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  3. Seeley Lake
  4. Lake Alva Campground

Camping at Lake Alva Campground near Seeley Lake

Public campground · Seeley Lake · 39 campsites

A forested campground near trout fishing, hiking, and mountain biking. Most campsites have no hookups, and RV fit varies by site.

About this campground

Activities center on the water and the surrounding forested valleys. m.

4.0 on Recreation.gov · 15 reviewsFirst come, first served · visiting info on Recreation.gov
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At a glance

  • RV sites up to 64 ft

    Length limits vary by campsite.

  • No hookups
  • Pets welcome
  • Vault toilets
OverviewCampsitesAmenities & locationReviewsPlan your stay

0 available sites

0 open of 39 sites
No sites offered for these dates.

We checked every night of your stay on Recreation.gov: no site is open for all 2 nights. Some sites are open on some nights.

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SiteFr
13
Sa
14
Price
LAS1
standard nonelectric
––$20
LAS2
standard nonelectric
––$20
LAS3
standard nonelectric
––$20
LAS4
standard nonelectric
––$20
LAS5
standard nonelectric
––$20
LAS6
standard nonelectric
––$20
LAS7
standard nonelectric
––$20
LAS8
standard nonelectric
––$20
LAS9
standard nonelectric
––$20
LAS12
standard nonelectric
No site is open for every night of your stay

The listing marks this stay first come, first served — no online reservations. Campground page on Recreation.gov ↗

No sites offered for these dates
Book on Recreation.gov

Amenities & location

  • Accessible Vault Toilets
  • Boat Ramp
  • Campfire Rings
  • Cell Phone Service
  • Day Use Area
  • Drinking Water Peak Season
  • Entrance Station
  • Host
  • Lake Access
  • Parking Area
  • Paved Parking
  • Paved Pathways
Check-in
3:00 PM
Checkout
1:00 PM
Pets
Allowed (per listing)
Maximum stay
16 nights

Hookups (individual campsites): 39 no-hookup individual sites.

Location

Seeley Lake Ranger Station
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Lake Alva Campground: questions answered

What is the maximum RV length at Lake Alva Campground?
Longest RV site listed: 64 ft (19 of 19 RV sites list a length) (per the listing)
Does Lake Alva Campground have RV hookups?
39 no-hookup individual sites (per the listing)
How do I reserve a site at Lake Alva Campground?
First come, first served — pay on site (per the listing)
Are pets allowed at Lake Alva Campground?
Allowed (per the listing)
Sources and details

At a glance

Official facts link to their source; “Listing” facts come from the Recreation.gov listing. Anything we can't source says so.

Max rig length
Listing Longest RV site listed: 64 ft (19 of 19 RV sites list a length)
Hookups & power
Listing 39 no-hookup individual sites
Pull-through / back-in
Listing 0 pull-through, 19 back-in
Road & site access
Listing 19 paved site driveways
Pets
Listing Allowed
Cell signal
Listing Visitor-reported signal on Recreation.gov (higher is better): Verizon 1 (9 reports), T-Mobile 3 (3 reports)
Water
Listing Water at 1 site
Shade
Listing 19 of 19 sites that report shade are listed as shaded
Booking
Listing First come, first served — pay on site
Price
Listing Lowest listed rate $20/night (live price once you pick dates)
Stay limits
Listing 16 nights max
Getting there
Listing Seeley Lake Ranger Station (map in Location below)
Generators · Quiet hours · Starlink / satellite
Not listed — check with campground

Reviews

Themes from recent written reviews on Recreation.gov. Quotes are verbatim.

Quiet, wooded sites · 3 reviews

“Large site surrounded by trees:-) the lake is beautiful, close and quiet.”

Jennifer F · Jul 2025

Selected reviews

Verbatim from guest reviews on Recreation.gov ↗ (15 reviews, ★ 4.0). Not written or edited by us.

“Nice and relaxing, quiet and good for kayaking and campground host was great”

steven h 5 · Aug 2025 · Recreation.gov

“A clean and quiet campground. Thank you to the campground hosts for the work you do!”

