Can you reserve a site at Rising Sun Campground?

Yes, Rising Sun Campground is reservable through Recreation.gov.

How many campsites does Rising Sun Campground have?

83 sites in total, of which 81 can be booked.

What is the maximum RV length at Rising Sun Campground?

21 ft. That is the longest vehicle the sites here are recorded as taking; individual sites may be shorter.

Are pets allowed at Rising Sun Campground?

Yes, pets are allowed at Rising Sun Campground.

Are campfires allowed at Rising Sun Campground?

Campfires are allowed at Rising Sun Campground. Check for a current fire restriction before you go.

Rising Sun Campground, Montana — 81 sites, fees and cancellation alerts

Overview

Rising Sun Campground is located just west of St. Mary and halfway along St. Mary Lake. Campers at Rising Sun will enjoy beautiful sunrises in the morning with Red Eagle Mountain as a backdrop, and the campground serves as a convenient base camp to many day hikes located east of Logan Pass. Some sites are open, allowing for cool breezes throughout the day, while others are located among trees, accommodating those seeking some shade and privacy. Access to St. Mary Lake can be found at the Rising Sun Picnic Area, across the Going-to-the-Sun-Road from the campground.

During peak summer season, nearby Rising Sun day use area offers lodging, a restaurant, camp store/gift shop, picnic area, and boat tours. Shower facilities may be available at the Rising Sun Motor Inn for a fee. Rising Sun Campground is typically open from early June to early September. During its open season, the campground is located within the Moutain Daylight Time zone (MDT).

Recreation

Rising Sun Campground is located on the east side of the park, which boasts some of the best trails available for day hiking. Trailheads start at a higher elevation than those on the west side, so less ascent is required to reach scenic vistas. The Otokomi Lake Trailhead is the closest to the campground and begins at the west end of the Rising Sun Camp store parking lot.

Facilities

Potable water is accessible in the campground, and restroom facilities provide flush toilets and sinks with running water. Communal bear proof food storage lockers can be found spread throughout the campground.

Natural Features

Nestled against a cliffside, Rising Sun offers primarily shaded sites. Mixed aspen trees flutter in spring and summer breezes and provide colorful splashes of yellow late in the season. St. Mary Lake which, although too cold and occasionally too rough to swim in, provides refreshing scenery on warm days. Campers at Rising Sun will enjoy beautiful sunrises in the morning with Red Eagle Mountain as a backdrop

Nearby Attractions

One must-see attraction is the sister park across the U.S.-Canadian border, Waterton Lakes National Park. As the other half of the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, Waterton Lakes offers fantastic hiking, scenic boat cruises and several scenic drives all centered around the Townsite of Waterton. Immediately east of Glacier National Park lies the picturesque Blackfeet Indian Reservation, spanning 1.5 million acres. Visit the Museum of the Plains Indian, in Browning, Montana, for a fascinating introduction to the rich cultural heritage of the largest Indian tribe in Montana.

For information on nearby campgrounds, including on US Forest Service land or the Blackfeet Nation, take a look at Glacier National Park's website.

The facts

81 bookable sites
83 sites in total, including non-bookable
1 accessible site
Vehicles up to 21 ft
Up to 8 people per site
Loops: A Loop, B Loop

Site types

80 Standard Nonelectric
2 Management
1 Hike To

Amenities

Campfires allowed
Shade
Pets allowed
Water hookups — not available
Sewer hookups — not available

Not recorded upstream: electric hookups, fire pits, picnic tables, grills.

