When we first made plans, months ago, to travel from Washington to Montana we had mapped out a route. But as with many things in life, unexpected events delayed us in Oregon and we had to pass on staying in Washington as planned. If no one has told you yet, flexibility is a good thing to have when traveling in an RV.
When we eventually made the trip from Oregon east to Montana we modified our plans to stay at a couple campgrounds enroute to our Montana fishing spot. We had planned to drive for a few hours, arrive at a campground early, stay for a couple nights, and do it again, taking our sweet time. Rick calls it the 2-2-2 travel plan. Drive for 2 hours, arrive by 2:00 PM, and stay for 2 nights.
But once we were on our way, there was no slowing us down. We drove for a couple days, about 7 hours each day, and stayed at one of our planned stops - the Nugget Campground in St Regis, Montana on June 11. And it was a golden nugget! It was fabulous and we would have enjoyed staying longer. Their ad says they are the gateway to Flathead Lake, Glacier National Park, Waterton Lakes and the National Bison Range.
This is one of the most immaculate campgrounds I've ever seen! The grounds were very well maintained, the heated pool and playground were clean, and the bathrooms and showers were unbelievably sparkling clean. The Nugget Campground is a Good Sam park and they must be one of their top-ranked parks. They have rental cabins nestled amongst the pine trees, long full service pull-throughs, 50 AMP, propane, a convenience store, laundry, horseshoe pits, hiking trails, bicycle rentals, and gold panning at their own small ghost town. There's even a casino nearby in St. Regis. The area is well known for the great fishing, rafting, hiking, and boating. The one night rate was less than $30 and I'm sure a longer stay would be reasonable. The owners were friendly and helpful and I wish we could have stayed longer. (The community's electricity went out for a short time and the owners said we might have to eat all the ice cream in the freezer if it stayed out too long! Good thing it came back on a short time later.) While on a walk around the campground I saw numerous song birds and 3 young deer wandering among the rental cabins. They were precious! I hope you get the opportunity to visit the Nugget Campground. I hope we get a chance to return and stay longer.
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