Free camping near Big Timber, MT
Within 25 straight-line miles of Big Timber, MT there are 30 camps: 29 free, 1 fee. The closest is Happy Jack Gully, 11 miles south of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Happy Jack Gully, 11 miles out.
Who manages them: 30 on the Forest Service.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Jack Gully | 11 | Free | Conant Creek (stream) | 5.5 mi to McLeod | — |
| West Deer Creek001 | 11 | Free | Conant Creek (stream) | 5.5 mi to McLeod | — |
| West Deer Creek 002 | 12 | Free | Conant Creek (stream) | 5.1 mi to McLeod | — |
| West Deer Creek Trailhead 03 | 13 | Free | West Fork Upper Deer Creek (stream) | 5.4 mi to McLeod | — |
| West Deer Creeck Th | 13 | Free | — | 12 mi to Springdale | — |
| Edeercr005 | 13 | Free | Needle Creek (stream) | 8.8 mi to McLeod | — |
| Edeercr01 | 14 | Free | Chimney Rock Creek (stream) | 9.3 mi to McLeod | — |
| Edeercr005 | 15 | Free | Lower Deer Creek (stream) | 9.0 mi to McLeod | — |
| Edeercr02 | 15 | Free | Lower Deer Creek (stream) | 8.8 mi to Meyers Creek | — |
| Westbridger-01 | 16 | Free | West Bridger Creek (stream) | 9.1 mi to Meyers Creek | — |
| Edeercr001 | 16 | Free | — | 7.8 mi to Meyers Creek | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #339 | 17 | Free | West Bridger Creek (stream) | 9.5 mi to Meyers Creek | — |
| Edeercr003 | 18 | Free | Upper Deer Creek (stream) | 6.2 mi to Meyers Creek | — |
| Edeercr001 | 18 | Free | Upper Deer Creek (stream) | 6.3 mi to Meyers Creek | — |
| Edeercr004 | 18 | Free | West Fork Lower Deer Creek (stream) | 5.7 mi to Meyers Creek | — |
| Edeercr002 | 18 | Free | — | 13 mi to Nye | — |
| Mainbridger-002 | 20 | Free | Bridger Creek (stream) | 7.5 mi to Limestone | — |
| Mainbridger-01 | 20 | Free | Bridger Creek (stream) | 7.6 mi to Limestone | — |
| Bridgercr03 | 20 | Free | Bridger Creek (stream) | 6.5 mi to Meyers Creek | — |
| Half Moon Spur 02 | 20 | Free | Big Timber Creek (stream) | 12 mi to Sioux Crossing | — |
| Halfmoon | 20 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Elk Mntn Th2 | 21 | Free | Elk Creek (stream) | 7.7 mi to Contact | — |
| East Boulder | 23 | Free | East Boulder River (stream) | 4.4 mi to Contact | — |
| Nbpet2 | 23 | Free | Boulder River (river) | 3.5 mi to Contact | — |
| Eboulder1 | 23 | Free | East Boulder River (stream) | 6.7 mi to Contact | — |
| N Bridge | 23 | Free | Boulder River (river) | 3.3 mi to Contact | — |
| Lewisgulch-03 | 24 | Free | — | 15 mi to Nye | — |
| Lewisgulch-02 | 24 | Free | East Boulder River (stream) | 6.0 mi to Contact | — |
| Ctwood010 | 24 | Free | Trespass Creek (stream) | 12 mi to Sioux Crossing | — |
| Lewisgulch-01 | 24 | Free | East Boulder River (stream) | 5.1 mi to Contact | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Big Timber, 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.