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  3. White Earth Campground

Camping at White Earth Campground near Helena

Public campground · Helena · 31 campsites · 1 group

A forested campground near trout fishing. Most campsites have no hookups.

About this campground

White Earth Campground sits on the shore of Canyon Ferry Reservoir in the broad valley between the Big Belt and Elkhorn mountains, a landscape where wide water views meet rolling grasslands that support pronghorn, mule and white-tailed deer. The reservoir itself covers about 35,200 acres of water with roughly 76 miles of shoreline, and the larger recreation area includes three marinas (Goose Bay, Kim's, and Yacht Basin) offering boat launching, rental docks and small stores.

4.0 on Bureau of Reclamation · 83 reviewsBook on Recreation.gov
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At a glance

  • RV fit varies by site

    Length limits vary by campsite.

  • No hookups
  • Pets welcome
  • Vault toilets

Not listed — confirm before booking: Max RV length isn't listed.

OverviewCampsitesAmenities & locationReviewsPlan your stay

0 available sites

0 open of 31 sites
No sites offered for these dates.

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No site is open for every night of your stay

You book directly on Recreation.gov. Rates and availability can change until reserved. Campground page on Recreation.gov ↗

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Amenities & location

  • Accessible Boat Ramp
  • Accessible Campsites
  • Accessible Parking
  • Accessible Picnic Shelters
  • Accessible Sites
  • Accessible Vault Toilets
  • Boat Ramp
  • Boat Trailer Parking
  • Campfire Rings
  • Drinking Water
  • Host
  • Lake Access
Check-in
5:00 PM
Checkout
4:00 PM
Pets
Allowed (per listing)
Maximum stay
14 nights

Hookups (individual campsites): 31 no-hookup individual sites · group site listed separately (1 electric).

Location

7700 Canyon Ferry Road
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White Earth Campground: questions answered

What is the maximum RV length at White Earth Campground?
35 RV-capable sites, no length limits listed (per the listing)
Does White Earth Campground have RV hookups?
31 no-hookup individual sites · group site listed separately (1 electric) (per the listing)
How do I reserve a site at White Earth Campground?
Reservable on Recreation.gov (per the listing)
Are pets allowed at White Earth 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 35 RV-capable sites, no length limits listed
Hookups & power
Listing 31 no-hookup individual sites · group site listed separately (1 electric)
Pull-through / back-in
Listing 3 pull-through, 33 back-in
Road & site access
Listing 1 paved, 36 gravel site driveways
Pets
Listing Allowed
Cell signal
Listing Visitor-reported signal on Recreation.gov (higher is better): Verizon 3 (40 reports), AT&T 3 (12 reports), T-Mobile 3 (4 reports)
Water
Listing Drinking water listed
Shade
Listing 1 of 1 sites that report shade are listed as shaded
Booking
Listing Reservable on Recreation.gov
Price
Listing Lowest listed rate $10/night (live price once you pick dates)
Stay limits
Listing 14 nights max
Getting there
Listing 7700 Canyon Ferry Road (map in Location below)
Generators · Quiet hours · Starlink / satellite
Not listed — check with campground

Reviews

Selected reviews

Verbatim from guest reviews on Bureau of Reclamation ↗ (83 reviews, ★ 4.0). Not written or edited by us.

“Even though it was dry camping, nice water for kayaking, very quiet and very dark at night.The 5.5 mile road was in very good shape, had to be aware of deer in the evening and early morning drives.”

David W 5 · Sep 2025 · Bureau of Reclamation

“This was one of the best places we stayed on our Road Trip through Montana--it was a great chill place for swimming, fishing, etc right by the water. Very clean and the camp host was vey helpful. Highly recomend!”

Sana S 5 · Jul 2025 · Bureau of Reclamation
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Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights4 sites open for every night

The Silos Marina & Campground

7.5 mi from White Earth Campground (straight-line)
Sites from $12/night
$24 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Campspot · you book on their site
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Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights3 sites open for every night

Alexander Ranch

11.5 mi from White Earth Campground (straight-line)
Sites from $36/night
$72 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Hipcamp · you book on their site
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Check availability

Townsend / Canyon Ferry Lake KOA Journey

7.4 mi from White Earth Campground (straight-line)
KOA doesn't share live availability with us; check dates on their site
Booked on KOA
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standard nonelectric
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standard nonelectric
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standard nonelectric
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standard nonelectric
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standard nonelectric
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standard nonelectric
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standard nonelectric
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standard nonelectric
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standard nonelectric
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standard nonelectric
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standard nonelectric
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standard nonelectric
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036
standard nonelectric
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standard nonelectric
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standard nonelectric
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035
standard nonelectric
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White Earth Group Use Campsites
group shelter electric
––$90

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

Ways to stay

Bring a tent or have an RV waiting

  • Tent camping here: 31 sites take tents. See open sites ↑

Need an RV for your stay?

Rentals that may deliver here. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.

2016 Keystone Laredo
2016 Keystone Laredo

Travel trailer · 31 ft · sleeps 8 · 23 mi from campground

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

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Meet Whaley: New Custom Ford Transit
Meet Whaley: New Custom Ford Transit

Camper van · 22 ft · sleeps 2 · 55 mi from campground

$330/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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Woods Getaway
Woods Getaway

Travel trailer · 31 ft · sleeps 6 · 58 mi from campground

$105/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

View rental
Best time to go

Seasons, rates and how booked it gets

  • Peak season May 1–Sep 12: Tent $90, RV & Tent $10–$20 per night
  • Peak season May 5–Sep 10: Tent $90, RV & Tent $10–$20 per night

Sites open for booking 6 months ahead; stays up to 14 nights (Recreation.gov rules).

Plan your stay

How far ahead to book White Earth Campground

For July weekends, book about 134 days ahead. Three in four July Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 24 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
May16 days ahead67 days ahead10 days ahead60 days ahead
June27 days ahead104 days ahead9 days ahead74 days ahead
July24 days ahead134 days ahead22 days ahead135 days ahead
August14 days ahead47 days ahead8 days ahead38 days ahead
September20 days ahead60 days ahead6 days ahead41 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 (4,559 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

31 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 7 · 1 group site listed separately. Rates are the listed nightly rates.

Standard sites (tent or RV)

Tent, van or small RV, no power

31 sites · $10, $20/night

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Group shelter electric (group)

1 site · $90/night

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15