USDA Forest Service · Montana
Loon Lake Campground
USDA Forest Service · Montana, United States
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 3,619 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- LOON LAKE CAMP (NFSR 7154) · crushed aggregate or gravel · suitable for passenger cars
- Lake
- Kootenai National Forest
- Address
- MT
- Activities
- <p> Loon Lake is a perfect lake for canoeing and fishing. The lake is 26 acres in size with an average depth of 5 feet. The deepest point in the lake is 25 feet. West slope cutthroat trout is the most common fish caught, but other species are present.</p> <p> Fishing regulations for Loon Lake can be found at <a href="http://fwp.mt.gov/fishing/regulations/">Montana, Fish, Wildlife and Parks</a> web site.</p> , <p> Loon Lake is 25.9 acres in size. Therefore limiting it to a no-wake lake.</p> <p> Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks regulate all watercraft operating on public lakes and reservoirs that are 35 acres or fewer are limited to a no-wake speed.</p> , Camping
About
The Loon Lake campground is approximately 20 miles northwest of Libby on raod 471. The campground has 4 sites (two with tent pads), tables and fire rings and able to accomodate up to a 20' rv. Cmpground roads and parking spurs are gravel and native material. Amenities include a vault toilet, an undeveloped acces for small boats.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 21° | -26° | 40° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 33° | 19° | -20° | 43° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 40° | 26° | 1° | 60° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 44° | 30° | 12° | 65° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 58° | 39° | 31° | 81° | 2 of 11 |
| June | 66° | 46° | 33° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 80° | 58° | 45° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 80° | 57° | 48° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 67° | 49° | 31° | 81° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 52° | 36° | 31° | 72° | 3 of 10 |
| November | 38° | 31° | 6° | 55° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 32° | 27° | -9° | 41° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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