Charles Waters Campground, Bitterroot NF
January 2, 2012
a campsite in Charles Waters Memorial campground
Convenient to Missoula, Charles Waters Campground combines rustic luxuries with wonderful hiking trails. Favorites are the Dr. Waters Physical Fitness and Bass Creek trails. The first trail is 1/4-mile trail that meanders through a thick stand of pines and includes a variety of stations to exercise more than one’s legs. At the far end of the campground is the 12-mile Bass Creek trail which follows Bass Creek in to Bitterroot-Selway Wilderness. While the Fitness trail winds through the dense shadow of Ponderosa pine, Bass Creek trail is more open and, in the Spring, bordered with colorful blossoms. This is a great campground with even better trails.
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Wow! Look at that peak! I’ll bet the hiking will be exhilarating if I ever try going there!
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