Free camping near Big Sky, MT
Within 25 straight-line miles of Big Sky, MT there are 248 camps: 237 free, 11 fee. The closest is USFS dispersed camp — MT #639, 5.9 miles south-east of town. The closest one our audit calls free is USFS dispersed camp — MT #639, 5.9 miles out. Today's season read covers 3 of them: 3 open, 0 closed, 0 worth a call.
Who manages them: 247 on the Forest Service; 1 on the BLM.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #639 | 5.9 | Free | Gallatin River (river) | 4.3 mi to Big Sky Canyon Village | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #449 | 6.2 | Free | Deer Creek (stream) | 2.8 mi to Big Sky Canyon Village | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #199 | 6.3 | Free | Deer Creek (stream) | 2.9 mi to Big Sky Canyon Village | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #361 | 6.8 | Free | — | — | — |
| Red Cliff | 7.2 | Fee | — | 7.2 mi to Big Sky | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #624 | 7.4 | Free | Buck Creek (stream) | 6.5 mi to Big Sky Canyon Village | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #152 | 8.1 | Free | Elkhorn Creek (stream) | 7.4 mi to Big Sky Canyon Village | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #765 | 8.2 | Free | Portal Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Big Sky Canyon Village | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #590 | 8.2 | Free | — | 8.2 mi to Big Sky | — |
| Hwy191-48 Portal Ck Trlhd | 8.3 | Free | Portal Creek (stream) | 5.0 mi to Big Sky Canyon Village | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #489 | 8.6 | Free | Portal Creek (stream) | 5.3 mi to Big Sky Canyon Village | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #414 | 8.7 | Free | Portal Creek (stream) | 5.4 mi to Big Sky Canyon Village | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #294 | 9.2 | Free | Elkhorn Creek (stream) | 8.6 mi to Big Sky Canyon Village | — |
| Fr984-01 Mm2.7 Portal Ck | 9.3 | Free | — | 9.3 mi to Big Sky | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #544 | 9.6 | Free | Portal Creek (stream) | 5.8 mi to Big Sky Canyon Village | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #212 | 9.7 | Free | Portal Creek (stream) | 5.9 mi to Big Sky Canyon Village | — |
| Moose Creek | 10 | Free | — | 10 mi to Big Sky | — |
| Forest Rd 479 | 10 | Free | Moose Creek (stream) | 7.4 mi to Big Sky Canyon Village | — |
| Moose Creek Flat | 10 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Big Sky | — |
| Forest Rd 479 | 10 | Free | Moose Creek (stream) | 7.4 mi to Big Sky Canyon Village | — |
| Forest Rd 479 | 11 | Free | Moose Creek (stream) | 7.4 mi to Big Sky Canyon Village | — |
| Forest Rd 6965 | 11 | Free | Moose Creek (stream) | 7.7 mi to Big Sky Canyon Village | — |
| Forest Rd 479 | 11 | Free | Moose Creek (stream) | 7.9 mi to Big Sky Canyon Village | — |
| Forest Rd 479 | 11 | Free | Moose Creek (stream) | 7.8 mi to Big Sky Canyon Village | — |
| Forest Rd 479 | 11 | Free | Moose Creek (stream) | 7.9 mi to Big Sky Canyon Village | — |
| Forest Rd 479 | 11 | Free | Moose Creek (stream) | 7.8 mi to Big Sky Canyon Village | — |
| Forest Rd 479 | 11 | Free | Moose Creek (stream) | 7.9 mi to Big Sky Canyon Village | — |
| Forest Rd 479 | 11 | Free | Moose Creek (stream) | 7.9 mi to Big Sky Canyon Village | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #461 | 11 | Free | — | 11 mi to Big Sky | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #574 | 11 | Free | Burnt Creek (stream) | 8.7 mi to Big Sky Canyon Village | — |
| Greek Creek | 11 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Big Sky | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #658 | 11 | Free | — | 11 mi to Big Sky | — |
| Swan Creek | 11 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Big Sky | Open |
| Forest Rd 3108 | 12 | Free | — | — | — |
| Forest Rd 481 | 12 | Free | Swan Creek (stream) | 9.1 mi to Big Sky Canyon Village | — |
| Cache Creek 1 | 12 | Free | — | 12 mi to Big Sky | — |
| Forest Rd 3108 | 12 | Free | Swan Creek (stream) | 9.4 mi to Big Sky Canyon Village | — |
| Cache Creek 2 | 12 | Free | Cache Creek (stream) | 13 mi to Big Sky | — |
| Forest Rd 481 | 12 | Free | Swan Creek (stream) | 9.3 mi to Big Sky Canyon Village | — |
| Forest Rd 3108 | 12 | Free | Greek Creek (stream) | 9.5 mi to Big Sky Canyon Village | — |
| Cache Creek 5 | 12 | Free | Cache Creek (stream) | 13 mi to Big Sky | — |
| Fr6907-01 Buffalo Horn Trlhd | 12 | Free | Buffalo Horn Creek (stream) | 11 mi to Big Sky Canyon Village | — |
| Fr6907-03 Buffalo Horn Trlhd | 12 | Free | Buffalo Horn Creek (stream) | 11 mi to Big Sky Canyon Village | — |
| Forest Rd 3108 | 13 | Free | Lake of the Pines (water) | 9.7 mi to Big Sky Canyon Village | — |
| Forest Rd 3108 | 13 | Free | — | — | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #519 | 13 | Free | Flints Creek (stream) | 12 mi to Big Sky Canyon Village | — |
| Tforkcache013 | 13 | Free | Deadhorse Creek (stream) | 13 mi to Big Sky | — |
| Bear Creek Campground | 13 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Big Sky | — |
| Tfork 009 | 13 | Free | Eldridge Creek (stream) | 13 mi to Big Sky | — |
| Tfork7.2-011 | 13 | Free | Deadhorse Creek (stream) | 13 mi to Big Sky | — |
The other 198 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Big Sky, MT.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Big Sky, 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.