Free camping near Elliston, MT
Yes. 177 of the 182 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Elliston, MT are listed as free; 4 charge a fee and 1 has no price on record. The closest free one is Elliston Rd 314 001, 1.4 miles southeast, on U.S. Forest Service land.
The 50 nearest camps to Elliston, MT
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliston Rd 314 001 | 1.4 | Free | Little Blackfoot River (river) | 1.3 mi to Elliston | — |
| Elliston Rd 314 005 | 1.4 | Free | Little Blackfoot River (river) | 0.7 mi to Elliston | — |
| Lblack18 | 6.0 | Free | — | 6.0 mi to Elliston | — |
| Lblack17A | 6.3 | Free | Hat Creek (stream) | 6.3 mi to Elliston | — |
| Lblack16C | 6.5 | Free | Little Blackfoot River (river) | 6.5 mi to Elliston | — |
| Lblack14 | 6.9 | Free | Little Blackfoot River (river) | 6.8 mi to Elliston | — |
| Telegraph-08 | 7.1 | Free | — | 5.6 mi to Rimini | — |
| Lblack11 | 7.1 | Free | Little Blackfoot River (river) | 7.0 mi to Elliston | — |
| Telegraph-07 | 7.2 | Free | — | 5.5 mi to Rimini | — |
| Lblack-09 | 7.3 | Free | Little Blackfoot River (river) | 7.3 mi to Elliston | — |
| Lblack10 | 7.4 | Free | — | 7.4 mi to Elliston | — |
| Quigley Group Use Site | 7.5 | Free | — | 0.6 mi to Frontier Town | — |
| Lblack-08 | 7.6 | Free | Little Blackfoot River (river) | 7.6 mi to Elliston | — |
| Lblack-07 | 7.7 | Free | Little Blackfoot River (river) | 7.7 mi to Elliston | — |
| Lblack-06A | 7.8 | Free | Little Blackfoot River (river) | 7.8 mi to Elliston | — |
| Mullan Rd 571 014 | 8.0 | Free | — | 7.6 mi to Marysville | — |
| Telegraph-04C | 8.0 | Free | — | 5.0 mi to Rimini | — |
| Mullan Rd 571 010 | 8.0 | Free | Uncle George Creek (stream) | 1.8 mi to Blossburg | — |
| Lblack-05 | 8.1 | Free | Little Blackfoot River (river) | 8.3 mi to Elliston | — |
| Mullan Rd 571 008 | 8.2 | Free | Uncle George Creek (stream) | 1.8 mi to Blossburg | — |
| Lblack-03B | 8.2 | Free | Little Blackfoot River (river) | 8.5 mi to Elliston | — |
| Mullan Rd 571 007 | 8.2 | Free | Uncle George Creek (stream) | 1.7 mi to Blossburg | — |
| Lblack-02C | 8.3 | Free | — | — | — |
| Lblack-01 | 8.3 | Free | — | 8.3 mi to Elliston | — |
| Lblack-04 | 8.3 | Free | Little Blackfoot River (river) | 8.6 mi to Elliston | — |
| Telegraph-03 | 8.4 | Free | — | 4.9 mi to Rimini | — |
| Telegraph-01 | 8.5 | Free | — | 5.0 mi to Rimini | — |
| Upriest03 | 8.9 | Free | — | 1.4 mi to Blossburg | — |
| Upriest02C | 9.0 | Free | — | 1.4 mi to Blossburg | — |
| Kading Campground | 9.0 | Fee | — | 9.0 mi to Elliston | — |
| Upriest02B | 9.1 | Free | — | 8.7 mi to Helena West Side | — |
| Mullan04 | 9.5 | Free | Uncle George Creek (stream) | 1.5 mi to Blossburg | — |
| Upriest01B | 9.7 | Free | — | 2.2 mi to Austin | — |
| Moose Creek Group Use Site | 10 | Free | — | 2.2 mi to Rimini | — |
| Lpriest03J | 10 | Free | — | 2.1 mi to Austin | — |
| 10Mile002C | 10 | Free | Ten Mile Creek (stream) | 2.0 mi to Rimini | — |
| Moose Creek Campground | 10 | Fee | — | 2.4 mi to Rimini | — |
| 10Mile001A | 10 | Free | Ten Mile Creek (stream) | 1.9 mi to Rimini | — |
| Ophir Rd 136 021 | 10 | Free | — | 4.6 mi to Quigley | — |
| Lpriest03A | 10 | Free | — | 1.9 mi to Austin | — |
| 10Mile03 | 10 | Free | — | — | — |
| Ophir Rd 136 020 | 11 | Free | — | 6.0 mi to Quigley | — |
| Lpriest01G | 11 | Free | Ten Mile Creek (stream) | 3.0 mi to Forest Heights | — |
| Lpriest01A | 11 | Free | Ten Mile Creek (stream) | 3.1 mi to Forest Heights | — |
| Ophir Rd 136 019 | 11 | Free | — | — | — |
| Lpriest01F | 11 | Free | Ten Mile Creek (stream) | 3.1 mi to Forest Heights | — |
| Ophir Rd 136 018 | 12 | Free | Hope Creek (stream) | 3.7 mi to Bald Butte | — |
| Ophir Rd 136 017 | 12 | Free | Hope Creek (stream) | 2.9 mi to Bald Butte | — |
| Mullan Rd 571 015 | 12 | Free | — | 1.2 mi to Bald Butte | — |
| Ophir Rd 136 016 | 12 | Free | — | 1.4 mi to Bald Butte | — |
The other 132 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Elliston, MT.
Who manages the camps near Elliston, MT
Who manages them: 181 on the Forest Service; 1 on the BLM.
- Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest — 120 camps: 116 free, 4 fee
- Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest — 61 camps: 61 free
- Butte Field Office — 1 camp: 1 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 182 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Elliston, 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 Elliston, 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.