Smokey Lake 3
Campground
Campground · < 0.1 mi from the trail
Montana · Camping · Near Whitefish
Smokey Lake 3
- May–Sep
- best months
Is Smokey Lake 3 open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Kootenai National Forest. It doesn't name Smokey Lake 3, so check the source for the area it covers.
Kootenai Flood Event & Inaccessible Areas
Agency closure covering Kootenai National Forest · USFS · Kootenai National Forest
Updated Skillet Fire Area, Road, Trail Closure
Agency alert covering Kootenai National Forest · Order 01-10- · USFS · Kootenai National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Kootenai National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
- At 3,632 ft
- Fortine Ranger DistrictKootenai National Forest
Smokey Lake 3 is a campground in Montana with 5 sites. It is managed by the Forest Service.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Stillwater bar
Pub
On your way back · 11 miIf it rains
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors
More in WhitefishLocal outfitters
- Indian Springs Montana25 mi away
- Whitefish KOA26 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Smokey LakeHiking0.1 mi
- Fire LakesHiking0.3 mi
- Point of RocksRock climbing2 mi
- Mouse HouseRock climbing2 mi
- Stillwater Lake CampgroundCamping3.5 mi
Stillwater RiverCanoeingPhoto: Joe Mabel (on Flickr as Joe Mabel from Seattle, US), CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)4.1 mi- Martin FallsWaterfall4.4 mi
South Dickey LakeCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain6.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- North Dickey LakeCamping · ~14 min drive
- South Dickey LakeCamping · ~12 min drive
- Smokey Lake 1Camping · Next door
- Sunday Creek RoadCamping · ~2 min drive
- Sunday BridgeCamping · ~2 min drive
- Blue Lake CampgroundCamping · ~5 min drive
- Blue Lake 1Camping · ~5 min drive
- Blue Lake 2Camping · ~5 min drive
- Blue Lake 3Camping · ~5 min drive
- Upper Stillwater Lake CampgroundCamping · ~6 min drive
Also worth it near here
Best time to visit Smokey Lake 3
Best months: May–September. 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
28° / 12°
10 wet
Feb
34° / 12°
8 wet
Mar
43° / 19°
8 wet
Apr
53° / 26°
8 wet
May
63° / 34°
11 wet
Jun
69° / 41°
12 wet
Jul
80° / 43°
7 wet
Aug
80° / 41°
6 wet
Sep
69° / 33°
7 wet
Oct
52° / 25°
9 wet
Nov
36° / 19°
10 wet
Dec
27° / 13°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Olney, MT, 8.7 mi away at 3,165 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
