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Apgar Campground

Forested

Glacier National Park · Montana, USA · 960 m elevation

Glacier's largest campground: 194 forested sites near Apgar Village and the Lake McDonald shore on the park's west side.

Shade reality: Dense cedar-hemlock-larch forest near the foot of Lake McDonald — nearly all sites sit under heavy canopy with deep shade.

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Individual sites · 182 mapped

Site positions come from OpenStreetMap; this campground publishes no per-site shade ratings — use the sun rays and terrain shadows instead. Click any dot on the map for site details; zoom in to see site numbers.

Shadiest sites on 2026-08-02 (least direct sun)

A4 · Loop A4.8 h sun
A5 · Loop A4.8 h sun
A63 · Loop A4.8 h sun
A64 · Loop A4.8 h sun
B66 · Loop B4.8 h sun
A3 · Loop A5.0 h sun
A6 · Loop A5.0 h sun
A62 · Loop A5.0 h sun

Precomputed estimate for the 15th of this month — all 182 sites, terrain + tree canopy (ETH 10 m, 2020) included.

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182 sites
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Official campground map194 sites

Cross-check site numbers against the park's own map before you book.

Loops A (64), B (54), C (38), D (38) plus hiker/bicyclist area — all standard non-electric, no hookups. RVs up to ~40 ft in select sites.

Open the interactive site map on Recreation.gov ↗

Source: official park map. Compare the loop layout with the satellite view above — north on the official map may not point up.

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