USDA Forest Service · Montana
Big Eddy Campground
USDA Forest Service · Montana, United States
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 2,247 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · Verizon weak · AT&T good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- BIG EDDY CAMPGROUND (NFSR 2200) · crushed aggregate or gravel · suitable for passenger cars
- Lake
- Kootenai National Forest
- Nearest town
- Noxon
- Address
- MT
- Activities
- <p> <span lang="EN">The Cabinet Gorge Reservoir is an 18 mile long reservoir held back by the 208' high Cabinet Gorge Dam. The <a href="http://idptv.state.id.us/buildingbig/dams/cabinet.html">Cabinet Gorge Dam</a> was completed in 1952 by Morrison Knudsen Corporation, a worldwide construction firm headquartered in Boise, Idaho. <span style="display: none"> </span>It cost $47 million and one year to complete.</span></p> <p> <span lang="EN">This section of the Clark Fork River is home to a variety of fish species these include large and small mouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, yellow perch and peamouth. The lake has an average depth of 67 feet.</span></p> <p> <span lang="EN">The surface area of the lake is 2,848 acres and the shoreline is 37.89 miles long. </span></p> <p> <span lang="EN">Visit </span><a href="javascript:void(0)/*175*/"><u><font color="#0000ff"><span lang="EN">Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks</span></font></u></a><u><font col, Boating, Camping, Recreational Vehicles
About
The Big Eddy Campground is located approximately 6 miles of east of the Idaho border in Montana on Hwy 200. The campground has 5 sites with table and fire rings and will accomodate a 30' RV. Amenities include vault toilets and a fully developed boat ramp with a dock. There is two day use sites, one with a covered shelter, two picnic tables and fire grills, near the boat ramp.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 26° | -21° | 46° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 36° | 24° | -13° | 48° | 10 of 11 |
| March | 45° | 31° | 3° | 66° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 48° | 36° | 20° | 73° | 7 of 11 |
| May | 64° | 46° | 34° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 71° | 52° | 38° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 87° | 64° | 53° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 86° | 64° | 54° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 73° | 55° | 40° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 57° | 42° | 31° | 76° | 1 of 10 |
| November | 43° | 34° | 4° | 63° | 7 of 10 |
| December | 37° | 28° | 0° | 49° | 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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