Campground · Idaho ·
Managed by the USDA Forest Service
Kootenai National Forest (NF) · Open Access
Howard Lake campground is located south of Libby on road 4779. The campground has 10 sites (3 pull thru's) including one host site with tables and fire rings. Camground roads and parking spurs are gravel. Amentities include vault toilets and swimming beach. There are 2 day use sites with fire rings and picnic tables near the beach area.
The camphost may close the gate to the campground each evening at 10:00 pm and open it again at 7:00 am. The gate closes for the season on December 1st and is opened again when access permits.
Howard Lake and Howard Creek were prospected and named after the Howard brothers, Alfred and Benjamin. These two were among some of the the earliest miners to file and work claims on Upper Libby Creek from 1885 to 1915 when at the age of 80 Benjamin died.
48.10094, -115.53067 · 48°6'3.4"N 115°31'50.4"W
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| Precip in | 9.9 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 7.5 | 10.3 | 9.4 |
1991–2020 averages from the nearest NOAA station, 4.6 mi away — not measured at the facility itself, and elevation can make a real difference over that distance.
Howard Lake Campground also appears in other federal recreation data. Facts below are matched by name and location, not confirmed by Howard Lake Campground's operator.
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Recreation.gov last updated this record on 2026-02-25.
Facility information and photographs from Recreation.gov (RIDB). SpotOpened is not affiliated with Recreation.gov or any federal agency.
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