Free camping in Montana

4,523 free and low-cost camps on public land in Montana, grouped by the unit that manages them — that is who sets the stay limit and the fire rules. See them on the map →

Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest141 camps

• Adams Creek-6414-026,229 ft
• Alice Creek Dispersed Site5,578 ft
• Anderson Peak Area Rd 3302-16,944 ft
• Arrastra Crk-0105,928 ft
• Arsenic 0035,074 ft
• Atlanta Rd 575 002A6,628 ft
• Avalanche074,490 ft
• Avalanche104,520 ft
• Avalanche16B4,558 ft
• Avalanche184,766 ft
• Avalanche194,864 ft
• Avalanche204,897 ft
• Avalanche225,168 ft
• Avalanche23B5,533 ft
• Avalanche246,586 ft
• Avalanche256,580 ft
• Avalanche266,726 ft
• Basin Creek Rd 6393-15,432 ft
• Basin Creek Rd 6393-65,479 ft
• Basin Creek Rd 6393-75,581 ft
• Basin Creek Rd6393-55,441 ft
• Bear Gulch Boat Camps3,896 ft
• Bear Park Rd 6429-66,492 ft
• Beaver Cr -085,005 ft
• Belt Creek-0025,066 ft
• Benchmark 0095,302 ft
• Benchmark 0185,482 ft
• Benchmark Road5,657 ft
• Benchmark2-0025,358 ft
• Benchmark2-0055,554 ft
• Benchmark2-0065,562 ft
• Benchmark2-0135,758 ft
• Benton Rd 287 0185,556 ft
• Benton Rd 287 0215,316 ft
• Benton Rd 287B0196,058 ft
• Big Baldy - 3300 - 018,111 ft
• Big George 0034,941 ft
• Big George 0044,780 ft
• Blacktail 0016,429 ft
• Blacktail 0025,823 ft
• Blacktail Area Rd 251-25,031 ft
• Blacktail Area Rd251-15,024 ft
• Blacktail Rd 4171 0015,322 ft
• Blacktail Rd 4171 002A5,200 ft
• Blacktail Rd 4171 002B5,221 ft
• Blacktail Rd 4171 0035,354 ft
• Blacktail Rd 4171 0066,293 ft
• Blacktail Rd 4171 0076,575 ft
• Blacktail Rd 4171 0086,562 ft
• Blacktail045,322 ft
• Blk Diamond Crk-Rd 4113-001B5,037 ft
• Blk Diamond Crk-Rd 4113-001A5,035 ft
• Blk Diamond Crk-Rd 4113-001E5,788 ft
• C. Perry Camp5,090 ft
• Cadote Crk-0095,225 ft
• Cadote Crk-0105,267 ft
• Camp Rotary Rd 1049-14,926 ft
• Canyon Depth Boat Camp4,081 ft
• Chamberlin Creek 3328-017,378 ft
• Chessman Rd 299 0066,230 ft
• Chessman Rd 299 0075,895 ft
• Chimney Crk-Rd 1163-0035,574 ft
• Chimney Crk-Rd 1163-0025,252 ft
• Clear Crk-Rd 1831A1-0165,728 ft
• Clear Crk-Rd 1833-0205,981 ft
• Clear Crk-Rd 1833-0215,948 ft
• Clear Crk-Rd 1833B1-0195,282 ft
• Clear Crk-Rd 1891-0146,171 ft
