Free camping near Basin, MT
Yes. 245 of the 252 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Basin, MT are listed as free; 6 charge a fee and 1 has no price on record. The closest free one is USFS dispersed camp — MT #225, 1.7 miles south, on U.S. Forest Service land.
Dave has slept at one of these camps.
The 50 nearest camps to Basin, MT
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #225 | 1.7 | Free | Boulder River (river) | 0.9 mi to Basin | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #72 | 1.8 | Free | — | 3.2 mi to Basin | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #554 | 2.4 | Free | Boulder River (river) | 2.2 mi to Basin | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #196 | 2.7 | Free | Boulder River (river) | 2.4 mi to Basin | — |
| Mormon Gulch Campground | 4.0 | Free | Bison Creek (stream) | 4.8 mi to Basin | — |
| North Galena Rd-019 | 4.1 | Free | Boulder River (river) | 1.7 mi to Fuller | — |
| North Galena Rd-018 | 4.1 | Free | — | 4.1 mi to Basin | — |
| North Galena Rd-020 | 4.8 | Free | — | 3.3 mi to Fuller | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #78 | 5.1 | Free | — | 3.3 mi to Fuller | — |
| Galena Ridge 8668-025 | 5.1 | Free | — | 3.0 mi to Fuller | — |
| Galena Ridge 8668-028 | 5.2 | Free | — | 4.1 mi to Basin | — |
| Galena Ridge 8668-029 | 5.2 | Free | — | 5.2 mi to Basin | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #589 | 5.3 | Free | Boulder River (river) | 6.3 mi to Basin | — |
| North Galena Rd-021 | 5.3 | Free | — | 3.2 mi to Fuller | — |
| Galena Ridge 8668-027 | 5.3 | Free | — | 5.3 mi to Basin | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #301 | 5.3 | Free | — | 2.5 mi to Fuller | — |
| Galena Gulch Campground | 5.3 | Unpriced | Boulder River (river) | 1.1 mi to Fuller | — |
| Galena Ridge 8668-030 | 5.6 | Free | — | 4.0 mi to Fuller | — |
| Cromwell Dixon Campground | 5.9 | Fee | — | 5.9 mi to Basin | — |
| Lady Smith | 6.0 | Free | Boulder River (river) | 6.8 mi to Basin | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #713 | 6.7 | Free | — | 6.7 mi to Basin | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #353 | 7.2 | Free | Boulder River (stream) | 6.2 mi to Leadville | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #481 | 7.5 | Free | Boulder River (stream) | 6.2 mi to Leadville | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #174 | 7.8 | Free | Little Boulder River (stream) | 3.3 mi to Mountain Valley Trailer Court | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #65 | 7.8 | Free | — | 4.9 mi to Leadville | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #536 | 8.2 | Free | Boulder River (stream) | 7.6 mi to Leadville | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #444 | 8.2 | Free | — | 7.9 mi to Leadville | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #459 | 8.5 | Free | — | 8.0 mi to Leadville | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #54 | 8.6 | Free | Boulder River (stream) | 5.2 mi to Leadville | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #91 | 8.7 | Free | Little Boulder River (stream) | 4.7 mi to Mountain Valley Trailer Court | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #130 | 8.7 | Free | Little Boulder River (stream) | 4.8 mi to Mountain Valley Trailer Court | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #501 | 8.8 | Free | — | 8.5 mi to Basin | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #562 | 8.8 | Free | — | 4.7 mi to Boulder | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #826 | 8.8 | Free | Little Boulder River (stream) | 3.4 mi to Mountain Valley Trailer Court | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #682 | 8.8 | Free | Little Boulder River (stream) | 4.0 mi to Mountain Valley Trailer Court | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #217 | 8.9 | Free | — | 8.7 mi to Basin | — |
| Boulder River N-025 | 8.9 | Free | Boulder River (river) | 4.0 mi to Leadville | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #177 | 9.0 | Free | Little Boulder River (stream) | 3.6 mi to Mountain Valley Trailer Court | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #503 | 9.0 | Free | Little Boulder River (stream) | 3.1 mi to Mountain Valley Trailer Court | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #250 | 9.0 | Free | Boulder River (stream) | 6.9 mi to Leadville | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #101 | 9.0 | Free | Boulder River (stream) | 6.7 mi to Leadville | — |
| Boulder River N-024 | 9.0 | Free | — | 9.0 mi to Basin | — |
| Boulder River N-032A | 9.1 | Free | Boulder River (river) | 5.2 mi to Leadville | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #623 | 9.1 | Free | Little Boulder River (stream) | 3.1 mi to Mountain Valley Trailer Court | — |
| Whitehouse Campground | 9.1 | Free | — | — | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #534 | 9.2 | Free | Jerry Smith Creek (stream) | 7.7 mi to Fuller | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #743 | 9.2 | Free | — | 8.6 mi to Leadville | — |
| Whitehouse Campground | 9.3 | Free | Boulder River (river) | 4.9 mi to Leadville | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #142 | 9.4 | Free | Little Boulder River (stream) | 2.9 mi to Mountain Valley Trailer Court | — |
| Boulder River N-031 | 9.9 | Free | Boulder River (river) | 4.4 mi to Leadville | — |
The other 202 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Basin, MT.
Who manages the camps near Basin, MT
Who manages them: 250 on the Forest Service; 2 on the BLM.
- Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest — 178 camps: 176 free, 2 fee
- Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest — 72 camps: 68 free, 4 fee
- Butte Field Office — 2 camps: 1 free, 1 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 252 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Basin, MT
This is the Weather Service forecast for the town, fetched when the page opens. It is not a forecast for any camp in the table; ground higher up or in a canyon can run colder or windier. It needs JavaScript; without it, see weather.gov.
Camping near other towns close by
The nearest towns that have their own page, with the straight-line miles between the towns.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Basin, 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.