U.S. Forest Service · Flathead National Forest · Montana

Tuchuck Campground

Campground has 7 campsites tucked high up and far away in the Whitefish Range. Several trailheads are within hiking and riding distance. Stock facilities are provided for equestrians (feed bunks, hitch rails, vault toilet, and load ramp). Tuchuck Campsite. Tuchuck picnic table. Food Storage

Booking not published7 sitesTents only

More like this: first-come in Montana · tent only in Montana

2fires
active
Gv Frozen Moose Rx (prescribed burn) · 9 mi away
1 more within 50 miles
Incident details ↓

Amenities & rules

EquipmentTents

Individual sites vary. Confirm on Recreation.gov or with the managing office.

Season & status

ForestFlathead National Forest
Rules14 day camping limit

Flathead National Forest recreation page ↗

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Tuchuck Campground20°30°40°50°60°70°January: 0.77 inches of precipitation, 9.1 inches of snowFebruary: 0.70 inches of precipitation, 5.9 inches of snowMarch: 0.80 inches of precipitation, 5.6 inches of snowApril: 1.16 inches of precipitation, 2.1 inches of snowMay: 1.88 inches of precipitation, 0.3 inches of snowJune: 2.78 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJuly: 1.58 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowAugust: 0.92 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowSeptember: 1.23 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowOctober: 0.92 inches of precipitation, 0.7 inches of snowNovember: 1.25 inches of precipitation, 7.9 inches of snowDecember: 1.06 inches of precipitation, 9.3 inches of snowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 23.8°F averageFebruary: 27.3°F averageMarch: 35.4°F averageApril: 43.3°F averageMay: 52.8°F averageJune: 58.8°F averageJuly: 66.8°F averageAugust: 65.2°F averageSeptember: 55.8°F averageOctober: 43.2°F averageNovember: 31.8°F averageDecember: 23.0°F average0 in2 in4 in6 in8 in10 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Fortine 1 N, 17 miles from the campground at 3,000 feet, station USC00243139 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 15 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 41 inches a year on the same inches scale.

Getting there

Coordinates48.9227° N, 114.6004° W · Directions ↗

Fire nearby

  • Prescribed
    Gv Frozen Moose Rx

    9 mi from the campground

  • Prescribed
    Tl Hell Roaring Hand Piles Rx

    30 mi from the campground

Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.

Supplies & services

Dump stationDump station ↗25.6 mi
Outdoor gearTamarack Outdoor Outfitters ↗32.6 mi
RV sales & serviceBish's RV ↗54.8 mi

Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors. Call ahead; hours change seasonally.

Limited data for this unit

No site-by-site records, no fee schedule, no directions or photos in the Recreation.gov record. What is here comes from the agency's own listing. The rest lives there.

Checked nightly. Modules appear as soon as the record fills in.

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Trails nearby

Forest Service trail data →

Trailheads within three miles

Trail and trailhead records are the Forest Service's. Distances are straight-line to the nearer trail end. Trail conditions are not tracked here.

On the National Register nearby

On Register Atlas →

Guidebooks for Montana

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  • Best Tent Camping: Montana
    Vicky Soderberg and Ken Soderberg, 2017
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  • Moon Montana, Wyoming and Idaho Camping
    Becky Lomax, 2015
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    Kenneth L. Graham, 2019
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Reference

Questions people ask

How many sites does Tuchuck Campground have?

7 sites.

Source: Forest Service

Can I bring an RV to Tuchuck Campground?

Tuchuck Campground is listed for tents only.

Source: Forest Service

What if Tuchuck Campground is full?

The nearest public campgrounds are Big Therriault Lake Campground (12.6 mi, first-come), Horse Camp (13.3 mi, first-come), and Grave Creek Campground (14.8 mi, first-come).

Source: Campgrounds nearby