
Welcome
Thanks for stopping by.
Lost Moose Meadows is our family campground. We live here, work here and still handle much of the day to day ourselves.
Whether you talk with us or one of our camp hosts, we’ll give you a straight answer and help however we can. Need to know which site fits your rig, where to ride or where we’ve been seeing elk? Just ask.
How it started
An idea we talked about for years
Long before there was a campground, we were living in Nevada, working regular jobs and raising our two boys.
We camped often, and we always found ourselves wishing for more space. We wanted real room between sites, a place to sit outside and enjoy the view, and not feel like we were sharing our campsite with the RV next door.
Once the boys were grown, we left the desk jobs and moved to Montana. Lincoln gave us the mountains, rivers, wildlife and public land we wanted to be around, and it didn’t take long for it to feel like home.

Building the park
We built it ourselves, from the ground up.
When we started, there was nothing on our 30 acres but sagebrush. No roads, no water or sewer lines, no power. We left our desk jobs, and for the next 15 months, building a campground was our full time job.
We did nearly all of the work ourselves. We laid out the two loops, built the roads and spread the gravel, and trenched and buried more than three miles of pipe. We put in the lift station and the wastewater system that serve every site, then built the office and the shower house.
Every decision came back to space. We had room for far more sites, but we used only about 15 of our 30 acres and stopped at 40: 17 pull-throughs up to 115 feet and 23 back-ins, with nearly 100 feet between many neighbors.

- April 2022We broke ground on 30 acres of sagebrush.
- 3+ milesOf pipe we trenched and buried ourselves.
- 15 monthsFrom the first shovel of dirt to the first guest.
- July 4, 2023Our first guests pulled in over the holiday weekend.

Building it ourselves means we know every inch of the place. We know where every line runs and how every site was built, so when something needs attention, we know exactly how to take care of it.
We live here too, so we’re still the ones taking care of it every day.
What we care about
The campground we’d want to stay at
Big, level sites with room on both sides and open views of the mountains.
Well kept restrooms, showers and grounds, cared for every day.
Straight answers about your site. If we ever move you, it’s to the same type or better. Never a downgrade.
Someone from our team is on site during the season, so help is a phone call or a short walk away.



Featured
See the campground on Grand Adventure
Grand Adventure stayed with us while exploring Lincoln, Montana. Watch Episode 413 for a look at the campground and the country around it.

In the news
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A TV news story on how we went from an idea in 2020 to opening the campground in July 2023, and our plans for our first full season.
Watch the KPAX story on our first full season -
A feature on how we left desk jobs in Nevada to build and run our own campground in Lincoln.
Read the Modern Campground article about our opening
Our guests
Don’t just take our word for it
The views are next level. The campground is beautiful and well thought out. TONS of space!
Matt & Nichole Simpkins
Owners and operators

Open April 15 to October 15
We’d love to meet you.
Pick your dates and come see it for yourself.

