Free camping near Fishtail, MT
Within 25 straight-line miles of Fishtail, MT there are 88 camps: 81 free, 7 fee. The closest is USFS dispersed camp — MT #340, 12 miles west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is USFS dispersed camp — MT #340, 12 miles out.
Who manages them: 82 on the Forest Service; 6 on an agency our record does not name.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #340 | 12 | Free | Dale Creek (stream) | 3.0 mi to Dean | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #111 | 13 | Free | Dale Creek (stream) | 3.2 mi to Dean | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #595 | 13 | Free | — | 3.9 mi to Nye | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #16 | 13 | Free | Dale Creek (stream) | 3.5 mi to Dean | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #528 | 13 | Free | Dale Creek (stream) | 3.5 mi to Dean | — |
| Pine Grove Campground | 14 | Fee | Line Creek (stream) | 5.2 mi to Alpine | — |
| Pine Grove | 14 | Fee | — | 9.1 mi to Roscoe | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #28 | 14 | Free | West Red Lodge Creek (stream) | 2.0 mi to Rankin Place | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #264 | 14 | Free | West Red Lodge Creek (stream) | 1.8 mi to Rankin Place | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #278 | 14 | Free | Little Rocky Creek (stream) | 4.0 mi to Nye | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #421 | 14 | Free | Little Rocky Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Nye | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #548 | 14 | Free | Little Rocky Creek (stream) | 3.9 mi to Nye | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #538 | 14 | Free | — | 3.8 mi to Luther | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #537 | 14 | Free | West Red Lodge Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Rankin Place | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #242 | 14 | Free | Hellroaring Creek (stream) | 4.3 mi to Rankin Place | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #364 | 14 | Free | Hellroaring Creek (stream) | 4.2 mi to Alpine | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #435 | 14 | Free | Hellroaring Creek (stream) | 4.2 mi to Alpine | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #605 | 15 | Free | — | 3.9 mi to Luther | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #564 | 15 | Free | West Red Lodge Creek (stream) | 2.3 mi to Rankin Place | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #785 | 15 | Free | West Red Lodge Creek (stream) | 2.1 mi to Rankin Place | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #318 | 15 | Free | West Red Lodge Creek (stream) | 2.4 mi to Rankin Place | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #157 | 15 | Free | Little Rocky Creek (stream) | 4.7 mi to Nye | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #401 | 15 | Free | Emerald Lake (water) | 4.5 mi to Alpine | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #185 | 15 | Free | Emerald Lake (water) | 4.5 mi to Alpine | — |
| Jimmy Joe | 16 | Free | East Rosebud Creek (river) | 2.8 mi to Alpine | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #97 | 16 | Free | Emerald Lake (water) | 4.5 mi to Alpine | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #734 | 16 | Free | Emerald Lake (water) | 4.5 mi to Alpine | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #445 | 16 | Free | Emerald Lake (water) | 4.8 mi to Alpine | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #578 | 16 | Free | Emerald Lake (water) | 4.6 mi to Alpine | — |
| Emerald Lake | 16 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Roscoe | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #649 | 17 | Free | East Rosebud Creek (river) | 1.7 mi to Alpine | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #74 | 17 | Free | East Rosebud Creek (river) | 1.8 mi to Alpine | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #313 | 17 | Free | West Rosebud Creek (river) | 4.9 mi to Alpine | — |
| Mainbridger-01 | 17 | Free | Bridger Creek (stream) | 7.6 mi to Limestone | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #283 | 17 | Free | West Rosebud Creek (river) | 5.0 mi to Alpine | — |
| Mainbridger-002 | 17 | Free | Bridger Creek (stream) | 7.5 mi to Limestone | — |
| Bridgercr03 | 18 | Free | Bridger Creek (stream) | 6.5 mi to Meyers Creek | — |
| East Rosebud Lake | 18 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Luther | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #677 | 18 | Free | Horseman Flats Lake (water) | 1.6 mi to Mountain View | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #385 | 18 | Free | East Rosebud Lake (water) | 0.4 mi to Alpine | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #733 | 19 | Free | Timberline Creek (stream) | 6.3 mi to Rankin Place | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #339 | 19 | Free | West Bridger Creek (stream) | 9.5 mi to Meyers Creek | — |
| Dispersed camp — Carbon County, MT | 19 | Free | Timberline Creek (stream) | 6.3 mi to Rankin Place | — |
| Dispersed camp #2 — Carbon County, MT | 19 | Free | Timberline Creek (stream) | 6.4 mi to Rankin Place | — |
| Cascade Campground | 19 | Fee | Timberline Creek (stream) | 6.5 mi to Rankin Place | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #86 | 19 | Free | Timberline Creek (stream) | 6.4 mi to Rankin Place | — |
| Dispersed camp #3 — Carbon County, MT | 20 | Free | Lower Basin Creek Lake (water) | 7.1 mi to Rankin Place | — |
| Dispersed camp #4 — Carbon County, MT | 20 | Free | Lower Basin Creek Lake (water) | 7.3 mi to Rankin Place | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #75 | 20 | Free | Horseman Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Mountain View | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #606 | 20 | Free | Lower Basin Creek Lake (water) | 7.5 mi to Rankin Place | — |
The other 38 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Fishtail, MT.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Fishtail, 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.