Free camping near Big Sky, MT
Yes. 237 of the 248 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Big Sky, MT are listed as free; 11 charge a fee. The closest free one is USFS dispersed camp — MT #639, 5.9 miles southeast, on U.S. Forest Service land.
The 50 nearest camps to Big Sky, MT
| 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.
Who manages the camps near Big Sky, MT
Who manages them: 247 on the Forest Service; 1 on the BLM.
- Custer Gallatin National Forest — 241 camps: 231 free, 10 fee
- Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest — 6 camps: 5 free, 1 fee
- Dillon Field Office — 1 camp: 1 free
Season read for these camps, today
Today's season read covers 3 of the 248: 3 open, 0 closed, 0 worth a call. It comes from each camp's own record, so a camp with no season word is not counted either way.
Forecast near Big Sky, 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 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.