USDA Forest Service · Montana
Wood Lake Campground
USDA Forest Service · Montana, United States
- Cost
- Overnight Use: Single Site: $10 per night Additional Vehicle: $5 per night
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 5,833 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
- WOOD LAKE CAMPGROUND (NFSR 6327) · crushed aggregate or gravel · suitable for passenger cars
- Nearest town
- Augusta, MT
About
US Forest Service campground. Wood Lake Campground is located in the Lewis and Clark National Forest of North Central Montana. At an elevation of 5500 feet, the campground encompasses 2 acres. This small forest service campground has 9 campsites and provides restrooms and drinking water for campers. Fishing and swimming may be enjoyed at Wood Lake; however, motorboats are prohibited. Scenic hiking trails skirt the camp. The maximum recommended trailer length for the area is 22 feet. Please limit your stay to 14 days. You will be asked to pay a small fee for the use of this campground. Bears may frequent the area; keep all food out of sight in approved containers and remove all food from area after eating. Mandatory food storage is required. Pack out what you pack in. Not reservable through Recreation.gov, so plan on first-come, first-served; check with the ranger district for current conditions and fees.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28° | 15° | -42° | 40° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 27° | 12° | -27° | 44° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 37° | 22° | -6° | 51° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 40° | 25° | 1° | 57° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 50° | 33° | 20° | 71° | 10 of 11 |
| June | 62° | 41° | 32° | 86° | 1 of 11 |
| July | 76° | 51° | 39° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 74° | 50° | 39° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 63° | 43° | 28° | 79° | 2 of 11 |
| October | 47° | 32° | 16° | 67° | 8 of 10 |
| November | 36° | 23° | -9° | 58° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 29° | 16° | -16° | 44° | 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.
Nearby campgrounds
- Double Falls Campground · USDA Forest Service · 4 mi
- Van Deriet Campground · USDA Forest Service · 5 mi
- Benchmark Campground · USDA Forest Service · 6 mi
- South Fork Campground · USDA Forest Service · 7 mi
- Kenck Cabin · USDA Forest Service · 7 mi · 1 sites
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