Finding RV Parks And Campgrounds East Montana

By Nelda Powers


There is no shortage of rv parks and campgrounds east Montana although they are not as numerous as the Western part of this state. This is a state that has a multitude of state managed lands that are also refuges for wild birds and animals. Many refuges support camping as well as day use activities.

One of their newest camping areas to open is called Buffalo camp. It is a very primitive site that can only be accessed by driving over miles of dirt and gravel roads. This camping area is only for tents at this time but it offers typical amenities for visitors. Because it is a primitive site you must carry your supplies to the camp site and carry them back out when you leave.

Fire pits and restrooms make this site agreeable for everyone. Your pets are welcome here as with most other sites in this state. You can spend the days bird watching, hiking or picnicking after your hike. People make their way to this site for day use or overnight camping from May to November when the season closes.

The Makoshika, or Bad lands, is another popular camping area. The area houses fossil remains and displays of triceratops and tyrannosaurus dinosaurs. You can visit sites that have fossilized foot prints from these ancient animals as well as sites that are sacred to the Lakota Indians who are indigenous to this area. This site also offers camping, day use and a number of amenities that improve the experience for everyone. You will find gift stores as well as a number of other activities for you and your family.

You can remain at Makoshika, or the Bad Lands, for thirty days if you are camping. With the many activities to choose from you can have full days the entire time you spend here. There is hiking, hunting in season, photography wild life and birds, and a multitude of other things to choose from. You are allowed camp for fourteen consecutive days in any thirty day period and the rates are very reasonable.

Resident Native Americans came to Medicine Rocks long ago to conjure up big medicine for the hunting parties in their tribes. They named the area and it was a sacred spot to them. The landscape is sandstone and spruce trees that are blown and shaped by the wind and weather leaving unique and beautiful formations. One can easily see why it was so special to the Native American Tribes.

Brush Lake is deep and clear with sandy beaches and is surrounded by fields of grasses and spring wheat. You can swim in the northern end of this lake and day use is nearby for picnics and other recreational pursuits. The lake area offers all the amenities needed for day use such as fire rings and picnic tables but because of mineral content in the water there are no fish living in the lake. Visitors can boat on this lake and swim without any risk from the mineral content of the water.

If you find yourself traveling through the RV parks and campgrounds East Montana you will find many beautiful places to camp. The general landscape of this state lends itself to recreation and history as few other states can. Everyone should see this state from a camp site.




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