Tobacco Area
- Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
- best months
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Weather is good · usgs_nwis, OpenWeather · checked 11 h ago
Tobacco Area is a forest service district within the Kootenai National Forest in northwest Montana, managed by the Forest Service. It sits at an elevation between 2,100 and 2,800 feet and is a cluster of campgrounds and other sites, with most open from May through September 30, weather permitting. Campsite facilities here are standard, with each site offering a parking spur, picnic table, grill or fire ring, tent pad and pathways. Most spurs are back-in sites, with lengths between 30 and 50 feet and widths between 12 and 24 feet. Most campgrounds are universally accessible. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at a similar elevation show July and August highs around 86°F with lows in the low 50s, while September cools to about 75°F by day and 44°F at night. Tobacco River Campground lies just 0.1 mile away, and Kamloops Terrace is 1.3 miles off. Within a few miles are the Rexford Nature hike and the Pacific Northwest Trail.
Local outfitters
- Indian Springs Montana4 mi away
- Kootenai River Campground45 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Tobacco River CampgroundCamping0.1 mi
- Rexford NatureHiking1.1 mi
- Kamloops TerraceCamping1.3 mi
- Pacific Northwest TrailHiking3.1 mi
- Tobacco RiverCanoeing5.2 mi
- Phillips CreekCanoeing6.5 mi
- Mario Land BouldersRock climbing7.9 mi
- Yoshi's IslandRock climbing7.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Grob LakeLake fishing · ~5 min drive
- Barron Creek Boating SiteRiver fishing · ~47 min drive
- Kootenai RiverRiver fishing · ~1h 1m drive
- Alkali LakeLake fishing · ~11 min drive
- Fisher River AreaRiver fishing · ~1h 4m drive
- Koocanusa AreaLake fishing · ~13 min drive
- Libby AreaRiver fishing · ~1h 18m drive
- Long LakeLake fishing · ~14 min drive
- Barnaby LakeLake fishing · ~18 min drive
- Marl LakeLake fishing · ~23 min drive
Best time to visit Tobacco Area
Best months: April–June and September–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
32° / 19°
10 wet
Feb
39° / 21°
8 wet
Mar
49° / 28°
9 wet
Apr
60° / 34°
8 wet
May
70° / 42°
10 wet
Jun
77° / 49°
10 wet
Jul
86° / 53°
7 wet
Aug
86° / 51°
5 wet
Sep
75° / 44°
6 wet
Oct
57° / 35°
8 wet
Nov
41° / 27°
9 wet
Dec
31° / 21°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Eureka Rs, MT, 3.2 mi away at 2,532 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
