Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights1 site open for every nightA forested campground near trout fishing, hiking, and mountain biking. RV fit varies by site.
Downstream Campground sits just below Fort Peck Dam on the Missouri River, where a shady grove of cottonwoods softens a grassy campground and three small fishing ponds including the scenic Winter Harbor provide quiet places to cast a line. The setting is part of the much larger Fort Peck Project, whose broad reservoir and surrounding prairie country support boating, water sports, and long stretches of shoreline for anglers; Fort Peck Lake is widely known for walleye and also produces sauger, smallmouth bass, lake trout, chinook salmon and northern pike.
















Length limits vary by campsite.
Some sites have no hookups.
Showers on site. Dump station on site.
Availability on Recreation.gov. Showing 40 of 87 sites.
| Site | Fr 13 | Sa 14 | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 walk to | X | X | $15 |
| 69 tent only nonelectric | X | X | $15 |
| 65 tent only nonelectric | X | X | $15 |
| 34 rv nonelectric | X | X | $15 |
| 75 tent only nonelectric | X | X | $15 |
| 73 tent only nonelectric | X | X | $15 |
| 72 tent only nonelectric | X | X | $15 |
| 76 tent only nonelectric | X | X | $15 |
| 67 tent only nonelectric | X | X | $15 |
Hookups (individual campsites): 71 electric, 14 no-hookup individual sites · group site listed separately (1 electric).
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“Very nice setting right on the Missouri River and behind the Fort Peck Dam, large trees for shade and extra large sites.”
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“Nice and quiet, and clean. A very good value for the cost!”
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| $15 |
| 71 tent only nonelectric | X | X | $15 |
| 36 rv nonelectric | – | – | $15 |
| 74 tent only nonelectric | X | X | $15 |
| 68 tent only nonelectric | X | X | $15 |
| 70 tent only nonelectric | X | X | $15 |
| 84 rv electric | X | X | $25 |
| 50 rv electric | X | X | $25 |
| 82 rv electric | X | X | $25 |
| 40 rv electric | X | X | $25 |
| 04 rv electric | X | X | $25 |
| 07 rv electric | X | X | $25 |
| 83 rv electric | X | X | $25 |
| 42 rv electric | X | X | $25 |
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| 54 rv electric | X | X | $25 |
| 57 rv electric | X | X | $25 |
| 08 rv electric | X | X | $25 |
| 24 rv electric | X | X | $25 |
| 64 rv electric | X | X | $25 |
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| 19 rv electric | X | X | $25 |
| 22 rv electric | X | X | $25 |
| 32 rv electric | X | X | $25 |
| 46 rv electric | X | X | $25 |
| 06 rv electric | X | X | $25 |
| 02 rv electric | X | X | $25 |
| 85 rv electric | X | X | $25 |
| 35 rv electric | X | X | $25 |
| 41 rv electric | X | X | $25 |
| 11 rv electric | X | X | $25 |
✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights1 site open for every night
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights16 sites open for every night
First come, first servedRentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 75 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.

Travel trailer · 23 ft · sleeps 4 · 57 mi from campground
$95/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available
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Travel trailer · 30 ft · sleeps 7 · 178 mi from campground
$176/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available
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Camper van · 19 ft · sleeps 3 · 186 mi from campground
$219/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available
View rentalstays up to 14 nights (Recreation.gov rules).
Share of site-nights open, booked and closed on Recreation.gov for the next months, checked Nov 7. Months further out may not be released for booking yet.
| Month | Open | Booked | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Dec 2026 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Jan 2027 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Feb 2027 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Mar 2027 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Apr 2027 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Seasonal loop closures in this window: Faranuf (May 2027); New Deal (May 2027); Wheeler (May 2027); Group (May 2027).
For July weekends, book about 169 days ahead. Three in four July Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 66 days or less before arrival. Past timing is guidance, not a guarantee of what is open now.
| Arrival month | Fri/Sat arrivals: half booked at least | A quarter at least | Other days: half booked at least | A quarter at least |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | 73 days ahead | 157 days ahead | 12 days ahead | 103 days ahead |
| June | 88 days ahead | 156 days ahead | 30 days ahead | 140 days ahead |
| July | 66 days ahead | 169 days ahead | 26 days ahead | 156 days ahead |
| August | 26 days ahead | 124 days ahead | 15 days ahead | 98 days ahead |
| September | 9 days ahead | 81 days ahead | 2 days ahead | 34 days ahead |
Months with fewer than 30 reservations of that kind are left blank. Sites where nearly every booking was made the day of arrival (pay on arrival) are left out. Closed seasons, windows not yet released for booking, and currently unavailable nights are separate from this history.
Based on Recreation.gov reservations, FY2015–2025 (26,341 reservations in the years scored). Counts reservations made, not nights actually camped: cancellations aren't in the data, and nights a site was closed count as not booked. FY2020–21 (COVID) are left out of the scores.
86 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 7 · 1 group site listed separately. Rates are the listed nightly rates.
RVs and trailers, with power
71 sites · $25, $30/night
Loops: Lismas loop (40), New Deal loop (21), Faranuf loop (10)
0 open Nov 13–Nov 15
Tents only, no power
12 sites · $15/night
Loops: Wheeler loop (12)
0 open Nov 13–Nov 15
2 sites · $15/night
Loops: Lismas loop (2)
0 open Nov 13–Nov 15
1 site · $15/night
Loops: Lismas loop (1)
0 open Nov 13–Nov 15
1 site · $250/night
0 open Nov 13–Nov 15