Book on Recreation.gov

83 campsites at Rising Sun Campground

Accessible only

Site	Loop	Type	Entry	Surface	Grade	Access	Max rig	People
1	A Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
10	A Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Slight	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
11 (Hard sided only)	A Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Moderate	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
12	A Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
13 (Hard sided only)	A Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Moderate	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
14	A Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
15 (Hard sided only)	A Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Slight	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
16 (Hard sided only)	A Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Moderate	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
17	A Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Drive In	18 ft	8	🐾
18	A Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Moderate	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
19 (Hard sided only)	A Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Moderate	Drive In	17 ft	8	🐾
2	A Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Parallel	Gravel	—	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
20 (Hard sided only)	A Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Moderate	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
21	A Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Slight	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
22	A Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Moderate	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
23 (Hard sided only)	A Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Moderate	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
24 (Hard sided only)	A Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Slight	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
25	A Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Slight	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
26 (Hard sided only)	A Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Slight	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
27	A Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Slight	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
28 (Hard sided only)	A Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Slight	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
29	A Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Moderate	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
3	A Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Parallel	Gravel	—	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
30 (Hard sided only)	A Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Drive In	17 ft	8	🐾
31	A Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Moderate	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
32	A Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Severe	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
33	A Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Slight	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
34	A Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Severe	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
35	A Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Parallel	Gravel	Slight	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
36	A Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Moderate	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
37	A Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Moderate	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
38	A Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Slight	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
39	A Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Severe	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
4	A Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Moderate	—	21 ft	8	🐾
40	A Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Severe	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
41	A Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Moderate	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
42	A Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Severe	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
43	A Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Severe	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
44	A Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Moderate	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
45	A Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Slight	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
46	A Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
47	A Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Slight	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
48	A Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
5	A Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Moderate	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
6 Hiker/Bicyclist Shared	A Loop	Hike To	—	—	—	Hike In	—	8
7	A Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Drive In	21 ft	8	♿ 🐾
8 (Hard sided only)	A Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
9 (Hard sided only)	A Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Slight	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
49	B Loop	Management	Pull Through	Gravel	Moderate	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
50	B Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Severe	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
51	B Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Severe	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
52	B Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Moderate	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
53	B Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Slight	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
54	B Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Severe	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
55	B Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Moderate	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
56	B Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Moderate	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
57	B Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Severe	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
58	B Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Slight	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
59	B Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Slight	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
60	B Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Slight	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
61	B Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Moderate	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
62	B Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Severe	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
63 (Hard sided only)	B Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Severe	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
64	B Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Moderate	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
65 (Hard sided only)	B Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Severe	Drive In	20 ft	8	🐾
66 (Hard sided only)	B Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Severe	Drive In	20 ft	8	🐾
67 (Hard sided only)	B Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Slight	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
68	B Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Moderate	Drive In	18 ft	8	🐾
69 (Hard sided only)	B Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Severe	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
70	B Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Moderate	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
71	B Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Severe	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
72 (Hard sided only)	B Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Moderate	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
73 (Hard sided only)	B Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
74	B Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Moderate	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
75 (Hard sided only)	B Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Slight	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
76	B Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Slight	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
77 (Hard sided only)	B Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Moderate	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
78 (Hard sided only)	B Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Drive In	18 ft	8	🐾
79 (Hard sided only)	B Loop	Management	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
80	B Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Moderate	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
81	B Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Severe	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
82	B Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Slight	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾
83	B Loop	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Slight	Drive In	21 ft	8	🐾

Common questions about Rising Sun Campground

Can you reserve a site at Rising Sun Campground?: Yes, Rising Sun Campground is reservable through Recreation.gov.
How many campsites does Rising Sun Campground have?: 83 sites in total, of which 81 can be booked.
What is the maximum RV length at Rising Sun Campground?: 21 ft. That is the longest vehicle the sites here are recorded as taking; individual sites may be shorter.
Are pets allowed at Rising Sun Campground?: Yes, pets are allowed at Rising Sun Campground.
Does Rising Sun Campground have hookups?: No hookups are recorded here.
Are campfires allowed at Rising Sun Campground?: Campfires are allowed at Rising Sun Campground. Check for a current fire restriction before you go.

Contact

Recreation.gov last updated this record on 2026-06-30.

Rising Sun Campground