Kootenai National Forest · Montana
Overview North Dickey Lake Campground is a beautiful campground next to scenic Dickey Lake and several hiking and mountain biking trails. It's conveniently located off the main highway and provides a secluded location for outdoor enjoyment. A day use area is located at South Dickey Day use area, on the opposite side of the lake.
Sites at North Dickey Lake are reserved through Recreation.gov. Sites here can be reserved in advance through the official system, and they are claimed fast — cancellations then trickle back all season, unannounced, at any hour of the day or night.
| Total sites | 25 |
|---|---|
| Site types | Standard |
| Location | Eureka, MT |
| Book through | Recreation.gov |
| Official listing | Recreation.gov |
Because sites are booked months ahead, a steady share of reservations get cancelled as trips fall through. Each cancellation instantly returns that site and those nights to the official calendar — first-come, first-served, no waitlist, no announcement. Refreshing the booking page yourself, every few minutes for weeks, works in theory. In practice, the people who get these sites are the ones who hear about the opening first.
itOpened scans the Recreation.gov calendar for North Dickey Lake around the clock. When a site matching your dates and your vehicle opens, you get a text with a direct link to it. You book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. We never book, hold, or resell — your fee pays for monitoring, and openings are first-come, so speed is the whole game.
| Rexford Bench | Cancellation alerts available |
|---|---|
| Yaak River Campground (MT) | Cancellation alerts available |
| McGillivray Campground (MT) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Mcgregor Lake Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Dorr Skeels Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Big Creek Baldy. Lookout Rental | Cancellation alerts available |
| Bull River Guard Station | Cancellation alerts available |
| Bull River Pavilion | Cancellation alerts available |
| Fairview Ranger Station | Cancellation alerts available |
| Garver Mtn. Lookout Rental | Cancellation alerts available |
| Gem Peak Lookout Rental | Cancellation alerts available |
| Mcguire Mtn. Lookout Rental | Cancellation alerts available |
| Meadow Peak Lookout (MT) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Minton Peak Lookout | Cancellation alerts available |
| Mt. Baldy-Buckhorn Ridge | Cancellation alerts available |
| Mt. Wam Lookout Cabin Rental | Cancellation alerts available |
| Sex Peak. Lookout Rental | Cancellation alerts available |
| South Dickey Lake | Cancellation alerts available |
| Timberlane Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Upper Ford Cabin Rental | Cancellation alerts available |
| Webb Mtn. Lookout Rental | Cancellation alerts available |
| Whitetail Yurt | Cancellation alerts available |
| Yaak Mtn. Lookout Rental | Cancellation alerts available |
Page data refreshed 2026-10-29. Site facts come from the official directory listing for North Dickey Lake; cancellation statistics come from our own scanning logs.