We stayed at a Love’s RV Stop in Hardin, Montana. (Campground Reviews listing.)
An easy one-night stop; our first stay at a Love’s RV Stop.
Dates:
- Check in: 2024-07-31
- Check out: 2024-08-01
- 1 night
Weather:
- Sunny
- High temp 89°F, low 59°F
- Negligible wind, gusts to 11 MPH
Noise:
- Some road noise
- No train horn noise
- No immediate neighbor noise, but noise from the adjacent Loves truck stop
Site:
- #40, pull-through, gravel
- Didn’t need to disconnect toad, parked behind coach
- Fairly level site; a little high in the back; used air leveling, since only one night
- Gravel driveway about 65 feet long by 10 feet wide
- 14 feet to neighbors on both sides
- Picnic table on grass
- No trees
- Clean site
Utilities:
- 50 amp power, fairly conveniently located
- 65 PSI water, very conveniently located
- Good sewer connection, inconveniently located (3 10-foot pipes needed)
Internet (in usage priority order):
- T-Mobile: 20 Mbps down, 20 Mbps up, 100 ms ping
- AT&T: 50 Mbps down, 14 Mbps up, 160 ms ping
- Verizon: 10 Mbps down, 4 Mbps up, 60 ms ping
- Starlink: not used
- Campground Wi-Fi: not used
Amenities:
- Truck stop next door
Our review on Campground Reviews:
You can check out, but you can never leave
This was our first stay at a Love’s RV Stop, and it will not be our last. It was convenient on/off the interstate and the self-service check-in went without an issue. As some other folks have mentioned, the sewer hookup is a bit far back (we had to use 3x 10-foot hoses, which is more than most people would have), but the other utilities were convenient and worked well. The only issue we had was when we went to leave. The automatic exit gate refused to acknowledge our presence, and since we had our tow vehicle hooked up, we couldn’t back up and try it again unless we unhooked, which is a bit of a hassle. However, I called the help number, and someone came right over to let us out. He also mentioned that they were working on this issue, so it may not still be a concern. We camped at Love’s RV Stop – Hardin MT 679 in a Motorhome.
Tip for Other Campers: Excellent Indian Tacos at Custer Battlefield Trading Post & Cafe, across the street from Little Big Horn Battlefield National Monument, which is also worth visiting….
Campground map:
An interactive map:
Our site:
I didn’t hook up the sewer until the next morning. Some reviews complained that it was too far back on the site, and yes, it is a bit; I needed three 10 foot sewer hoses, which is more than the usual one or two (and more than many people would have), but certainly not the worst I’ve ever experienced:
The other utilities; the electric had to be enabled via a link we received via email:
A notice on the faucet:
Other sites:
One major hassle: we exited just fine in our truck, but when we tried to leave with our coach, the exit gate wouldn’t open:
We called the Love’s store (using the number in the text we received to check in), and someone came over on a golf cart to open it for us. He said that the sensor under the concrete is calibrated badly, so if you go too slow it doesn’t trigger. He said they’ll have someone recalibrate it soon. It’s a brand-new park, so I’m willing to cut them some slack for teething issues. Still, super annoying for us, since we can’t reverse to try again with our truck hooked up; we would have had to untoad and re-toad.
An easy one-night stop; we would be happy to stay here again, especially for a one-night stay. And hopefully they’ll fix the exit gate before that!
