Rainy Lake Cg

Montana

Montana

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What we do know

  • Inside Lolo National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

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What's missing

  • No access route mapped

    We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.

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Rainy Lake Cg

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About this campground

This is a small 6-site campground on Rainy Lake north of Seeley Lake. Sites 2-6 are walk-in only, and site 1 is an accessible RV site. Vehicles must stay on roads, and all sites are first come, first served. Rainy Lake, one of the Clearwater Chain of Lakes, offers fishing and space to canoe or kayak. Hiking is also available nearby.

Campsite info

Reservable
No
Vault toilets

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When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Seeley Lake Rs, MT weather station, 9.2 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan32° high12° low
  2. Feb37° high13° low
  3. Mar45° high20° low
  4. Apr54° high27° low
  5. May65° high34° low
  6. Jun72° high41° low
  7. Jul83° high44° low
  8. Aug83° high43° low
  9. Sep73° high36° low
  10. Oct56° high29° low
  11. Nov40° high21° low
  12. Dec31° high13° low

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Lolo National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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