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Kilbrennen Lake Campground is located northwest of Troy on Kilbrennen Lake road 2394. The Campground 7 sites with tables and fire rings. Campground roads and parking spurs are of native soil. Amenities include vault toilets and a boat ramp developed for smaller boats.
From Troy, travel west on Hwy 2 for 3 miles to the East Side road 176. Turn right and follow road 176 for 2 miles north to Kilbrennen Lake road 2394. Turn right and follow for approximately 8.5 miles to the campground entrance.
Been camping here every year the past 3 yrs! Love it here. Lake n wilderness get away! Can't get much better than that!
We didn't actually stay in the campground. We were staying at the Kootenai River Campground and this was one of the sites they recommended to visit. We wanted a place to take our dog so he could swim, fetch, and cool off. This was perfect. We enjoyed the drive up, and took a spin through the campground to check it out. Nice little side trip during our stay.
I'm personally not a fan of vault toilets, but that was the only drawback I found.
The campground has 5 sites, available on a first come, first served basis. Pack it in, pack it out. There are no garbage cans, but that's no reason for careless campers to trash the place out. We went in the "off season" and were the only ones there. Site 1 had quite a few King Kong sized mosquitoes, so we moved from site 1 to site 2 and there were next to none. It was time for bear hibernation to end, and to stop them from coming around and ruining it for future campers, we did a sandwich for dinner and didn't light any fire. The ramp is just a grass/gravel mix and ends in the water with no dock. The lake is shallow and the water is clear enough that you can see underwater obstructions from a good distance just standing on the shore.
If you're a morel mushroom hunter, they're abundant in the area on the surrounding hills in the woods!
Breathtakingly beautiful. Great place to float your raft. Very quiet and secluded. Wildlife and lily pads.
