Free camping near Boulder, MT
Within 25 straight-line miles of Boulder, MT there are 271 camps: 264 free, 6 fee, 1 unpriced. The closest is USFS dispersed camp — MT #142, 3.1 miles south of town. The closest one our audit calls free is USFS dispersed camp — MT #142, 3.1 miles out. One of them is a camp Dave has slept at.
Who manages them: 269 on the Forest Service; 2 on the BLM.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #142 | 3.1 | Free | Little Boulder River (stream) | 2.9 mi to Mountain Valley Trailer Court | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #623 | 3.3 | Free | Little Boulder River (stream) | 3.1 mi to Mountain Valley Trailer Court | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #503 | 3.3 | Free | Little Boulder River (stream) | 3.1 mi to Mountain Valley Trailer Court | — |
| Galena Gulch Campground | 3.3 | Unpriced | Boulder River (river) | 1.1 mi to Fuller | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #174 | 3.6 | Free | Little Boulder River (stream) | 3.3 mi to Mountain Valley Trailer Court | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #826 | 3.6 | Free | Little Boulder River (stream) | 3.4 mi to Mountain Valley Trailer Court | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #177 | 3.9 | Free | Little Boulder River (stream) | 3.6 mi to Mountain Valley Trailer Court | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #110 | 3.9 | Free | Little Boulder River (stream) | 3.8 mi to Sunset Trailer Court | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #521 | 4.0 | Free | Little Boulder River (stream) | 4.0 mi to Sunset Trailer Court | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #830 | 4.0 | Free | Little Boulder River (stream) | 4.0 mi to Sunset Trailer Court | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #629 | 4.0 | Free | Little Boulder River (stream) | 4.0 mi to Sunset Trailer Court | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #287 | 4.1 | Free | Little Boulder River (stream) | 4.0 mi to Sunset Trailer Court | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #865 | 4.1 | Free | Little Boulder River (stream) | 4.1 mi to Sunset Trailer Court | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #529 | 4.2 | Free | Little Boulder River (stream) | 4.3 mi to Sunset Trailer Court | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #682 | 4.3 | Free | Little Boulder River (stream) | 4.0 mi to Mountain Valley Trailer Court | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #301 | 4.5 | Free | — | 2.5 mi to Fuller | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #562 | 4.7 | Free | — | 4.7 mi to Boulder | — |
| North Galena Rd-018 | 4.8 | Free | — | 4.1 mi to Basin | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #91 | 4.9 | Free | Little Boulder River (stream) | 4.7 mi to Mountain Valley Trailer Court | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #71 | 5.0 | Free | — | 5.0 mi to Sunset Trailer Court | — |
| North Galena Rd-019 | 5.0 | Free | Boulder River (river) | 1.7 mi to Fuller | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #130 | 5.1 | Free | Little Boulder River (stream) | 4.8 mi to Mountain Valley Trailer Court | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #860 | 5.2 | Free | — | 5.1 mi to Sunset Trailer Court | — |
| Galena Ridge 8668-025 | 5.2 | Free | — | 3.0 mi to Fuller | — |
| North Galena Rd-021 | 5.3 | Free | — | 3.2 mi to Fuller | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #351 | 5.4 | Free | — | 5.3 mi to Sunset Trailer Court | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT | 5.4 | Free | — | 5.4 mi to Boulder | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #92 | 5.5 | Free | — | 5.4 mi to Sunset Trailer Court | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #360 | 5.5 | Free | — | 5.5 mi to Sunset Trailer Court | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #78 | 5.6 | Free | — | 3.3 mi to Fuller | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #298 | 5.6 | Free | — | 5.5 mi to Sunset Trailer Court | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #161 | 5.7 | Free | — | — | — |
| North Galena Rd-020 | 5.8 | Free | — | 3.3 mi to Fuller | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #437 | 5.9 | Free | — | 5.8 mi to Mountain Valley Trailer Court | — |
| Galena Ridge 8668-030 | 6.0 | Free | — | 4.0 mi to Fuller | — |
| Muskrat Tr Hd Rd441-16 | 6.0 | Free | — | 2.7 mi to Kyle | — |
| Muskrat Trhd Rd441-17 | 6.2 | Free | — | 2.8 mi to Kyle | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #40 | 6.3 | Free | — | 6.2 mi to Sunset Trailer Court | — |
| Muskrat Trhd Rd441-18 | 6.3 | Free | — | 3.0 mi to Kyle | — |
| Galena Ridge 8668-027 | 6.3 | Free | — | 5.3 mi to Basin | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #825 | 6.4 | Free | — | 6.3 mi to Mountain Valley Trailer Court | — |
| Muskrat Trhd Rd441-19 | 6.5 | Free | — | 3.1 mi to Kyle | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #31 | 6.6 | Free | — | 6.4 mi to Mountain Valley Trailer Court | — |
| Galena Ridge 8668-028 | 6.8 | Free | — | 4.1 mi to Basin | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #52 | 7.1 | Free | — | 7.1 mi to Boulder | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #102 | 7.1 | Free | Spring Creek (stream) | 0.5 mi to Queen | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #13 | 7.4 | Free | Spring Creek (stream) | 0.2 mi to Queen | — |
| Cromwell Dixon Campground | 7.4 | Fee | — | 5.9 mi to Basin | — |
| Elkhorns-Rd9365-7 | 7.4 | Free | Spring Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to Queen | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #758 | 7.4 | Free | Spring Creek (stream) | 0.1 mi to Queen | — |
The other 221 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Boulder, MT.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Boulder, 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.