Chewing Black Bones Campground

Marissa Crawford

Spacious CG. Perfect when visiting Eastern side of Glacier National Park. The location is perfect if you are exploring Saint Mary & Many Glacier.

Natalie Kwan

My group of friends tent camped at Chewing Black Bones in late July 2025. Service was good. I easily made a reservation online. I had to call twice - once to clarify something in my confirmation email, and once because we ended up arriving later than anticipated. I would describe the customer service experience of these phone calls as a bit curt but ultimately effective in that I got my questions answered. The campground has an absolutely fantastic location with gorgeous scenery. We had no problems finding our site. The ground wasn't the most even, but we are backpackers so we've dealt with far worse. Our stay came after the supposed bathroom renovation. The bathrooms were decently clean by campground standards (some bugs but it's not like you can keep them all out since they're attracted to the lights), and the bathrooms closest to our site had plenty of toilet paper and hand soap. That said, I can see why people might be turned off by them. The toilet bowls and shower tiles have yellow/brown stains - not because of human waste, but more like rust/other mineral stains. Again, they weren't dirty or unsanitary per se, but the appearance does have a bit of an ick factor. I think people would not have these complaints if the campground got some new toilets and redid the shower tiling. Overall, we found Chewing Black Bones to be fine for our one-night stay. No, it's not the Ritz Carlton of campgrounds, but if you are looking for something free of nature (e.g., bugs) or completely pristine, you should probably be at a hotel instead. If you're hiker trash like us, or if you have a camper and use your own "facilities," you will probably love this place because the location/scenery and value are really quite unbeatable for the area.

Q Zhang

Tent Campers BEWARE — Absolutely Disgusting Bathrooms 🤢🤢🤢 Updated July: If you care even a little about cleanliness, DO NOT stay here. The bathrooms and showers are hands-down the worst I’ve ever seen at any campground. There were hundreds of dead bugs in and around the sinks. One sink was covered by thick, murky grime I couldn’t even identify. Toilets were filthy. Showers were stained with rust-colored streaks and smelled strongly of metal and mildew. The water even had a rusty taste. And get this — they just “renovated” the place two weeks ago. Hot water was the only good part. But honestly, it didn’t make up for how gross everything else was. I kept wondering if the host has ever actually tried using those sinks or toilets — I doubt they’d last more than a few seconds in there. The lake view was nice, but none of that matters when the basic facilities are so neglected. The whole place feels abandoned and unkept. Wouldn’t recommend this place to anyone. Not now, not ever. Spend your money somewhere that actually cares.

Debra McMahon

Beautiful place. Forget older reviews, recently under new management and it shows! Shower and toilet enovations are in the works, but we had motorhome and were no affected. Right on St. Mary's Lake with Glacier beyond. We were fortunate to listen to Blackfeet presentation, which should be happening again in July. What a panoramic view!

Violetta Poulea

We stayed for just one night and dry camped. The serene landscape brought a deep sense of peace and calm. The grass was well-maintained, and access to the lake was extremely easy. Although we didn’t use any of the accommodations (such as restrooms), we had no issues using the dump station. The host manager was very polite and welcoming. We definitely would have stayed longer if we had more time!