Tally Lake Campground

Tally Lake Campground is located on the northern shores of its namesake lake, west of Whitefish, Montana. The campground is popular with locals and tourists visiting the Flathead National Forest and offers a variety of recreation facilities and activities for the whole family. There is a group site, site 39, and a Pavilion group site. The stay limit is 16 consecutive nights. Hiking, horseback riding and biking trails wind around the campground and the lake, and wildlife like waterfowl, bald eagles and migratory birds are commonly spotted. No horses are allowed in the campground. A dock provides access to the lake's best fishing, which includes kokanee salmon, a variety of trout and northern pike. Visitors also enjoy boating, water skiing and other water recreation on the 1,326 acres of Tally Lake, and kayak, paddleboard and canoe rentals are offered. The campground offers 39 campsites for tent and RV camping, 17 of them first come, first served. It provides access to a boat ramp, an open air pavilion with private volleyball net, beaches and picnic areas, and a public volleyball net. Campsites are equipped with tables and campfire rings with grills. Accessible vault toilets and drinking water are provided, as well as a dump station with a water fill station. Water spigots throughout the campground are not for filling your RV, only your jugs of drinking water. An on-site host is available to answer questions and provide additional information. The campground is nestled in the highlands of northwestern Montana, adjacent to Tally Lake, the deepest natural lake in Montana. It sits in a mature forest of Western Larch and Douglas fir. The popular Whitefish Lake is about 20 miles away. Visitors also enjoy the Forest Service Summit Nature Center at Whitefish Mountain Resort, about 25 miles away and accessed by the resort chairlift or the Danny On hiking trail.