Free camping near Basin, MT
Within 25 straight-line miles of Basin, MT there are 252 camps: 245 free, 6 fee, 1 unpriced. The closest is USFS dispersed camp — MT #225, 1.7 miles south of town. The closest one our audit calls free is USFS dispersed camp — MT #225, 1.7 miles out. One of them is a camp Dave has slept at.
Who manages them: 250 on the Forest Service; 2 on the BLM.
| 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.
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.