Free camping near Butte-Silver Bow, MT
Within 25 straight-line miles of Butte-Silver Bow, MT there are 189 camps: 185 free, 4 fee. The closest is USFS dispersed camp — MT #296, 4.6 miles south-west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is USFS dispersed camp — MT #296, 4.6 miles out. One of them is a camp Dave has slept at.
Who manages them: 186 on the Forest Service; 2 on the BLM; 1 on Montana FWP.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #296 | 4.6 | Free | Divide Creek South Fork (stream) | 8.0 mi to Dewey | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #744 | 4.7 | Free | South Fork Reservoir (water) | 7.8 mi to Dewey | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #36 | 4.8 | Free | — | 4.8 mi to Butte-Silver Bow | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #295 | 5.1 | Free | South Fork Reservoir (water) | 7.5 mi to Dewey | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #812 | 5.2 | Free | Divide Creek North Fork (stream) | 8.4 mi to Dewey | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #815 | 5.5 | Free | Divide Creek North Fork (stream) | 10 mi to Dewey | — |
| Beaverdam Campground | 5.7 | Fee | — | 5.7 mi to Butte-Silver Bow | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #135 | 5.8 | Free | Divide Creek North Fork (stream) | 9.4 mi to Dewey | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #546 | 5.9 | Free | — | 5.9 mi to Butte-Silver Bow | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #584 | 5.9 | Free | Divide Creek North Fork (stream) | 9.8 mi to Dewey | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #533 | 6.0 | Free | — | 11 mi to Butte | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #636 | 6.1 | Free | Divide Creek North Fork (stream) | 9.4 mi to Dewey | — |
| Basin Canyon Campground | 6.1 | Free | — | 11 mi to Butte | — |
| Burton 2 | 6.2 | Free | — | 13 mi to Dewey | — |
| Burton 1 | 6.3 | Free | — | 13 mi to Dewey | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #650 | 6.5 | Free | — | 11 mi to Butte | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #428 | 6.7 | Free | — | 11 mi to Dewey | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #575 | 7.5 | Free | — | 7.5 mi to Butte-Silver Bow | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #220 | 7.5 | Free | Divide Creek North Fork (stream) | 8.6 mi to Patterson Corner | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #480 | 7.6 | Free | — | 8.2 mi to Patterson Corner | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #315 | 7.9 | Free | — | 14 mi to Dewey | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #580 | 8.1 | Free | — | 8.1 mi to Butte-Silver Bow | — |
| End Road | 9.2 | Free | Divide Creek South Fork (stream) | 4.2 mi to Dewey | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #223 | 9.3 | Free | — | 12 mi to Anaconda | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #861 | 9.4 | Free | — | 9.4 mi to Butte-Silver Bow | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #676 | 9.4 | Free | — | 12 mi to Anaconda | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #665 | 9.5 | Free | — | — | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #350 | 9.5 | Free | — | 12 mi to Anaconda | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #363 | 9.5 | Free | — | 13 mi to Anaconda | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #509 | 9.6 | Free | — | 14 mi to Glendale | — |
| Lower | 9.6 | Free | — | 9.1 mi to Patterson Corner | — |
| Whistle | 9.8 | Free | — | 5.8 mi to Patterson Corner | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #532 | 9.9 | Free | — | 12 mi to Anaconda | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #681 | 9.9 | Free | — | 12 mi to Anaconda | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #8 | 10.0 | Free | — | 7.6 mi to Rader Creek | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #689 | 10.0 | Free | — | 12 mi to Anaconda | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #799 | 10 | Free | — | 11 mi to Anaconda | — |
| Humbug Spires Wsa | 11 | Free | — | 8.6 mi to Glendale | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #568 | 11 | Free | — | 11 mi to Butte-Silver Bow | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #524 | 11 | Free | — | 11 mi to Butte-Silver Bow | — |
| Red Can | 11 | Free | — | 4.4 mi to Dewey | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #836 | 11 | Free | — | 12 mi to Silver Star | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #621 | 11 | Free | — | 13 mi to Glendale | — |
| Jerry Creek Dispersed Site | 11 | Free | — | 3.4 mi to Patterson Corner | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #371 | 11 | Free | — | 11 mi to Butte-Silver Bow | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #57 | 11 | Free | — | 12 mi to Silver Star | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #403 | 11 | Free | — | 11 mi to Butte-Silver Bow | — |
| Rocky Entrance | 11 | Free | — | 3.2 mi to Patterson Corner | — |
| Tents | 12 | Free | — | 3.0 mi to Patterson Corner | — |
| Libby Creek | 12 | Free | — | 9.0 mi to Wise River | — |
The other 139 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Butte-Silver Bow, MT.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Butte-Silver Bow, 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.