Fish Creek Campground

Glacier National Park

Apgar, Fish Creek, and St. Mary Campground reservations WILL NOT provide access to any vehicle reservation areas (including the west side of the Going-to-the-Sun Road, Many Glacier, and North Fork). To obtain a vehicle reservation, visit Glacier National Park Vehicle Reservations on Recreation.gov.  

Fish Creek Campground is the second largest campground in Glacier National Park.

Glacier National Park, in northwestern Montana, is comprised of pristine forests, alpine meadows, rugged mountains and spectacular lakes. With over 700 miles (1,125 km) of trails, Glacier is a hiker's paradise for visitors seeking wilderness and solitude. It also provides countless scenic vistas for those wishing to relax and take in its natural beauty.

The campground is located on the western side of the park at an elevation of nearly 3,500 feet (1,066 m). This area of the park generally receives the most rainfall. Daytime temperatures can exceed 90°F (32°C), although it is frequently 10° to 15° F cooler at higher elevations. Weather in the mountains can be varied, including snow in summer; visitors should come prepared for anything.

The campground is large with 178 campsites. The sites are relatively spread apart and provide privacy for both RV and tent campers. Potable water is accessible in the campground, and restroom facilities have flush toilets and sinks with running water.

Need to Know

• Food storage regulations are strictly enforced. Grizzly and black bears frequent the area and when not in immediate use, all food, beverages, coolers, cooking utensils, pet food, or other attractants must be kept in a closed, hard-sided vehicle or secured in bear proof storage lockers near campground restrooms.

• Vehicle Length Limits. Vehicle and vehicle combinations longer than 21 feet (6.4 m) or wider than 8 feet (2.4 m) including mirrors, are prohibited between the Sun Point parking area and Avalanche Campground on Going-to-the-Sun Road.

• Maximum Stay. The maximum length of stay is 14 days.

• Generator Hours. Generator hours for Fish Creek Campground are 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., 12 noon to 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Generators are not allowed in Loop C.

• Campfire Rings Only. Campsites contain fire rings but do not have fire grates for grilling/ food preparation.

• Hammocks. Hammocks must be hung over non vegetated areas using one inch straps or wider. Vegetation may not be trampled to access hammocks.

• Renting an RV or trailer? Per 36 CFR 5.3, commercial business may not take place inside Glacier National Park. This includes RVs and trailers being delivered within Glacier's boundaries. Renters of these must drive them in themselves.

• Don't Move Firewood: Help protect our forests! Prevent the spread of tree-killing pests by obtaining firewood within the same county in which you plan to camp. Moving firewood is illegal in some states. Visit dontmovefirewood.org to learn more. Firewood collection is prohibited within Fish Creek Campground.    

Natural Features

Fish Creek is heavily forested with plenty of shade. Some sites have views of Lake McDonald. The park is named for its prominent glacier-carved terrain and remnant glaciers descended from the ice ages almost 10,000 years ago. Its diverse habitats are home to nearly 70 species of mammals including the grizzly bear, wolverine, gray wolf and lynx. Over 270 species of birds visit or reside in the park, including such varied species as harlequin ducks, dippers and golden eagles.

Nearby Attractions

One must-see attraction is Waterton Lakes National Park, Glacier's sister park across the Canadian-U.S. border. As the other half of Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, Waterton Lakes offers great hiking, scenic boat cruises and several scenic drives all centered around the townsite of Waterton.

Waterton Lakes National Park

Recreation

This facility is conveniently located in the western part of the park, nearby many day hikes, including Rocky Point Trail, which wanders through a burn area from a 2003 wildfire. Explorers of all ages can attend nightly ranger programs at an amphitheater within the facility.

Contact Information

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Glacier National Park P.O. Box 128 West Glacier MT 59936

Phone Number

For campground inquiries, please call: 406-888-7800

Rental Options

Learn more about gear rental options for your trip

Driving Directions

Important: Please do not rely on GPS for directions to Fish Creek Campground. Please use these directions:


Fish Creek is located four miles (6.4 km) northwest of the west park entrance near West Glacier, Montana. Access is from U.S. Highway 2, approximately 32 miles (51 km) northeast of Kalispell, Montana.

