Riverside Campground

Riverside Campground is located 30 miles east of Helena, Montana, below the dam at the northern end of Canyon Ferry Reservoir. It provides space for campers, day users and large groups, and this popular location below the dam attracts many families, boaters and fishermen. Canyon Ferry Reservoir offers a wide range of year-round recreational opportunities. Water related activities include everything from swimming and fishing to sailing and motor-boating. Canoeists and kayakers explore the many quiet backwater bays. Jet skiers, windsurfers and water skiers skim the summer waves, while winter draws ice fishermen and ice skaters. Riverside has 27 paved campsites, a group use camping area, a boat ramp, a parking area for boat trailers, an accessible fishing dock and several day use picnic sites. Each campsite has a paved camping pad, a fire ring and a picnic table. During the peak summer months services include vault toilets, potable water, dumpsters and campground hosts. The group campsites include exclusive access to a picnic shelter, accessible vault toilets and 7 campsites; the shelter is 30' x 45' with 8 picnic tables and a large fire ring, and the group area is set apart from the rest of the campground, providing adequate space and privacy. Riverside Campground sits below Canyon Ferry Dam along the banks of Hauser Reservoir. The current is swift, and swimming is not advised. Ample fish in the water makes this a prime location for bird watching. Loons, cormorants and pelicans are often present patrolling the waters, while bald eagles and osprey make appearances to showcase their fish hunting skills. The campground is located halfway between Yellowstone National Park and Glacier National Park. Helena, the state capital, is 25 miles away.