Rising Sun Campground

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.

Operator

National Park

Camping types

Tent

Sites

84 campsites

Reservations

Reservable online

Amenities

Location

Nearby adventures

Outdoor things to do around Rising Sun Campground, shown on the map above. Distances are straight-line from the campground, so driving or walking will be longer; trail details are approximate. Confirm access and conditions with the land manager.

Hikes and trailheads

• CDT - Idaho & Montana SectionHike · 968.3 mi long · Long-distance trail · 1.0 mi from campShow on map
• CDT - Idaho & Montana SectionHike · 968.3 mi long · Long-distance trail · 1.0 mi from campShow on map
• CDT - Idaho & Montana SectionHike · 968.3 mi long · Long-distance trail · 1.0 mi from campShow on map
• Rising Sun TrailHike · 0.4 mi long · 0.2 mi from campShow on map
• Rose Creek TrailheadTrailhead · 0.1 mi from campShow on map
• Otokomi Lake TrailheadTrailhead · 0.3 mi from campShow on map

Scenic sights

• Golden StaircaseViewpoint · 0.5 mi from campShow on map
• Otokomi MountainPeak · 7,913 ft · 2.2 mi from camp

  Otokomi Mountain (7,939 feet) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Wikipedia

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• Red Eagle MountainPeak · 8,763 ft · 3.0 mi from camp

  Red Eagle Mountain (8,881 feet) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Wikipedia

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• Baring FallsWaterfall · 3.5 mi from camp

  A 25-foot waterfall along Piegan Pass Trail.

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• Saint Mary FallsWaterfall · 4.6 mi from camp

  A waterfall near Piegan Pass Trail.

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Trail and sight data: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Text marked Wikipedia is from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0, lightly shortened.

Reviews

Data sources

• National Park Service API — Public domain (U.S. Government work)
• OpenStreetMap — ODbL 1.0 — © OpenStreetMap contributors

Listing details come from the sources above and may be out of date. Confirm fees, dates and closures with the operator before you travel.