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

Camp 32

The Camp 32 campground is located 15 miles southwest of Eureka off Pinkham Creek road 7182. The campground 8 sites with tables, fire rings. Accommodating up to a 20' rv. Amenities include potable water, vault toilets and a large open field. Camp 32 was a logging camp established in 1924 by the Bonners Ferry Lumber Company and operated for approximately 2 years. The land was acquired from early homesteader, Margaret Durall. The site included several out buildings. A company store and several small cabins.

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

Amenities & rules

EquipmentTents
Fees$0.00 Pack in/Pack out

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

Season & status

ForestKootenai National Forest
Fees$0.00 Pack in/Pack out
Rules14 day stay limit on all National Forest System Lands Pets are welcome, but must be leashed. Lighting of fireworks is not allowed on National Forest System Lands.

Kootenai National Forest recreation page ↗

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Camp 3220°30°40°50°60°70°January: 0.92 inches of precipitation, 8.5 inches of snowFebruary: 0.72 inches of precipitation, 5.9 inches of snowMarch: 0.90 inches of precipitation, 3.7 inches of snowApril: 1.00 inches of precipitation, 1.0 inches of snowMay: 1.78 inches of precipitation, 0.2 inches of snowJune: 2.53 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJuly: 1.13 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowAugust: 1.05 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowSeptember: 1.27 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowOctober: 1.24 inches of precipitation, 0.6 inches of snowNovember: 1.24 inches of precipitation, 5.0 inches of snowDecember: 1.22 inches of precipitation, 10.2 inches of snowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 25.8°F averageFebruary: 29.8°F averageMarch: 38.3°F averageApril: 46.8°F averageMay: 55.9°F averageJune: 62.5°F averageJuly: 69.6°F averageAugust: 68.6°F averageSeptember: 59.4°F averageOctober: 46.3°F averageNovember: 34.4°F averageDecember: 26.1°F average0 in5 in10 in15 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Eureka RS, 7 miles from the campground at 2,532 feet, station USC00242827 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 15 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 35 inches a year on the same inches scale.

Getting there

Coordinates48.8352° N, 115.1946° W · Directions ↗

Fire nearby

  • Prescribed
    Gv Frozen Moose Rx

    36 mi from the campground

  • Prescribed
    D4 Border Raid - Rx

    44 mi from the campground

  • Prescribed
    Tl Hell Roaring Hand Piles Rx

    44 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 ↗4.7 mi
RV sales & serviceEverything RV ↗34.7 mi
Outdoor gearThe Toggery ↗48.9 mi

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Explore

Video

Video of Camp 32, MT from John W.

Worth a stop

  • 0.3 mi
    Gut Creek Trail
    2.3 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
  • 2.1 mi
    Black Butte X-C Ski
    2.8 mi trail · snowshoe, ski
  • 2.4 mi
    Pinkham Falls
    0.09 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
  • 3.5 mi
    Lower Boulder
    2.3 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
  • 3.5 mi
    Beartrap Mountain
    3.5 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
  • 4.1 mi
    Beartrap Ponds
    0.6 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike

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

Public land it sits in

On Wilderness Atlas →

This campground sits inside Kootenai National Forest.

Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.

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 much does it cost to camp at Camp 32?

$0.00 Pack in/Pack out

Source: Forest Service

How many sites does Camp 32 have?

8 sites.

Source: Forest Service

Can I bring an RV to Camp 32?

Camp 32 is listed for tents only.

Source: Forest Service

What if Camp 32 is full?

The nearest public campgrounds are Rexford Bench (4.8 mi, partly first-come), Tobacco River Campground (4.9 mi, first-come), and Peck Gulch Campground (9.2 mi, first-come).

Source: Campgrounds nearby