Available Campsites

• Site A30, Loop Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A07, Loop Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site D155, Loop Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B79, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B88, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C146, Loop Loop C- No Generator Loop, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A13, Loop Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C093, Loop Loop C- No Generator Loop, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A26, Loop Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site D168, Loop Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A21, Loop Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C138, Loop Loop C- No Generator Loop, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B38, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C114, Loop Loop C- No Generator Loop, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site D148, Loop Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B64, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C111, Loop Loop C- No Generator Loop, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B69, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C110, Loop Loop C- No Generator Loop, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C103, Loop Loop C- No Generator Loop, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B42, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B70, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site D159, Loop Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site D153, Loop Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site D171, Loop Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C101, Loop Loop C- No Generator Loop, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C131, Loop Loop C- No Generator Loop, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site D160, Loop Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B57, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site D158, Loop Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C121, Loop Loop C- No Generator Loop, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site C105, Loop Loop C- No Generator Loop, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B68, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C115, Loop Loop C- No Generator Loop, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B44, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B49, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A17, Loop Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C106, Loop Loop C- No Generator Loop, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B47, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C126, Loop Loop C- No Generator Loop, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C116, Loop Loop C- No Generator Loop, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B62, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A22, Loop Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B91, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site D166, Loop Loop D, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site B81, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B75, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B78, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B54, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C119, Loop Loop C- No Generator Loop, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B73, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site D150, Loop Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site D176, Loop Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site D167, Loop Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B45, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B52, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B40, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C134, Loop Loop C- No Generator Loop, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B83, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site D169, Loop Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B56, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A24, Loop Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A20, Loop Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C098, Loop Loop C- No Generator Loop, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B74, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B89, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C096, Loop Loop C- No Generator Loop, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site D174, Loop Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C140, Loop Loop C- No Generator Loop, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B37, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site D177, Loop Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A28, Loop Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site D161, Loop Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B90, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A27, Loop Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C129, Loop Loop C- No Generator Loop, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B53, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A01, Loop Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B80, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B41, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site D170, Loop Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C097, Loop Loop C- No Generator Loop, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A03, Loop Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A23, Loop Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C132, Loop Loop C- No Generator Loop, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B82, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C128, Loop Loop C- No Generator Loop, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B92, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A31, Loop Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B50, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site D154, Loop Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A10, Loop Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C127, Loop Loop C- No Generator Loop, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C135, Loop Loop C- No Generator Loop, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A33, Loop Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B59, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B76, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B71, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A19, Loop Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C100, Loop Loop C- No Generator Loop, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B55, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B39, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site D164, Loop Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C139, Loop Loop C- No Generator Loop, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A18, Loop Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A11a Hiker/Bicyclist Shared, Loop A, Type Walk To
• Site C104, Loop Loop C- No Generator Loop, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site D149, Loop Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site D178, Loop Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A14, Loop Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B86, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C141, Loop Loop C- No Generator Loop, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site D172, Loop Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B72, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C136, Loop Loop C- No Generator Loop, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B36, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site D156, Loop Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C095, Loop Loop C- No Generator Loop, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A34, Loop Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A04, Loop Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C125, Loop Loop C- No Generator Loop, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B63, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A11b Hiker/Bicyclist Shared, Loop A, Type Walk To
• Site A02, Loop Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A32, Loop Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A25, Loop Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A29, Loop Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C118, Loop Loop C- No Generator Loop, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C108, Loop Loop C- No Generator Loop, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C142, Loop Loop C- No Generator Loop, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C143, Loop Loop C- No Generator Loop, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site D157, Loop Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A06, Loop Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site D162, Loop Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C144, Loop Loop C- No Generator Loop, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C112, Loop Loop C- No Generator Loop, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C124, Loop Loop C- No Generator Loop, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B61, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C130, Loop Loop C- No Generator Loop, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C123, Loop Loop C- No Generator Loop, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site D147, Loop Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B67, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C133, Loop Loop C- No Generator Loop, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C094, Loop Loop C- No Generator Loop, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A11c Hiker/Bicyclist Shared, Loop A, Type Walk To
• Site D179, Loop Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B58, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site D175, Loop Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B43, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C120, Loop Loop C- No Generator Loop, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site C113, Loop Loop C- No Generator Loop, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B84, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B48, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C137, Loop Loop C- No Generator Loop, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A12, Loop Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A16, Loop Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C099, Loop Loop C- No Generator Loop, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C117, Loop Loop C- No Generator Loop, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B46, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site D163, Loop Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C122, Loop Loop C- No Generator Loop, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site D151, Loop Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B60, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A05, Loop Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B66, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C109, Loop Loop C- No Generator Loop, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A11d Hiker/Bicyclist Shared, Loop A, Type Walk To
• Site A35, Loop Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C102, Loop Loop C- No Generator Loop, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B51, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A15, Loop Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site D173, Loop Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B65, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B77, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C107, Loop Loop C- No Generator Loop, Type Standard Nonelectric

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