USDA Forest Service · Montana
Lake Como Campground
USDA Forest Service · Montana, United States
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 4,242 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- AT&T weak · T-Mobile none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- (FDR) LAKE COMO CAMPGROUND (NFSR 1111A) · asphalt · high degree of user comfort
- Lake
- Bitterroot National Forest
- Address
- MT
- Activities
- Boating, Camping, Picnicking, Recreational Vehicles
About
The campground, a.k.a. Lower Como, is a single loop through a stand of mixed pine and fir trees and one of three campgrounds in the Lake Como Recreation Area. It is located below Lake Como. The understory is grass with good privacy between campsites. Lake Como Lower Campground is paved and features a host site and ten 125' pull through recreational vehicle (RV) sites (with electrical and water hookups) water, and garbage services. Three sites are handicap accessible, and there are 4 handicap accessible vault toilets located throughout the campground. This is bear country; practice safe food storage techniques. Lake Como is 913 acres. The beach is large and sandy. The boat ramp is located at the south side of dam.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 16° | -15° | 42° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 34° | 19° | -10° | 47° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 43° | 26° | 13° | 57° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 46° | 30° | 9° | 66° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 57° | 38° | 31° | 80° | 3 of 11 |
| June | 70° | 47° | 33° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 85° | 58° | 39° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 84° | 57° | 47° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 72° | 48° | 36° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 56° | 34° | 24° | 75° | 8 of 10 |
| November | 42° | 27° | -12° | 60° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 30° | 13° | -2° | 46° | 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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