Howard Lake Campground
Howard Lake Campground is a national forest campground in Montana.
- Type
- National forest campground
- Location
- Montana
- Coordinates
- 48.10094, -115.53067
- Activities
- Boating, Camping, Fishing, Recreational Vehicles
- Map
- Open in OpenStreetMap
About Howard Lake Campground
Howard Lake campground is located south of Libby on road 4779. The campground has 10 sites (3 pull thru's) including one host site with tables and fire rings. Camground roads and parking spurs are gravel. Amentities include vault toilets and swimming beach. There are 2 day use sites with fire rings and picnic tables near the beach area. The camphost may close the gate to the campground each evening at 10:00 pm and open it again at 7:00 am. The gate closes for the season on December 1st and is opened again when access permits. Howard Lake and Howard Creek were prospected and named after the Howard brothers, Alfred and Benjamin. These two were among some of the the earliest miners to file and work claims on Upper Libby Creek from 1885 to 1915 when at the age of 80 Benjamin died.
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Nearby RV services
- Dump station
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Water fill
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Propane
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Low clearances
- None mapped within 10 mi
- Off-road routes
- 122 designated routes (275 mi) within 10 mi
Other places to stay nearby
| Name | Type | Distance | Fee | Hookups |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Lake Campground | Private campground | under 0.1 mi | — | — |
| Howard Lake Loop Trail 823-West Side | National forest campground | under 0.1 mi | — | — |
| Howard Lake Remote Site | National forest camping area | 0.3 mi | — | — |
| Gold Panning Area | National forest camping area | 1.3 mi | — | — |
| Rd 4724 Site 3 | National forest camping area | 2.3 mi | — | — |
| Rd 6746 Site 1 | National forest camping area | 3.5 mi | — | — |
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Sources. Recreation.gov (RIDB). Updated June 2026. Facility facts only; DryRig does not publish ratings or reviews on this page.