• Confederate Rd 287 0136,130 ft
• Confederate Rd 287 E1 0146,482 ft
• Confederate Rd 287 E1 0156,658 ft
• Confederate Rd 287 E1 0176,743 ft
• Copper Creek Rd 330-002A5,688 ft
• Copper Creek Rd 330-003A5,707 ft
• Copper Creek Rd 330-003B5,323 ft
• Copper Creek Rd 330-004C5,445 ft
• Coulter Campground3,596 ft
• County Line Boat Camp3,956 ft
• Crazies 8911-2026,438 ft
• Crystal Creek Rd 40175,676 ft
• Daisy Dean Camp6,006 ft
• Dalton-Rd 329 (4135)-0035,932 ft
• Dalton-Rd 329-0015,124 ft
• Dalton-Rd 329-0066,115 ft
• Dalton-Rd 329-0096,073 ft
• Dalton-Rd 329-1046,411 ft
• Dalton-Rd 329-1066,376 ft
• Deadman Creek-0016,463 ft
• Deadman Creek-002B6,483 ft
• Deadman Creek-003D7,017 ft
• Deer Crk Rd-0045,257 ft
• Deer Crk Rd-0055,618 ft
• Double Falls (Campground & Trailhead)5,256 ft
• Dry Creek Rd 4123 0025,421 ft
• Dry Creek Rd 4123 0065,336 ft
• Dry Creek Rd 4123 A1 0035,593 ft
• Dry Fork - 0054,612 ft
• Dry Fork - 024,604 ft
• Dry Fork - 064,637 ft
• Dry Fork - 144,692 ft
• Dry Fork - 164,723 ft
• Dry Fork - 224,764 ft
• Dry Fork - 294,820 ft
• Dry Fork - A125,562 ft
• Dry Fork -0045,500 ft
• Dry Fork Rd 120-1075,132 ft
• Dry Fork Rd 120-1095,204 ft
• Dry Fork Rd 120-1115,226 ft
• Dry Fork Rd 120-1135,392 ft
• Dry Fork Rd 120-1155,441 ft
• Dry Fork Rd120-1024,923 ft
• Dry Park-0027,421 ft
• Dry Wolf Group Camp5,916 ft
• Duck Cr Rd 139 0016,294 ft
• Duck036,615 ft
• Duck047,489 ft
• East Big Belts Gfa - Birch Creek Basin Cua6,405 ft
• East Big Belts Gfa - Camas Lake Cua6,287 ft
• East Big Belts Gfa - Gipsy Cua6,538 ft
• East Big Belts Gfa - Wagner Gulch Cua6,636 ft
• Ecrow085,425 ft
• Elliston Rd 314 0015,325 ft
• Elliston Rd 314 0055,466 ft
• Fairview 0026,462 ft
• Fairview 0046,497 ft
• Falls Creek 0035,718 ft
• Falls Creek 0055,505 ft
• Falls Creek 0075,988 ft
• Fields Gulch-Rd 1842-0124,835 ft
• For Rd 266-Yogo Ck -00105,589 ft
• For Rd 266-Yogo Ck -00115,603 ft
• For Rd 266-Yogo Ck -00125,624 ft
• For Rd 266-Yogo Ck -00185,810 ft
• For Rd 266-Yogo Ck -00195,823 ft
• For Rd 266-Yogo Ck -00205,860 ft
• For Rd 266-Yogo Ck -00215,916 ft
• For Rd 266-Yogo Ck -0035,361 ft
• For Rd 266-Yogo Ck -0045,453 ft
• For Rd 266-Yogo Ck -0085,498 ft
• For Rd 266-Yogo Ck -0095,505 ft
• For Rd 266-Yogo Ck -0245,961 ft

