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Learn more about alerts →Late August through early September is the sweet spot: swimming weather holds, black flies drop off, and the Hiking Club Trail's lake views are at their best. Families who can live without hookups or showers will get a quiet, uncrowded beach most lakeside campgrounds can't match.
The Lady's Slipper loop packs sites close together with little screening between neighbors, there are no showers or hookups, no cell signal, and the nearest town is a real drive away. June and July campers who skip insect protection will be miserable.
Context for the broader area surrounding Lady's Slipper Campground, sourced from the federal Recreation.gov rec-area record.
<A HREF="https://www.usbr.gov/projects/index.php?id=255">Hungry Horse Dam</a> is on the South Fork of the Flathead River, 15 miles south of the west entrance to Glacier National Park and 20 miles northeast of Kalispell, Montana. The dam was built as part of the <A HREF="https://www.usbr.gov/projects/index.php?id=337">Hungry Horse Project</a> to provide hydroelectric power and flood control. At 564 feet, the dam is the 10th highest in the U.S. In addition to static and interactive exhibits that cover local area history and the construction of Hungry Horse Dam, the Visitor Center offers free tours of the dam's crest. The visitor center is closed for the summer 2004 tourist season. The damsite is in a deep, narrow canyon. Hungry Horse Reservoir is located high in the Rocky Mountains, less than 30 miles from the Continental Divide and is surrounded by more than 25 mountain peaks. The reservoir is about 34 miles long and 23,800 acres and offers excellent opportunities for fishing, boating, water skiing, and swimming. Available fish species are cutthroat trout, bull trout, and whitefish.The surrounding mountains are popular big game hunting areas and several of the small tributaries have their headwaters in nearby alpine lakes. The area is managed by the Flathead National Forest.
Take U.S. 2 about 20 miles northeast of Kalispell.
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Late summer into early September offers the best balance: warm enough for swimming (typical highs 70–85°F) with cooling nights and fewer mosquitoes than peak June and July. Summer brings long daylight, berry picking in the forest, and good conditions for paddling and boating, but black flies and mosquitoes are heavy through mid-August. Weekends fill up, so reserve ahead. The park stays open year-round for winter use, though Lady's Slipper operates seasonally as a drive-in summer campground.
Summer offers best swimming, long daylight and ranger programs; peak bugs noted in midsummer.
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Campgrounds at Zippel Bay are described as basic/rustic with standard campground features reported: picnic tables, fire rings/grills, drinking water, and toilet facilities. Showers, hookups, dump station, and wifi/cell coverage are not confirmed in source materials.
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