Quartz Creek Campground

Glacier National Park


The campground here, on Inside North Fork Rd, is tranquil. The sites, surrounded by thick vegetation, feel private.


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Nearby Glacier National Park attractions

1. Apgar Village

17.02 MILES

Supporting little more than a couple of lodges, a gift shop or two, a recommended outdoor gear outfitter and a restaurant with an adjoining window for ice…

2. Lake McDonald Lodge

17.37 MILES

On the northeastern shore of the lake, this rustic lodge, first built in 1895 as the Glacier Hotel, is the park’s oldest hotel. Replaced by a newer Swiss…

3. Apgar Visitor Center

17.5 MILES

This LEED–certified center with a large parking lot and free wi-fi signal is 1½ miles north of West Glacier at the west end of Going-to-the-Sun Rd. Catch…

4. Lake McDonald Valley

17.77 MILES

Greener and wetter than the St Mary Valley, the Lake McDonald Valley harbors the park’s largest lake and some of its densest and oldest temperate…

5. Les Mason State Park

19.46 MILES

Ideal Whitefish Lake swimming spot with an anchored wood 'raft', great for big jumps as well as mid-swim rests, and a cobblestone beach.

6. Loop

19.48 MILES

This sharp hairpin bend acts as a popular trailhead for hikers descending from the Granite Park Chalet and the Highline Trail. Consequently, it’s normally…

7. Garden Wall

21.66 MILES

The sharp, steep-sided ridge that parallels Going-to-the-Sun Rd as it ascends to Logan Pass from the west was carved by powerful glaciers millions of…

8. Cameron Lake

21.74 MILES

Backed by the sheer-sided slopes of Mt Custer, placid Cameron Lake is tucked tantalizingly beneath the Continental Divide at the three-way meeting point…