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest111 camps

• 10 Before 8 And 97,452 ft
• 1St After 919 B Road7,517 ft
• 2 Y Right7,113 ft
• 2 Branch Road No7,265 ft
• 2 Campers6,359 ft
• 2X4 Board6,794 ft
• 318 Site 5 By Big House7,171 ft
• 381 Site 1 7/47,251 ft
• 7325 Site 27,106 ft
• Across From 0016,663 ft
• After Kevin7,235 ft
• Ajax Lake8,521 ft
• At Fork In Road7,806 ft
• Back In Trees8,576 ft
• Backbone Stick6,692 ft
• Basin Canyon Campground5,993 ft
• Beer Can6,949 ft
• Benches6,842 ft
• Big Flat7,171 ft
• Big Site After Car6,999 ft
• Big Spot7,024 ft
• Big Turnaround7,175 ft
• Bilt Up7,274 ft
• Bitteroot Flowers6,505 ft
• Blue Grotto Spring Cr Rd-0016,608 ft
• Blue Grotto Spring Cr Rd-0026,483 ft
• Bone Basin Perry Cyn-0716,161 ft
• Bottom Of Primitive Road6,193 ft
• Boulder Creek Trailhead6,466 ft
• Boulder River N-0256,354 ft
• Boulder River N-026B6,254 ft
• Boulder River N-0296,328 ft
• Boulder River N-032A6,028 ft
• Box7,313 ft
• Branham Lakes Campground8,875 ft
• Bridge6,744 ft
• Brownes Lake Dispersed Site6,565 ft
• Bud6,605 ft
• Burn Piles7,143 ft
• Burnt Log In Pit6,599 ft
• Burton 16,966 ft
• Burton 26,971 ft
• By Sign7,825 ft
• Camp7,050 ft
• Camper7,510 ft
• Carpp Creek-0027,166 ft
• Carpp Creek-007A6,107 ft
• Cattle Guard6,648 ft
• Chopped Wood6,298 ft
• Circle Drive6,616 ft
• Closure7,643 ft
• Coal Gulch Rd-0026,360 ft
• Coal Gulch Rd-0036,353 ft
• Coal Gulch Rd-0046,584 ft
• Copper Creek-0017,447 ft
• Copper Creek-0036,205 ft
• Copper Creek-0136,079 ft
• Copper Creek-0146,052 ft
• Corner6,352 ft
• Corner6,969 ft
• Cottonwood Creek-0016,282 ft
• Cottonwood Creek-0026,192 ft
• Cottonwood Creek-0036,070 ft
• Cottonwood Creek-0065,938 ft
• Cottonwood Creek-0085,897 ft
• Cow Pie6,800 ft
• Cow Pie7,415 ft
• Cow Roll Spot7,844 ft
• Cow Trails6,996 ft
• Cowbone8,572 ft
• Cows7,237 ft
• Cows6,607 ft
• Cows And Weed Spraying6,430 ft
• Creek Bottom6,544 ft
• Crevice Creek-001B5,141 ft
• Day 16,525 ft
• Day 26,472 ft
• Dew6,391 ft
• Dirty 306,540 ft
• Dog6,371 ft
• Doney Lake Rd-0026,263 ft
• Dr Pepper6,895 ft
• Dry Creek Rd 056,433 ft
• Dry Pond6,255 ft
• Dual7,235 ft
• Duncie Road-0016,858 ft
• Duncie Road-0026,885 ft
• Duncie Road-0046,847 ft
• East Creek Campground8,253 ft
• East Fork Reservoir Rd-0026,120 ft
• East Fork Reservoir Rd-004C6,108 ft
• East Fork Reservoir Rd-0066,079 ft
• East Fork Reservoir Rd-0076,073 ft
• East Fork Rock Creek-0026,033 ft
• Elkhorns-Rd9365-75,974 ft
• End Right Fork6,352 ft
• Feild Young Dead8,448 ft
• Feller Buncher6,506 ft
• Ferguson-17,545 ft
• Ferguson-27,545 ft
• Fishing Pull Off6,620 ft
• Flagging7,240 ft
• Flags6,641 ft
• Flies7,025 ft
• Forest Rd 1006,438 ft
• Forest Rd 1006,630 ft
• Forest Rd 1007,352 ft
• Forest Rd 1007,207 ft
• Forest Rd 1006,603 ft
• Forest Rd 1006,997 ft
• Forest Rd 1006,920 ft

Custer Gallatin National Forest63 camps

• 6 Mile 0016,009 ft
• 6 Mile 025,999 ft
• 6 Mile 045,892 ft
• Abovewapiticabin0667,414 ft
• Abundance-0019,178 ft
• Abundance-0048,923 ft
• Abundance-0058,897 ft
• Acrosswaptoilet0056,848 ft
• Anderson Camp6,339 ft
• Andersoncreek-016,477 ft
• Andersoncreek-056,396 ft
• Andersoncreek-076,305 ft
• Andersoncreek-086,306 ft
• Armourpond-016,112 ft
• Ash Mtn Road-0047,521 ft
• Ash Mtn Road-0107,742 ft
• Ash Mtn Road-0138,227 ft
• Aspensouth-02B5,363 ft
• Battle Ridge6,406 ft
• Bear Creek7,164 ft
• Bear Creek Road-0036,865 ft
• Bear Creek Road-0047,116 ft
• Bear Creek Road-0077,280 ft
• Bear Fork Road-0038,016 ft
• Bear Fork Road-0048,054 ft
• Big Beaver5,324 ft
• Bigcreek-025,780 ft
• Blackmore Camp6,660 ft
• Bloom Creek Road A3,909 ft
• Boxcanyon-North-016,764 ft
• Boxcanyon026,662 ft
• Bvrcr 1.5 Camp6,635 ft
• Cache Creek 27,547 ft
• Cheeseman Pond3,658 ft
• Cherrycr Disp 16,582 ft
• Cherrycr Disp 26,557 ft
• Colleycreek-016,776 ft
• Colleycreek-026,907 ft
• Ctwood0086,553 ft
• Ctwood0117,104 ft
• Daisy-0018,574 ft
• Daisy-0029,653 ft
• Darroch Creek Road-0027,300 ft
• Darroch Creek Road-0047,382 ft
• Eagle Creek Road-0017,065 ft
• Eagle Creek Road-0067,788 ft
• Eagle Creek Road-0087,925 ft
• Eagle Creek Road-0108,148 ft
• Eagle Creek Road-0137,600 ft
• East Boulder5,658 ft
• East Lantis4,051 ft
• Eboulder16,152 ft
• Edeercr0016,396 ft
• Edeercr0036,692 ft
• Edeercr0046,898 ft
• Edeercr0055,772 ft
• Edeercr026,350 ft
• Ekalaka Park3,749 ft
• Elk Mntn Th26,447 ft
• Exie Creek Spur Pull Through3,611 ft
• Exie Rd Pond3,790 ft
• First Site Off Spur From 62126,931 ft
• Fish Pt6,547 ft

