National Park Service · Montana
Quartz Creek Campground
National Park Service · Montana, United States · in Glacier National Park
- Sites
- 7
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- No
- Dump station
- No
- Laundry
- No
- Elevation
- 3,530 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)
- Lake
- Glacier National Park
- Nearest town
- Polebridge
- Phone
- (406) 888-7800
About
Quartz Creek Campground is the smallest campground in Glacier National Park and remains in primitive status all season. It is located on the west side of the park in the North Fork area and is accessed by the Inside North Fork Road, a rough, dusty, dirt road with many blind curves and few pullouts. Trailers are not permitted. Tent campers will enjoy a wilderness experience at the campground.
Fees
Quartz Creek summer fee: $15. Campsite capacity is limited to eight people and two vehicles, where space is available. A maximum of two tents per site is permitted. No potable water sources or dump station facilities are provided. There are pit toilets.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 20° | -32° | 39° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 29° | 15° | -23° | 44° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 40° | 26° | -6° | 57° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 44° | 30° | 4° | 64° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 55° | 37° | 28° | 80° | 4 of 11 |
| June | 66° | 46° | 28° | 86° | 1 of 11 |
| July | 80° | 57° | 45° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 79° | 56° | 43° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 67° | 48° | 32° | 81° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 49° | 34° | 18° | 67° | 7 of 10 |
| November | 36° | 27° | -1° | 53° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 31° | 21° | -11° | 42° | 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
- Logging Creek Campground · National Park Service · 2 mi · 7 sites
- Ben Rover Cabin · USDA Forest Service · 4 mi · 1 sites
- Bowman Lake Campground · National Park Service · 7 mi · 48 sites
- Big Creek Campground (Flathead National Forest, MT) · USDA Forest Service · 9 mi · 23 sites
- Schnaus Cabin · USDA Forest Service · 10 mi · 1 sites
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