Free camping near Fortine, MT
Within 25 straight-line miles of Fortine, MT there are 176 camps: 169 free, 3 fee, 4 unpriced. The closest is Deep Side, 1.4 miles east of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Deep Side, 1.4 miles out. One of them is a camp Dave has slept at.
Who manages them: 176 on the Forest Service.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Side | 1.4 | Free | Deep Creek (stream) | 2.3 mi to Fortine | — |
| Murphy Lake | 2.4 | Free | Laughing Water Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to Ant Flat | — |
| Martin Lake | 3.0 | Free | Laughing Water Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Ant Flat | — |
| Grave Creek Campground | 3.4 | Free | Grave Creek (river) | 3.3 mi to Dahlberg | — |
| Grave Creek | 3.4 | Free | Grave Creek (river) | 3.4 mi to Dahlberg | — |
| Grave Cr Disp | 3.4 | Free | Grave Creek (river) | 3.5 mi to Dahlberg | — |
| Tr358 Site 1 | 3.5 | Free | Grave Creek (river) | 4.3 mi to Fortine | — |
| Bunchgrass | 3.6 | Free | Grave Creek (river) | 3.6 mi to Dahlberg | — |
| North Dickey Lake Campground | 4.3 | Fee | Dickey Creek (stream) | 1.9 mi to Trego | — |
| Tr72 Site 1 | 4.8 | Free | North Fork Deep Creek (stream) | 5.7 mi to Fortine | — |
| Summerville Lake 1 | 6.1 | Free | Summerville Lake (water) | 2.5 mi to Tobacco | — |
| Timberlake 2 | 6.1 | Free | Timber Lake (water) | 1.7 mi to Tobacco | — |
| Frank Lake Site 3 | 6.3 | Free | Summerville Lake (water) | 2.4 mi to Tobacco | — |
| Frank Lake 2 | 6.4 | Free | Timber Lake (water) | 2.3 mi to Tobacco | — |
| Rd 668-Camp | 6.4 | Free | Timber Lake (water) | 2.1 mi to Tobacco | — |
| Birch Creek Camp | 6.6 | Free | Cat Creek (stream) | 7.0 mi to Dahlberg | — |
| Rock Lake | 6.6 | Free | Rock Lake (water) | 1.4 mi to Tobacco | — |
| Lost Lake Site 1 | 6.6 | Free | Rock Lake (water) | 1.7 mi to Tobacco | — |
| Tr72 Site 2 | 6.8 | Free | North Fork Deep Creek (stream) | 7.7 mi to Fortine | — |
| Tr335 Site 1 | 7.6 | Free | Griffith Creek (stream) | 6.5 mi to Tobacco | — |
| Edna Creek | 7.6 | Free | — | 1.5 mi to Trego | — |
| Grave Creek/Old Williams Creek | 7.6 | Free | Cat Creek (stream) | 8.0 mi to Tobacco | — |
| Tr26 Site 1 | 7.9 | Free | Whale Creek (river) | 8.8 mi to Fortine | — |
| Track Lake 1 | 8.3 | Free | Jumbo Lake (water) | 0.4 mi to Stryker | — |
| Waterworks | 8.3 | Free | Summit Creek (stream) | 0.9 mi to Stryker | — |
| Upper Pinkham Creek | 8.8 | Free | Still Creek (stream) | 7.0 mi to Dahlberg | — |
| Rd 3701 Site 1 | 9.1 | Free | Turtle Lake (water) | 2.7 mi to Eureka | — |
| Clarence Guard Station & Meadow | 9.2 | Free | Stahl Creek (stream) | 9.1 mi to Tobacco | — |
| Rd 1148 Clarence Cr | 9.3 | Free | Stahl Creek (stream) | 9.2 mi to Tobacco | — |
| Stahl/Clarence | 9.5 | Free | — | 9.5 mi to Fortine | — |
| Rd 7021G-Camp | 9.6 | Free | Stahl Creek (stream) | 7.8 mi to Tobacco | — |
| Blue Lake 3 | 9.6 | Free | Blue Lake (water) | 1.2 mi to Stryker | — |
| Rd 7021H Camp | 9.6 | Free | Stahl Creek (stream) | 7.8 mi to Tobacco | — |
| Pnt03 Tr74 Site 3 | 9.8 | Free | Inuya Creek (stream) | 11 mi to Fortine | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #712 | 9.9 | Free | Clarence Creek (stream) | 9.2 mi to Tobacco | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #494 | 10 | Free | Clarence Creek (stream) | 9.3 mi to Tobacco | — |
| Louis Lake Site 2 | 10 | Free | Louis Lake (water) | 3.7 mi to Stryker | — |
| Rd 494 Site 3 | 11 | Free | Still Creek (stream) | 8.4 mi to Dahlberg | — |
| Tr74 Site 1 | 11 | Free | Blue Sky Creek (stream) | 12 mi to Fortine | — |
| Tr74 Site 2 | 11 | Free | Blue Sky Creek (stream) | 12 mi to Fortine | — |
| Pnt03 Tr339 Site B | 11 | Free | Big Therriault Lake (water) | 7.7 mi to Tobacco | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #790 | 11 | Free | Clarence Creek (stream) | 10 mi to Tobacco | — |
| Highline Tr 339-Site 2 | 11 | Free | Big Therriault Lake (water) | 7.8 mi to Tobacco | — |
| Big T Lake Loop Tr 86 Site 1 | 11 | Free | Big Therriault Lake (water) | 8.1 mi to Tobacco | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #835 | 11 | Free | Sieminski Creek (stream) | 9.5 mi to Eagle Lake Ranch | — |
| Road 433 | 11 | Free | — | 5.7 mi to Trego | — |
| Sunday Creek Road | 11 | Free | Sunday Lakes (water) | 3.1 mi to Stryker | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #84 | 11 | Free | Clarence Creek (stream) | 9.9 mi to Tobacco | — |
| Tr88 Site 1 | 11 | Free | Little Therriault Lake (water) | 7.5 mi to Mountain View Mobile Home Park | — |
| Big Therriault Lake Campground | 11 | Unpriced | Big Therriault Lake (water) | 8.5 mi to Tobacco | — |
The other 126 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Fortine, MT.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Fortine, 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.