Free camping near Gardiner, MT
Within 25 straight-line miles of Gardiner, MT there are 130 camps: 126 free, 4 fee. The closest is Travertine Road-007, 0.4 miles north-east of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Travertine Road-007, 0.4 miles out. One of them is a camp Dave has slept at.
Who manages them: 130 on the Forest Service.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travertine Road-007 | 0.4 | Free | Landslide Creek (stream) | 1.7 mi to Gardiner | — |
| Travertine Road-006 | 0.4 | Free | Landslide Creek (stream) | 1.5 mi to Gardiner | — |
| Travertine Road-005 | 0.7 | Free | Phelps Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to Gardiner | — |
| Travertine Road-008 | 0.8 | Free | — | 0.8 mi to Gardiner | — |
| Travertine Road-009 | 1.6 | Free | Phelps Creek (stream) | 0.3 mi to Gardiner | — |
| Travertine Road-003 | 1.6 | Free | Phelps Creek (stream) | 0.7 mi to Gardiner | — |
| Eagle Creek | 2.8 | Fee | — | 2.8 mi to Gardiner | — |
| Eagle Creek Road-001 | 3.1 | Free | Davis Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Jardine | — |
| Eagle Creek Road-003 | 3.5 | Free | Davis Creek (stream) | 1.8 mi to Jardine | — |
| Jardine Road-001 | 4.0 | Free | Bear Creek (stream) | 1.6 mi to Jardine | — |
| Pole Creek Road-007 | 4.1 | Free | Pole Creek (stream) | 1.2 mi to Jardine | — |
| Pole Creek Road-002 | 4.2 | Free | Pole Creek (stream) | 1.2 mi to Jardine | — |
| Pole Creek Road-001A | 4.3 | Free | Pole Creek (stream) | 1.5 mi to Jardine | — |
| Jardine Road-002 | 4.3 | Free | Bear Creek (stream) | 1.1 mi to Jardine | — |
| Pole Creek Road-010 | 4.4 | Free | Pole Creek (stream) | 1.1 mi to Jardine | — |
| Eagle Creek Road-012 | 4.4 | Free | Pole Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Jardine | — |
| Eagle Creek Road-010 | 4.4 | Free | Pole Creek (stream) | 2.0 mi to Jardine | — |
| Eagle Creek Road-008 | 4.8 | Free | North Fork Bear Creek (stream) | 2.3 mi to Jardine | — |
| Eagle Creek Road-013 | 4.9 | Free | Pole Creek (stream) | 1.4 mi to Jardine | — |
| Eagle Creek Road-006 | 5.1 | Free | North Fork Bear Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Jardine | — |
| Palmer Mtn Road-002 | 5.3 | Free | — | 0.6 mi to Jardine | — |
| Bald Mtn Road-001 | 5.3 | Free | Palmer Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to Jardine | — |
| Palmer Mtn Road-003 | 5.6 | Free | Palmer Creek (stream) | 1.6 mi to Jardine | — |
| Bear Creek Road-001A | 5.7 | Free | Pine Creek (stream) | 0.5 mi to Jardine | — |
| Palmer Mtn Road-004 | 5.8 | Free | Palmer Creek (stream) | 2.0 mi to Jardine | — |
| Palmer Mtn Road-005 | 5.8 | Free | Palmer Creek (stream) | 2.1 mi to Jardine | — |
| Palmer Mtn Road-007 | 5.9 | Free | Palmer Creek (stream) | 2.4 mi to Jardine | — |
| Bear Creek Road-003 | 6.0 | Free | Pine Creek (stream) | 0.8 mi to Jardine | — |
| Palmer Mtn Road-008 | 6.0 | Free | Palmer Creek (stream) | 2.0 mi to Jardine | — |
| Crevice Mtn Road-001C | 6.1 | Free | — | 1.1 mi to Jardine | — |
| Palmer Mtn Road-009 | 6.4 | Free | Palmer Creek (stream) | 2.0 mi to Jardine | — |
| Bald Mtn Road-002 | 6.4 | Free | Pine Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to Jardine | — |
| Bear Creek Road-004 | 6.5 | Free | Bear Creek (stream) | 1.7 mi to Jardine | — |
| Palmer Mtn Road-011 | 6.5 | Free | — | 0.9 mi to Jardine | — |
| Palmer Mtn Road-012 | 6.6 | Free | Palmer Creek (stream) | 2.1 mi to Jardine | — |
| Bear Creek Road-005 | 6.9 | Free | — | 2.6 mi to Jardine | — |
| Park CountyDave slept here | 7.1 | Free | Bear Creek (stream) | 2.3 mi to Jardine | — |
| Bear Creek Road-006 | 7.5 | Free | Bear Creek (stream) | 2.7 mi to Jardine | — |
| Bear Fork Road-001 | 7.6 | Free | — | 2.8 mi to Jardine | — |
| Ash Mtn Road-002 | 7.7 | Free | — | 3.5 mi to Jardine | — |
| Ash Mtn Road-004 | 7.7 | Free | Bear Creek (stream) | 2.9 mi to Jardine | — |
| Ash Mtn Road-015 | 7.8 | Free | Bear Creek (stream) | 2.9 mi to Jardine | — |
| Bear Creek | 7.8 | Free | Bear Creek (stream) | 3.2 mi to Jardine | — |
| Ash Mtn Road-001 | 7.8 | Free | — | 3.7 mi to Jardine | — |
| Bear Fork Road-003 | 7.8 | Free | Bear Creek (stream) | 2.8 mi to Jardine | — |
| Darroch Creek Road-002 | 7.9 | Free | Darroch Creek (stream) | 3.3 mi to Jardine | — |
| Bear Creek Road-007 | 7.9 | Free | Bear Creek (stream) | 3.4 mi to Jardine | — |
| Ash Mtn Road-008 | 7.9 | Free | Bear Creek (stream) | 3.1 mi to Jardine | — |
| Ash Mtn Road-010 | 7.9 | Free | Darroch Creek (stream) | 3.2 mi to Jardine | — |
| Bear Fork Road-011 | 8.0 | Free | Pine Creek (stream) | 2.8 mi to Jardine | — |
The other 80 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Gardiner, MT.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Gardiner, 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.