Michelle L 5 · Aug 2025 · Recreation.gov

“The campsite was much more private than we expected! Large site surrounded by trees:-) the lake is beautiful, close and quiet. We got to see and hear loons. ”

Jennifer F 5 · Jul 2025 · Recreation.gov
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$20
LAS13
standard nonelectric
––$20
LAS14
standard nonelectric
––$20
LAS15
standard nonelectric
––$20
LAS16
standard nonelectric
––$20
LAS17
standard nonelectric
––$20
LAS18
standard nonelectric
––$20
LAS19
standard nonelectric
––$20
LAS20
standard nonelectric
––$20
LAS21
standard nonelectric
––$20
LAS22
standard nonelectric
––$20
LAS23
standard nonelectric
––$20
LAS24
standard nonelectric
––$20
LAS25
standard nonelectric
––$20
LAS26
standard nonelectric
––$20
LAS27
standard nonelectric
––$20
LAS28
standard nonelectric
––$20
LAS29
standard nonelectric
––$20
LAS30
standard nonelectric
––$20
LAS31
standard nonelectric
––$20
LAS32
standard nonelectric
––$20
LAS33
standard nonelectric
––$20
LAS34
standard nonelectric
––$20
LAS35
standard nonelectric
––$20
LAS36
standard nonelectric
––$20
LAS37
standard nonelectric
––$20
LAS38
standard nonelectric
––$20
LAS39
standard nonelectric
––$20
LAS40
standard nonelectric
––$20
LAS41
standard nonelectric
––$20

✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released

Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights3 sites open for every night

Buck’s Paradise

8.1 mi from Lake Alva Campground (straight-line)
Sites from $45/night
$90 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Hipcamp · you book on their site
View Campsites
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights2 sites open for every night

Seeley Creek Sites 1&2

10.9 mi from Lake Alva Campground (straight-line)
Sites $45/night
$90 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Hipcamp · you book on their site
View Campsites
First come, first served

Big Larch Campground

10.1 mi from Lake Alva Campground (straight-line) 4.0 · 18 Recreation.gov reviews
Tent sites · RV sites
No reservations, so no live availability
Rates & availability from Recreation.gov · first come, first served: check visiting information
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Ways to stay

Bring a tent or have an RV waiting

  • Tent camping here: 39 sites take tents. See open sites ↑

Need an RV for your stay?

Rentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 64 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.

2017 Subaru Outback With Rooftop Tent (Glacier Airport Pickup/Drop-off)
2017 Subaru Outback With Rooftop Tent (Glacier Airport Pickup/Drop-off)

Camper van · 16 ft · sleeps 3 · 52 mi from campground

$147/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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Gypsy 1
Gypsy 1

Travel trailer · 32 ft · sleeps 10 · 83 mi from campground

$175/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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2016 Keystone Laredo
2016 Keystone Laredo

Travel trailer · 31 ft · sleeps 8 · 88 mi from campground

$135/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

View rental
Best time to go

Seasons, rates and how booked it gets

  • Peak season May 28–Sep 6: RV & Tent $20 per night
  • Peak season May 26–Sep 4: RV & Tent $20 per night

stays up to 32 nights (Recreation.gov rules).

Plan your stay

How far ahead to book Lake Alva Campground

For July weekends, book about 147 days ahead. Three in four July Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 80 days or less before arrival. Past timing is guidance, not a guarantee of what is open now.

See booking patterns
Arrival monthFri/Sat arrivals: half booked at leastA quarter at leastOther days: half booked at leastA quarter at least
May30 days ahead105 days ahead——
June56 days ahead117 days ahead22 days ahead64 days ahead
July80 days ahead147 days ahead67 days ahead116 days ahead
August107 days ahead143 days ahead53 days ahead110 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 (1,517 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.

Compare site types

39 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 7. Rates are the listed nightly rates.

Standard sites (tent or RV)

Tent, van or small RV, no power

39 sites · $20/night

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15