Sprague Beach Campground located on Going to the Sun Road is primarily a primitive tent camping recreational area. The actual tenting areas appear to be well kept with a large bathhouse consisting of bathrooms and showers (note that the showers are cold water only). The road sign always indicates ‘full’ as this is a popular campsite on the shores of Lake McDonald. What we discovered by driving in to explore is that it also provides a very nicely landscaped area to the right of the entrance set up as a picnic area with picnic tables and shade trees for day use. To our surprise the picnic area was practically empty so we planned a return trip with provisions for a picnic in the afternoon as a day off from hiking Glacier. We did indeed return and found a shaded site by a little creek that flows into Lake McDonald. A wide path from the picnic grounds winds down to the Lake offering a wide expansive beach composed of a mixture of pebbles and coarse sand-perfect for an afternoon of swimming and sun.
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