Free camping near Alberton, MT
Within 25 straight-line miles of Alberton, MT there are 86 camps: 81 free, 5 fee. The closest is Plateau Saddle, 1.7 miles west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Plateau Saddle, 1.7 miles out. Today's season read covers 5 of them: 2 open, 3 closed, 0 worth a call. The circle crosses a state line: ID and MT.
Who manages them: 86 on the Forest Service.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plateau Saddle | 1.7 | Free | Clark Fork (river) | 2.1 mi to Alberton | — |
| Plateau Lookout-C | 1.8 | Free | Clark Fork (river) | 2.1 mi to Alberton | — |
| Lower Petty Creek A | 2.8 | Free | Clark Fork (river) | 1.2 mi to Lothrop | — |
| Sawmill C | 2.8 | Free | — | 3.0 mi to Alberton | — |
| Lower Petty Creek B | 3.0 | Free | Clark Fork (river) | 1.4 mi to Lothrop | — |
| Tank Creek | 5.1 | Free | Clark Fork (river) | 1.9 mi to Ninemile | — |
| Cedar Creek | 6.3 | Free | Ninemile Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Stark | — |
| Corral Creek 2 | 7.0 | Free | Clark Fork (river) | 2.2 mi to Huson | — |
| Corral Creek | 7.0 | Free | Six Mile Creek (stream) | 1.1 mi to Huson | — |
| Kreis Pond Campground | 7.2 | Fee | — | 6.1 mi to Huson | Open |
| Donkey Alley 1 | 7.3 | Free | Kreis Pond (water) | 4.5 mi to Soudan | — |
| Donkey Alley 2 | 7.4 | Free | Kreis Pond (water) | 4.7 mi to Soudan | — |
| Albert 3 | 7.9 | Free | — | 4.4 mi to Huson | — |
| Albert Spur | 7.9 | Free | — | 4.1 mi to Huson | — |
| Albert 2 | 8.2 | Free | — | 4.2 mi to Huson | — |
| Ccc Camp 5 | 8.4 | Free | Kreis Pond (water) | 5.4 mi to Stark | — |
| Stony Creek | 8.5 | Free | Kreis Pond (water) | 5.1 mi to Stark | — |
| Ccc Camp 3 | 8.5 | Free | Kreis Pond (water) | 5.4 mi to Stark | — |
| Sixmile Creek | 9.6 | Free | Six Mile Creek (stream) | 3.2 mi to Huson | — |
| Mccormick Creek | 11 | Free | — | 2.4 mi to Stark | — |
| Drd-Como550Rd-007 | 12 | Free | — | — | — |
| Southside Camp | 12 | Free | — | 4.0 mi to Frenchtown | — |
| Southside Road Site B | 12 | Free | Clark Fork (river) | 1.3 mi to Schilling | — |
| West Fork Fish B | 13 | Free | West Fork Fish Creek (stream) | 6.3 mi to Tarkio | — |
| West Fork Fish A | 14 | Free | West Fork Fish Creek (stream) | 6.5 mi to Tarkio | — |
| Quartz Flat Campground | 14 | Fee | — | — | Closed |
| South Fork Fish Creek | 15 | Free | Wig Creek (stream) | 9.9 mi to Lolo Hot Springs | — |
| Surveyor Creek | 15 | Free | Surveyors Creek (stream) | 11 mi to Lolo Hot Springs | — |
| Mill Creek D | 15 | Free | Mill Creek (stream) | 4.0 mi to Frenchtown | — |
| Soldier Creek 2 | 15 | Free | — | 4.6 mi to Old Town | — |
| Bear Creek | 15 | Free | Bear Creek (stream) | 6.5 mi to Frenchtown | — |
| Howard Creek 4398 | 15 | Free | Lolo Creek (river) | 5.6 mi to Lolo Hot Springs | — |
| Howard Creek 17790B | 15 | Free | South Fork Fish Creek (stream) | 5.0 mi to Lolo Hot Springs | — |
| Road Side Drive | 15 | Free | Lolo Creek (river) | 4.7 mi to Lolo Hot Springs | — |
| Ninemile Creek | 16 | Free | — | 4.1 mi to Old Town | — |
| Howard Creek 4236-1 | 16 | Free | — | 4.0 mi to Lolo Hot Springs | — |
| Howard 1 | 16 | Free | — | 4.0 mi to Lolo Hot Springs | — |
| Cache Creek | 16 | Free | — | 14 mi to Cyr | — |
| Burnt Fork 2 | 16 | Free | — | 3.6 mi to Old Town | — |
| Howard Creek 238-4 | 16 | Free | — | 3.6 mi to Lolo Hot Springs | — |
| Burnt Fork 1 | 16 | Free | — | 11 mi to Riverbend | — |
| Sullivan Creek | 16 | Free | South Fork Fish Creek (stream) | 5.0 mi to Lolo Hot Springs | — |
| Howard Creek 238-6 | 16 | Free | — | 3.6 mi to Lolo Hot Springs | — |
| Howard Creek Spur | 16 | Free | South Fork Fish Creek (stream) | 3.6 mi to Lolo Hot Springs | — |
| Earl Tennant Campground | 16 | Free | Lolo Creek (river) | 5.7 mi to Lolo Hot Springs | — |
| Clearwater Crossing Campground | 16 | Free | West Fork Fish Creek (stream) | 8.3 mi to Tarkio | Open |
| Lolo Creek Campground And Picnic Area | 16 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Lolo | Closed |
| Old Town Site | 19 | Free | — | 0.0 mi to Old Town | — |
| South Fk Lolo Creek 4328 | 19 | Free | West Fork Butte Creek (stream) | 10 mi to Lolo Hot Springs | — |
| Trout Creek Campground | 20 | Fee | — | 2.7 mi to Riverbend | — |
The other 36 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Alberton, MT.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Alberton, MT, not a driving distance — a camp four miles out across a canyon can be an hour of road. Cost is the audited three-state verdict on each camp's own record: free, fee, or unpriced where we could not confirm a price. A blank column is a gap in the record, not a statement that the thing is absent. Camps come from state and federal agency records, not from a visit, except the ones marked. Seasons, permits and fire rules change: confirm with the managing office before you go. Found a fee where we show free? Tell us on the contact page.