Kootenai National Forest25 camps

• Bluebird Tr 83-Site 15,858 ft
• Rd 5900 Jungle Creek4,480 ft
• 150Ard-0113,240 ft
• 2241Rd2 Site 24,440 ft
• 2378Rd Yaak River Canyon West2,144 ft
• 5 Mile Ds-5043B2,470 ft
• 5902Rdmidgecreek4,821 ft
• 7460Sforkyaakriver2,989 ft
• All Peak Trail 466 Site B3,181 ft
• Big Cr/Steep Cr Y2,813 ft
• Big Creek3,041 ft
• Big Creek Mm42,894 ft
• Big Creek Mm73,118 ft
• Birch Creek Camp3,563 ft
• Bluebird Lake Dispersed Site 226,856 ft
• Bramlet Lk Trail Site 14,853 ft
• Bristow Ds-50492,487 ft
• Burnt Creek2,772 ft
• Canyon Creek2,485 ft
• Canyon Ds Site 172,483 ft
• Canyon Ds Site 72,463 ft
• Clarence Guard Station & Meadow3,934 ft
• Cripple Horse Meadow Site 22,912 ft
• Davis Creek3,818 ft
• Divide Cree Rd 71055,374 ft

Bitterroot National Forest23 camps

• 1303 Road5,474 ft
• 362 Road4,782 ft
• 362 Road5,092 ft
• 429 Road -0055,553 ft
• 429 Road -0065,543 ft
• 429 Road -0105,023 ft
• 429 Road-0085,387 ft
• 496 Road5,826 ft
• 5644 Road5,265 ft
• 5665 Road6,769 ft
• 5669 Road5,906 ft
• 5715 Road5,747 ft
• 5720 Road4,965 ft
• 5723 Road6,029 ft
• 66E Road4,715 ft
• 720 Road 0017,027 ft
• 730 Road4,492 ft
• 737 Road5,758 ft
• Cinnamon Bear Saddle-016,420 ft
• Cinnamon Bear Saddle-036,519 ft
• Crazy Creek Horse Use Campground4,803 ft
• Drd-Como550Rd-0034,228 ft
• Threemile WMA4,726 ft · notes

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks11 camps

• Beartooth WMA4,908 ft · notes
• Beckman WMA3,063 ft · notes
• Blackleaf WMA4,870 ft · notes
• Blacktail WMA6,594 ft · notes
• Freezout Lake WMA3,773 ft · notes
• Haymaker WMA5,714 ft · notes
• Judith River WMA5,163 ft · notes
• Lost Creek WMA6,533 ft · notes
• Smith River WMA5,092 ft · notes
• Sun River WMA4,967 ft · notes
• Warm Springs WMA4,843 ft · notes

U.S. Forest Service9 camps

• Barren5,753 ft
• Copper Creek Rd 330-007C5,052 ft
• Cow Coulee Boat Camps3,984 ft
• Cow Streak6,851 ft
• Coyote Lake8,289 ft
• Dalton-Rd 329 (4135)-0025,378 ft
• Dalton-Rd 329-0086,212 ft
• Duck Cr Rd 1810 0046,059 ft
• Falls Creek Cg4,687 ft

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation8 camps

• Barretts Diversion Dam Camping Area5,260 ft · notes
• Beaverhead Campground (Clark Canyon)5,560 ft · notes
• Beaverhead River Campground (Clark Canyon)5,463 ft · notes
• Cameahwait Campground (Clark Canyon)5,572 ft · notes
• Hap Hawkins Campground (Clark Canyon)5,570 ft · notes
• Horse Prairie Campground (Clark Canyon)5,563 ft · notes
• Lone Tree Campground (Clark Canyon)5,557 ft · notes
• West Cameahwait Campground (Clark Canyon)5,559 ft · notes

Flathead National Forest6 camps

• 10651-2 Pony Creek Dispersed Camping Area3,532 ft
• 903-11 Cold-Elk Ridge Area3,756 ft
• 9568-1 Cold Lakes Road4,398 ft
• 9591-4 Elk Creek Area3,985 ft
• 9882-13 Van Lake Rd3,383 ft
• Cable Car Rd 11446 #33,614 ft

Municipal3 camps

• Chester City Park3,133 ft · notes
• Ovando - free town camping (Brand Bar Museum lawn / Valiton Park)4,100 ft · notes
• Twin Bridges Bike Camp (Jessen Park)4,631 ft · notes