18.00 per night with our Non-Resident Montana State Parks Pass. Our campsite was in Loop A site 14, this loop is best suited for smaller RV's, Vans, and tents. However, the seclusion was perfect, peaceful and quiet. Each... more
We loved our visit in late June to the West Shore Campground surrounded by a forest of pine trees. Our cost was $18.00 per night with our Non-Resident Montana State Parks Pass. Our campsite was in Loop A site 14, this loop is best suited for smaller RV's, Vans, and tents. However, the seclusion was perfect, peaceful and quiet. Each site has a fire ring and table, vault toilets, water, and trash receptacles are located throughout the campground in both Loops A and B. Loop B is best suited for larger RV's. During our stay we received one-bar of Verizon service without a booster. We hiked the trails in the park and along the lake, very beautiful scenery and very relaxing. The campground hosts were super friendly and very helpful. We would definitely stay here again.
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Richard n Mary would stay here again
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“Loved it! ”
Reviewed 4/9/2022
| Days stayed: | 1 |
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Great hiking trails nearby, right over the water (lots of cool trails down to the rocks and edges of the water)
Lots of private spots on hills for rent campers
Lots of folks with RVs here
Kayla would stay here again
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“Nice, small, quiet CG”
Reviewed 8/17/2021
| Nightly rate: | $34 |
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| Days stayed: | 4 |
| Site Number: | B001 |
| RV Length: | 36' (Class A) |
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We are full-timers in a 36 ft Class A with a Cherokee Trailhawk tow and stayed in site B001 for 4 days in mid August. Our site was not level at all front to back, although the others didn't look as bad. Even with the front wheels several inches off of the ground, we still couldn’t get closer than half a bubble from level. Most sites... more
We are full-timers in a 36 ft Class A with a Cherokee Trailhawk tow and stayed in site B001 for 4 days in mid August. Our site was not level at all front to back, although the others didn't look as bad. Even with the front wheels several inches off of the ground, we still couldn’t get closer than half a bubble from level. Most sites are nicely spaced. The roads are quite narrow in places, only allowing one vehicle to pass at a time. The CG is well maintained, quiet and heavily wooded. There are no water or sewer hookups and no dump station at West Shore, the closest is in Kalispell. There are a number of short hiking trails around the CG. AT&T coverage fair, with 2 bars of LTE and speeds up to 2.5 MB/s, but throughput did fluctuate a bit. T-Mobile service was nonexistent. We were not able to get DISH coverage on any of the three western satellites at our site. There were 4 OTA channels to be had with our fixed omni antenna, but the only network channel was NBC.
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Ray & Terri would stay here again
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“Quiet, level and private - three things this camp is NOT!”
Reviewed 6/6/2021
| Nightly rate: | $18 |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| Site Number: | A8 |
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I needed a base camp on the West side and this was the only camp offering reservations prior to Memorial Day weekend. I would have stayed elsewhere if I could have gotten reservations. The turnoff from the highway comes up quick even when you're expecting it and traffic does not like to slow down for bigger slower rigs so plan on mak... more
I needed a base camp on the West side and this was the only camp offering reservations prior to Memorial Day weekend. I would have stayed elsewhere if I could have gotten reservations.
The turnoff from the highway comes up quick even when you're expecting it and traffic does not like to slow down for bigger slower rigs so plan on making the turn like an Indy 500 driver. Camp road is super narrow and I was thankful that the place was nearly deserted when I arrived as I can't imagine the dance you'd have to do to pass another camper.
There are two loops - A and B. A has much smaller sites and no electric but is paved and B has some larger sites with electric hookups but the parking pads are gravel. Basic table and fire ring at each. Only the hike in tent only site T2 has direct water access, everything else is either too far uphill or blocked off by private land along the shore. Several pit toilets located throughout camp. B had a couple small trash cans and A had the main trash dumpster collection site with several cans inside of an electrified fence to keep the bears out. These dumpsters were directly behind site 7 too, might be a consideration for tenters or anyone with sensitive noses in the summer.
Sites A1-6 had a lot of tree cover and were all back in, maybe a 20' trailer could squeeze in with truck. The camp host sites are located in this group too. Site 7 was decent in size but had a severe slope to the front 1/3 of it - so much so that there were several deep gouges in the pavement from folks dragging the trailer hitches while pulling in/out. Would not recommend this site for longer rigs or anyone with a dropped hitch or low clearance. Site A8-10 basically shared one open area. I had site 8 and was thankful that 9 and 10 were empty during my stay. I was afraid that if anyone pulled into 9 and had pop outs they might whack me in the head while I sat at my fire ring - there was maybe 6' of space between the two sites! No room for a tent in any of these sites either unless you set up on the pavement. Site 11-14 were all small with lots of trees, not sure I could have fit my rig in any of them. The turning radius at the end of A is pretty tight too - some folks with a 25-ish foot trailer came through and I was expecting to hear the sounds of trees scraping and cussing but they somehow made it through. Do not go through A if you have a large rig, you won't make it. Absolutely no water access from any of the A loop sites, there are houses along the shore that block the way. Loop B sites were much larger and there were a few rigs in the 25-30' range in there. Most seemed to be open enough to allow for pops out and such. couple of the sites had glimpses of the water but no direct access due to the steep hill.
Its a long, steep walk anywhere in camp - be it back to the host site, to the toilet, to the day use area, to the beach, to the hiking trails. Bring some water and a snack if you need to trek anywhere. The whole place is built into a hill and they did a very poor job of leveling anything out. My site had a severe slope corner to corner and I had to park at a 45* angle in my site to get my rig level side to side then I had to use my parking legos to jack up the front end 3 steps to level out front to back. Once I was wedged in there I had maybe a foot of clearance to the road and my back tire was on the edge of the pavement. Pay attention to the max length listed when making a reservation - if it says 30' it means 30' and not an inch more.
The traffic on Highway 93 is heavy day and night and with a lot of steep hills in the area I could hear a lot of noise as vehicles were either accelerating up the hill or braking down the hill - especially semis with air brakes.
Overall an OK camp but not up to the usual standards that I would expect from the MT State Parks. Between the road noise, lack of privacy, and overall cramped feeling I got I doubt I'll stay here again.
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Amenities
Hookups
- 50 Amp
- 30 Amp
- 20 Amp
- dry camping
- Partial Hookups
Recreation
- boat ramp
- boat rental
- fishing
- picnic area
- recreation trail
- swimming beach
- water access
Site Amenities
- fire ring
- picnic table
- pull thru
Facilities
- firewood
- ADA Accessible
- restrooms: vault
- trash
- water available
Pets
- pets
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