Free camping near Columbia Falls, MT
Yes. 139 of the 151 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Columbia Falls, MT are listed as free; 10 charge a fee and 2 have no price on record. The closest free one is Holbrook-2, 10 miles northwest, on U.S. Forest Service land.
Dave has slept at 2 of these camps.
The 50 nearest camps to Columbia Falls, MT
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holbrook-2 | 10 | Free | — | 4.2 mi to Whitefish | — |
| Rd 895H Pullout | 10 | Free | Dorris Creek (stream) | 5.8 mi to Martin City | — |
| 895A Dispersed Camp | 10 | Free | Dorris Creek (stream) | 6.9 mi to Martin City | — |
| Doris Creek Pullout | 11 | Free | Dorris Creek (stream) | 6.5 mi to Martin City | — |
| Doris Creek | 11 | Fee | — | 6.5 mi to Martin | — |
| Doris - Lost Johnny Pullout | 11 | Free | Dorris Creek (stream) | 6.4 mi to Martin City | — |
| Lost Johnny Campground | 11 | Fee | — | 6.7 mi to Martin | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #493 | 11 | Free | Hungry Horse Lake (water) | 5.7 mi to Martin City | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #714 | 11 | Free | — | — | — |
| Lost Johnny Point Campground | 11 | Fee | — | 6.5 mi to Martin | — |
| Emery Bay Campground | 11 | Fee | — | 5.5 mi to Martin | — |
| Road 11024 | 12 | Free | — | 7.4 mi to Foster Mobile Home Park | — |
| Emery Cr Falls Site | 12 | Free | Emery Creek (stream) | 5.6 mi to Martin City | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #542 | 12 | Free | — | 3.2 mi to Jessup | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #477 | 13 | Free | Hanson-Doyle Lake (water) | 5.9 mi to Rhodes | — |
| 1615 Rd Gate/Emery Cr. | 13 | Free | Emery Creek (stream) | 5.7 mi to Martin City | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #271 | 13 | Free | Hanson-Doyle Lake (water) | 5.9 mi to Rhodes | — |
| Wounded Buck Pullout Middle | 13 | Free | Wounded Buck Creek (stream) | 8.4 mi to Martin City | — |
| Wounded Buck Creek Dispersed Camp | 13 | Free | Wounded Buck Creek (stream) | 8.5 mi to Foster Mobile Home Park | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #772 | 13 | Free | — | 4.0 mi to Jessup | — |
| Hungry Horse Bay Camp | 13 | Free | Hungry Horse Creek (stream) | 6.9 mi to Martin City | — |
| Wounded Buck Dispersed West | 13 | Free | — | 9.0 mi to Martin | — |
| Road 11139 Gravel Pit | 14 | Free | Wounded Buck Creek (stream) | 8.8 mi to Canyon Creek Boat Landing | — |
| View Improvement Logging Disp. Camp | 14 | Free | Wounded Buck Creek (stream) | 8.8 mi to Canyon Creek Boat Landing | — |
| Road 913-18 | 14 | Free | Hanson-Doyle Lake (water) | 5.3 mi to Rhodes | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #321 | 14 | Free | — | 4.0 mi to Jessup | — |
| 5385 5388 -3 Peters Ridge Th | 14 | Free | — | 8.5 mi to Bigfork | — |
| Lid Creek Campground | 14 | Free | Wounded Buck Creek (stream) | 8.1 mi to Canyon Creek Boat Landing | — |
| Lid Creek Pullout | 14 | Free | Wounded Buck Creek (stream) | 7.9 mi to Canyon Creek Boat Landing | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #818 | 14 | Free | — | 5.0 mi to Jessup | — |
| Fire Island Campground | 15 | Free | — | 8.2 mi to Canyon Creek Boat Landing | — |
| Fire Island Campground | 15 | Free | — | 8.1 mi to Canyon Creek Boat Landing | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #202 | 15 | Free | — | 5.5 mi to Jessup | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #206 | 15 | Free | — | 5.4 mi to Jessup | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #306 | 15 | Free | — | 3.8 mi to Rhodes | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #756 | 16 | Free | — | 3.8 mi to Rhodes | — |
| 5390 Krause-27 | 16 | Free | Strawberry Lake (water) | 6.4 mi to Jessup | — |
| Flathead CountyDave slept here | 16 | Free | — | 6.4 mi to Jessup | — |
| Big Creek Campground | 16 | Fee | — | 11 mi to West Glacier | — |
| Krause -13A | 16 | Free | — | 6.3 mi to Jessup | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #66 | 16 | Free | — | 7.1 mi to Rhodes | — |
| Road 913-16A Beach | 16 | Free | — | 7.5 mi to Rhodes | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #354 | 16 | Free | — | 7.3 mi to Rhodes | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #517 | 16 | Free | — | 6.3 mi to Rhodes | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #863 | 16 | Free | — | 5.9 mi to Rhodes | — |
| Tally Lake Boat Site 2 | 16 | Free | — | 6.3 mi to Lupfer | — |
| Wildcat_Lake_001 | 17 | Free | Wildcat Lake (water) | 8.3 mi to Bear Creek Village | — |
| Flossy Bay Dispersed Camp South Site | 17 | Free | Clayton Creek (stream) | 5.3 mi to Canyon Creek Boat Landing | — |
| Flossy Bay Dispersed Camp West Site | 17 | Free | Clayton Creek (stream) | 5.3 mi to Canyon Creek Boat Landing | — |
| Tally Lake North Beach Site 4 | 17 | Free | Logan Creek (river) | 5.0 mi to Lupfer | — |
The other 101 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Columbia Falls, MT.
Who manages the camps near Columbia Falls, MT
Who manages them: 149 on the Forest Service; 2 on an agency our record does not name.
- Flathead National Forest — 151 camps: 139 free, 10 fee, 2 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 151 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Columbia Falls, MT
This is the Weather Service forecast for the town, fetched when the page opens. It is not a forecast for any camp in the table; ground higher up or in a canyon can run colder or windier. It needs JavaScript; without it, see weather.gov.
Camping near other towns close by
The nearest towns that have their own page, with the straight-line miles between the towns.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Columbia Falls, 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.