Free camping near Cardwell, MT
Within 25 straight-line miles of Cardwell, MT there are 172 camps: 170 free, 1 fee, 1 unpriced. The closest is Bone Basin Perry Cyn-073, 8.5 miles south-west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Bone Basin Perry Cyn-073, 8.5 miles out. One of them is a camp Dave has slept at.
Who manages them: 171 on the Forest Service; 1 on the BLM.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bone Basin Perry Cyn-073 | 8.5 | Free | — | 5.9 mi to Mammoth | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #171 | 9.4 | Free | — | 5.1 mi to Mammoth | — |
| Bone Basin Perry Cyn-070 | 9.8 | Free | — | 5.0 mi to Renova | — |
| Bone Basin Perry Cyn-072 | 9.8 | Free | — | 5.6 mi to Renova | — |
| Bone Basin Perry Cyn-071 | 10 | Free | — | 5.6 mi to Renova | — |
| Mill Canyon Rusty-005 | 12 | Free | Coalpit Creek (stream) | 4.3 mi to Mammoth | — |
| Mill Canyon Rusty-002 | 12 | Free | Coalpit Creek (stream) | 4.4 mi to Mammoth | — |
| Mill Canyon Rusty-001 | 13 | Free | Mill Creek (stream) | 4.4 mi to Waterloo | — |
| S Boulder 107-059 | 15 | Free | Curly Creek (stream) | 0.8 mi to Mammoth | — |
| S Boulder 107-057 | 15 | Free | Curly Creek (stream) | 0.9 mi to Mammoth | — |
| South Boulder Lower Dispersed Site | 15 | Free | Curly Creek (stream) | 1.1 mi to Mammoth | — |
| S Boulder 107-055 | 15 | Free | Curly Creek (stream) | 1.5 mi to Mammoth | — |
| BLM public landDave slept here | 15 | Free | Big Pipestone Creek (stream) | 2.5 mi to Paul Place | — |
| Forest Rd 938A | 15 | Free | Upper Mason (water) | 2.5 mi to Mammoth | — |
| Forest Rd 938A | 16 | Free | — | 2.6 mi to Mammoth | — |
| S Boulder 107-054 | 16 | Free | Curly Creek (stream) | 1.8 mi to Mammoth | — |
| Forest Rd 938A | 16 | Free | Upper Mason (water) | 2.7 mi to Mammoth | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #19 | 16 | Free | Whitetail Creek (stream) | 3.7 mi to Paul Place | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #559 | 16 | Free | Whitetail Creek (stream) | 3.9 mi to Paul Place | — |
| S Boulder 107-052 | 16 | Free | Curly Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Mammoth | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #106 | 16 | Free | Whitetail Creek (stream) | 4.0 mi to Paul Place | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #478 | 16 | Free | — | 1.1 mi to Paul Place | — |
| S Boulder 107-048 | 16 | Free | Curly Creek (stream) | 2.5 mi to Mammoth | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #788 | 17 | Free | Big Pipestone Creek (stream) | 1.9 mi to Paul Place | — |
| S Boulder 107-047E | 17 | Free | Curly Creek (stream) | 2.8 mi to Mammoth | — |
| S Boulder 107-047C | 17 | Free | Curly Creek (stream) | 2.8 mi to Mammoth | — |
| S Boulder 107-046 | 17 | Free | Curly Creek (stream) | 2.9 mi to Mammoth | — |
| S Boulder 107-047A | 17 | Free | Curly Creek (stream) | 3.0 mi to Mammoth | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #22 | 17 | Free | — | 12 mi to Boulder | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #98 | 17 | Free | — | 7.1 mi to Paul Place | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #573 | 17 | Free | — | 7.4 mi to Paul Place | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #814 | 17 | Free | — | 7.6 mi to Paul Place | — |
| S Boulder 107-045 | 17 | Free | Bismark Reservoir (water) | 3.5 mi to Mammoth | — |
| S Boulder 107-044 | 18 | Free | — | 4.0 mi to Mammoth | — |
| S Boulder 107-043 | 18 | Free | Bismark Reservoir (water) | 4.3 mi to Mammoth | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #508 | 18 | Free | Pappas Creek (stream) | 2.9 mi to Paul Place | — |
| S Boulder 107-042 | 18 | Free | Bismark Reservoir (water) | 4.4 mi to Mammoth | — |
| S Boulder 107-041 | 18 | Free | South Boulder (stream) | 4.6 mi to Mammoth | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #302 | 19 | Free | — | 8.8 mi to Mountain Valley Trailer Court | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #59 | 19 | Free | — | 11 mi to Boulder | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #230 | 19 | Free | — | 8.7 mi to Paul Place | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #516 | 19 | Free | — | 8.7 mi to Mountain Valley Trailer Court | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #114 | 19 | Free | — | 8.7 mi to Mountain Valley Trailer Court | — |
| Toll Mountain Campground | 19 | Free | — | 2.4 mi to Rader Creek | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #266 | 19 | Free | — | 9.3 mi to Paul Place | — |
| S Boulder 107-040 | 19 | Free | Sailor Lake (water) | 3.3 mi to Leiterville | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #678 | 20 | Free | — | 8.4 mi to Mountain Valley Trailer Court | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #289 | 20 | Free | — | 8.7 mi to Mountain Valley Trailer Court | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #134 | 20 | Free | — | 6.0 mi to Paul Place | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #60 | 20 | Free | — | 8.5 mi to Boulder | — |
The other 122 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Cardwell, MT.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Cardwell, 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.