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!

Aziel

A beautiful campground along St Mary lake. Has great views and a peaceful setting. Very helpful and kind staffs as we got our package delivered to them few days before we checked in so we were able to fix our RV in time. Would rate it 5 star if they renovate their facilities especially the showers/restrooms.

Les Day

We recently stayed two nights at the Chewing Black Bones Campground in Babb, Montana. We stayed at two different sites. The campground offers great scenery, and grass camping is much better than pavement, gravel, or dirt. I enjoyed staying here. My only complaint was that the dump station was plugged or full on the first night, and we could not dump. Additionally, only some sites had water hookups, and the electrical panels in both sites were positioned on the wrong side, so we had to run the power under the RV. This RV Park has so much potential if they would invest back into it. Despite these issues, the natural beauty and friendly atmosphere make it worth a visit. With some improvements, it could be an outstanding camping destination.

Travis Mallett

Great location with easy access to the lake and Glacier, but the grounds are poorly maintained. Toilets are non-operational, replaced by porta potties, and the showers are filthy. The visitor center bathroom lacks soap, and paper towels and toilet paper are placed on top of dispensers. The "mini mart" offers little more than a few candy bars, with mostly empty shelves. There is no evident effort to maintain the place. Despite the prime location, it suffers from neglect and lack of reinvestment. Pricing was unclear. "Primitive" tent sites were said to be $25, but a site without electric or water, labeled as a tent-only site, was actually $40 upon arrival. The family managing the office seems disengaged, with kids playing video games and taking food from the mini mart, likely contributing to the empty shelves. Overall, this could have been a great stay but fell short, and we did not feel it was worth the cost. We left after one night instead of staying the planned second night.

Elva Dorsey

Let's see. First of all it's so beautiful and surrounded by trees (instead of being exposed to the highway). It's beyond easy to find access to the water. The picnic areas are very open so there is lots of room for yard games as well and family meal sit downs. I feel like the toilets (port a potties) are not always serviced and the in door toilet where we were picnicking was not in order. The boat ramp is available and there is a small dock just be mindful of anyone in the water when launching.

Rem Vermeulem

This property could have easily been the best campground I’d ever been to but unfortunately neglect and lack of upkeep made it the absolute worst. There were 3 bathroom buildings on the property and 2 of them were out of service. The one that was operational was a health risk. Holes all over the walls, half the faucets/toilets/showers did not work. No soap or paper towels. There was a play structure in the middle of the property that had blown over and was just falling apart. The grass had not been mowed in months, no firewood for sale so we were told to just pull some sticks out of the woods to burn. There were broken and leaking water hook ups at some sites. There was a boat launch but the dock was half underwater, an old walking bridge that was torn down with just caution tape around it, a giant concrete foundation with open 4’ deep holes in the ground. The property was huge and we were placed in the back corner of a field. No wind blocks so the wind was absolutely crazy. The place was empty so It would have been much nicer if we were up towards the wood line in the front to block the wind.