Free camping near Bigfork, MT
Within 25 straight-line miles of Bigfork, MT there are 210 camps: 199 free, 8 fee, 3 unpriced. The closest is Crane Multi-Purpose, 4.9 miles south-east of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Crane Multi-Purpose, 4.9 miles out. One of them is a camp Dave has slept at.
Who manages them: 209 on the Forest Service; 1 on an agency our record does not name.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crane Multi-Purpose | 4.9 | Free | Horseshoe Lake (water) | 2.2 mi to Woods Bay | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #495 | 5.3 | Free | — | 5.3 mi to Bigfork | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #453 | 5.6 | Free | — | 4.5 mi to Bear Creek Village | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #240 | 5.6 | Free | — | 4.7 mi to Bear Creek Village | — |
| 5398-2 Bear Creek Road | 5.9 | Free | — | 2.4 mi to Bear Creek Village | — |
| Peterson Creek Area | 5.9 | Free | — | 2.4 mi to Bear Creek Village | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #48 | 6.0 | Free | — | 4.9 mi to Bear Creek Village | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #9 | 6.8 | Free | — | 6.8 mi to Bigfork | — |
| Huckleberry Camping | 6.9 | Free | — | 2.8 mi to Woods Bay | — |
| Parking_View_002 | 7.0 | Free | Picnic Lakes (water) | 5.8 mi to Bear Creek Village | — |
| Radio_Facility_001 | 7.0 | Free | Picnic Lakes (water) | 5.5 mi to Bear Creek Village | — |
| Krause -13A | 7.1 | Free | — | 6.3 mi to Jessup | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #635 | 7.3 | Free | Picnic Lakes (water) | 6.0 mi to Bear Creek Village | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #374 | 7.3 | Free | Picnic Lakes (water) | 6.0 mi to Bear Creek Village | — |
| 9701 Road Stub | 7.3 | Free | — | 4.2 mi to Woods Bay | — |
| Inthlamkeh_Lake_002 | 7.4 | Free | In-thlam-keh Lake (water) | 4.8 mi to Bear Creek Village | — |
| Birch_Lake_002 | 7.4 | Free | Birch Lake (water) | 5.2 mi to Bear Creek Village | — |
| Huckleberry 3 | 7.4 | Free | — | 3.3 mi to Woods Bay | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #314 | 7.4 | Free | — | 7.4 mi to Bigfork | — |
| Birch_Lake_016 | 7.4 | Free | Birch Lake (water) | 5.2 mi to Bear Creek Village | — |
| Birch Lake | 7.4 | Free | Birch Lake (water) | 5.1 mi to Bear Creek Village | — |
| Itk_Cra_001 | 7.5 | Free | — | 7.5 mi to Bigfork | — |
| Flathead CountyDave slept here | 7.5 | Free | — | 6.4 mi to Jessup | — |
| Crater_Lake_012 | 7.5 | Free | Crater Lake (water) | 4.6 mi to Bear Creek Village | — |
| Birch_Lake_013 | 7.5 | Free | Birch Lake (water) | 5.3 mi to Bear Creek Village | — |
| Birch_Lake_017 | 7.5 | Free | Birch Lake (water) | 5.1 mi to Bear Creek Village | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #206 | 7.5 | Free | — | 5.4 mi to Jessup | — |
| Birch_Crater_001 | 7.6 | Free | Aeneas Lake (water) | 5.1 mi to Bear Creek Village | — |
| Crater_Lake_007 | 7.6 | Free | Crater Lake (water) | 4.6 mi to Bear Creek Village | — |
| Anneas_006 | 7.6 | Free | — | 7.6 mi to Bigfork | — |
| Picnic Lake | 7.6 | Free | Picnic Lakes (water) | 5.9 mi to Bear Creek Village | — |
| Picnic_Lake_008 | 7.7 | Free | — | 7.7 mi to Bigfork | — |
| 5390 Krause-27 | 7.7 | Free | Strawberry Lake (water) | 6.4 mi to Jessup | — |
| Picnic_Lake_001 | 7.7 | Free | Picnic Lakes (water) | 6.0 mi to Bear Creek Village | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #818 | 7.8 | Free | — | 5.0 mi to Jessup | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #321 | 7.9 | Free | — | 4.0 mi to Jessup | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #202 | 7.9 | Free | — | 5.5 mi to Jessup | — |
| Black_Lake_008 | 8.0 | Free | Black Lake (water) | 6.3 mi to Bear Creek Village | — |
| Black_Lake_002 | 8.3 | Free | Black Lake (water) | 6.6 mi to Bear Creek Village | — |
| Jewel_Lakes_002 | 8.3 | Free | Black Lake (water) | 6.7 mi to Bear Creek Village | — |
| 5385 5388 -3 Peters Ridge Th | 8.5 | Free | — | 8.5 mi to Bigfork | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #772 | 8.6 | Free | — | 4.0 mi to Jessup | — |
| Twin_Lakes_001 | 8.6 | Free | Blackfoot Lake (water) | 7.3 mi to Bear Creek Village | — |
| Twin_Lakes_002 | 8.6 | Free | Blackfoot Lake (water) | 7.3 mi to Bear Creek Village | — |
| Jewel_Lakes_003 | 8.6 | Free | — | — | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #469 | 8.9 | Free | — | 4.9 mi to Woods Bay | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #542 | 9.1 | Free | — | 3.2 mi to Jessup | — |
| Wildcat_Lake_001 | 9.1 | Free | Wildcat Lake (water) | 8.3 mi to Bear Creek Village | — |
| Blackfoot_Lake_002 | 9.3 | Free | Blackfoot Lake (water) | 7.3 mi to Canyon Creek Boat Landing | — |
| Quintonkon Cr #1 | 9.7 | Free | Quintonkon Creek (stream) | 6.3 mi to Bear Creek Village | — |
The other 160 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Bigfork, MT.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Bigfork, 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.