Free camping near Clinton, MT
Within 25 straight-line miles of Clinton, MT there are 77 camps: 69 free, 8 fee. The closest is Road 4245, 3.5 miles south-west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Road 4245, 3.5 miles out. Today's season read covers 4 of them: 3 open, 0 closed, 1 worth a call.
Who manages them: 74 on the Forest Service; 2 on the BLM; 1 on Montana FWP.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road 4245 | 3.5 | Free | West Fork Swartz Creek (stream) | 3.8 mi to Clinton | — |
| Road 4245 | 4.9 | Free | — | 4.9 mi to Clinton | — |
| Schwartz Creek | 5.3 | Free | Swartz Creek (stream) | 5.3 mi to Clinton | — |
| Schwartz Creek | 5.9 | Free | Swartz Creek (stream) | 5.9 mi to Clinton | — |
| Schwartz Creek - Off Road | 6.0 | Free | Swartz Creek (stream) | 6.0 mi to Clinton | — |
| Schwartz Creek / Miller | 6.2 | Free | Swartz Creek (stream) | 6.3 mi to Clinton | — |
| Schwartz Creek / Miller | 6.5 | Free | Middle Fork Swartz Creek (stream) | 6.7 mi to Clinton | — |
| Plant Creek Rd2132-1 | 7.8 | Free | Plant Creek (stream) | 7.3 mi to Turah | — |
| Plant Creek Rd 2132 | 9.1 | Free | Plant Creek (stream) | 8.1 mi to Turah | — |
| Plant Creek Rd 2132 | 9.2 | Free | Park Creek (stream) | 7.6 mi to Turah | — |
| Miller Creek Road 464 | 9.6 | Free | Holloman Creek (stream) | 8.2 mi to McClain | — |
| Miller Creek Road 464 | 9.6 | Free | Miller Creek (stream) | 8.2 mi to McClain | — |
| Road 4257-1 | 10 | Free | — | 2.2 mi to Ravenna | — |
| Lower Blackfoot River Corridor | 10 | Free | Blackfoot River (river) | 0.6 mi to McNamara | — |
| Road 4312 | 11 | Free | — | 2.8 mi to Ravenna | — |
| Lodgepole Saddle | 12 | Free | — | 12 mi to Clinton | — |
| Brewster Creek Road | 12 | Free | — | 12 mi to Clinton | — |
| W.Fk. Tyler Saddle | 13 | Free | — | 4.0 mi to Nimrod | — |
| Norton Campground | 13 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Clinton | Open |
| Grizzly Campground | 14 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Clinton | — |
| Site 1 | 14 | Free | — | 14 mi to Clinton | — |
| Site 2 | 14 | Free | Welcome Creek (stream) | 4.0 mi to Quigley | — |
| Dalles Campground | 15 | Fee | — | 15 mi to Clinton | Open |
| Threemile WMA | 15 | Free | — | 9.1 mi to Bitterroot Court | — |
| Site 99-28 | 15 | Free | Beeskove Creek (stream) | 6.3 mi to Miller | — |
| Site 99-26 | 15 | Free | Beeskove Creek (stream) | 6.4 mi to Miller | — |
| Cinnamon Bear Saddle-04B | 15 | Free | — | 12 mi to Florence | — |
| Site 99-25 | 15 | Free | — | — | — |
| Site 99-?? | 15 | Free | Beeskove Creek (stream) | 6.2 mi to Pinegrove | — |
| Cinnamon Bear Saddle-03 | 15 | Free | Cinnabar Creek (stream) | 9.6 mi to Quigley | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #213 | 15 | Free | — | — | — |
| Site 3 | 15 | Free | Cinnabar Creek (stream) | 6.1 mi to Quigley | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #119 | 15 | Free | East Fork Rattlesnake Creek (stream) | 6.6 mi to Miller | — |
| Cinnamon Bear Saddle-02 | 16 | Free | Cinnamon Bear Creek (stream) | 10 mi to Quigley | — |
| Harrys Flat Campground | 16 | Fee | — | 16 mi to Stevensville | — |
| Site 4 | 17 | Free | Butte Cabin Creek (stream) | 7.9 mi to Quigley | — |
| Lower Willow Creek-002 | 17 | Free | — | 7.9 mi to Quigley | — |
| Cinnamon Bear Saddle-01 | 17 | Free | Cinnamon Bear Creek (stream) | 9.9 mi to Bitterroot Court | — |
| Trailhead 96 | 17 | Free | Butte Cabin Creek (stream) | 8.3 mi to Quigley | — |
| Harvey Creek-002 | 18 | Free | — | 6.7 mi to Nimrod | — |
| Site 5 | 18 | Free | Butte Cabin Creek (stream) | 8.8 mi to Quigley | — |
| Lower Willow Creek-003 | 18 | Free | — | 8.3 mi to Nimrod | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #671 | 18 | Free | — | 7.8 mi to Bitterroot Court | — |
| Upper Willow Creek-005 | 18 | Free | — | 7.1 mi to Quigley | — |
| Garnet Back Country Byway | 19 | Free | — | 0.7 mi to Garnet | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #148 | 19 | Free | — | 9.5 mi to Bitterroot Court | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #659 | 19 | Free | — | 9.6 mi to Bitterroot Court | — |
| Upper Willow Creek-006 | 19 | Free | Upper Willow Creek (stream) | 8.7 mi to Quigley | — |
| Site 6 | 20 | Free | — | 15 mi to Stevensville | — |
| Road 88 Upper Willow 01 | 20 | Free | Upper Willow Creek (stream) | 9.1 mi to Quigley | — |
The other 27 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Clinton, MT.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Clinton, 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.