Free camping near Helena Valley Northwest, MT
Within 25 straight-line miles of Helena Valley Northwest, MT there are 129 camps: 125 free, 3 fee, 1 unpriced. The closest is Missouri River/Jim Ball Gfa - Beaver Creek S Cua, 8.4 miles north-east of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Missouri River/Jim Ball Gfa - Beaver Creek S Cua, 8.4 miles out.
Who manages them: 127 on the Forest Service; 1 on Montana FWP; 1 on the BLM.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri River/Jim Ball Gfa - Beaver Creek S Cua | 8.4 | Free | Missouri River (river) | 1.8 mi to Old Weiss and French Place | — |
| Lbeaver06 | 8.5 | Free | Beaver Creek (stream) | 1.9 mi to Old Weiss and French Place | — |
| Lbeaver05A | 8.8 | Free | Beaver Creek (stream) | 2.0 mi to Old Weiss and French Place | — |
| Missouri River/Jim Ball Gfa - Beaver Creek N Cua | 9.2 | Free | Beaver Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Old Weiss and French Place | — |
| Lbeaver03 | 9.6 | Free | Beaver Creek (stream) | 2.5 mi to Old Weiss and French Place | — |
| Lbeaver02 | 9.7 | Free | Beaver Creek (stream) | 2.6 mi to Old Weiss and French Place | — |
| Coulter Campground | 11 | Free | Missouri River (river) | 3.7 mi to Old Weiss and French Place | — |
| Lpriest03A | 13 | Free | — | 1.9 mi to Austin | — |
| Lpriest03J | 13 | Free | — | 2.1 mi to Austin | — |
| Lpriest01A | 13 | Free | Ten Mile Creek (stream) | 3.1 mi to Forest Heights | — |
| Lpriest01F | 13 | Free | Ten Mile Creek (stream) | 3.1 mi to Forest Heights | — |
| Lpriest01G | 13 | Free | Ten Mile Creek (stream) | 3.0 mi to Forest Heights | — |
| Upriest01B | 13 | Free | — | 2.2 mi to Austin | — |
| Missouri River/Jim Ball Gfa - Nelson Cua | 13 | Free | — | 0.1 mi to Nelson | — |
| Mullan04 | 13 | Free | Uncle George Creek (stream) | 1.5 mi to Blossburg | — |
| Upriest02B | 14 | Free | — | 8.7 mi to Helena West Side | — |
| Upriest02C | 14 | Free | — | 1.4 mi to Blossburg | — |
| Upriest03 | 14 | Free | — | 1.4 mi to Blossburg | — |
| Mullan Rd 571 015 | 15 | Free | — | 1.2 mi to Bald Butte | — |
| Mullan Rd 571 007 | 15 | Free | Uncle George Creek (stream) | 1.7 mi to Blossburg | — |
| Mullan Rd 571 008 | 15 | Free | Uncle George Creek (stream) | 1.8 mi to Blossburg | — |
| Ophir Rd 136 016 | 15 | Free | — | 1.4 mi to Bald Butte | — |
| Mullan Rd 571 014 | 15 | Free | — | 7.6 mi to Marysville | — |
| Mullan Rd 571 010 | 15 | Free | Uncle George Creek (stream) | 1.8 mi to Blossburg | — |
| Lbeaver01B | 16 | Free | — | 8.5 mi to York | — |
| Quigley Group Use Site | 16 | Free | — | 0.6 mi to Frontier Town | — |
| Lbeaver01D | 17 | Free | — | 3.3 mi to Nelson | — |
| Ophir Rd 136 017 | 17 | Free | Hope Creek (stream) | 2.9 mi to Bald Butte | — |
| 10Mile03 | 17 | Free | — | — | — |
| Moose Creek Campground | 17 | Fee | — | 2.4 mi to Rimini | — |
| Moose Creek Group Use Site | 17 | Free | — | 2.2 mi to Rimini | — |
| Ophir Rd 136 018 | 17 | Free | Hope Creek (stream) | 3.7 mi to Bald Butte | — |
| 10Mile002C | 18 | Free | Ten Mile Creek (stream) | 2.0 mi to Rimini | — |
| 10Mile001A | 18 | Free | Ten Mile Creek (stream) | 1.9 mi to Rimini | — |
| Ubeaver01C | 18 | Free | — | 4.5 mi to Nelson | — |
| Ubeaver01D | 18 | Free | — | 4.6 mi to Nelson | — |
| Ubeaver01F | 18 | Free | — | 9.3 mi to York | — |
| Beartooth WMA | 18 | Free | — | 9.0 mi to Nelson | — |
| Chessman Rd 299 008 | 19 | Free | Chessman Reservoir (water) | 1.4 mi to Rimini | — |
| Chessman Rd 299 007 | 19 | Free | Chessman Reservoir (water) | 1.5 mi to Rimini | — |
| Chessman Rd 299 006 | 19 | Free | Chessman Reservoir (water) | 3.0 mi to Rimini | — |
| Jo Bonner Campground | 19 | Unpriced | — | 1.1 mi to Cavetown | — |
| Ubeaver02 | 19 | Free | — | 5.6 mi to Nelson | — |
| Magpie01 | 19 | Free | — | 2.6 mi to Cavetown | — |
| Crystal Creek Rd 4017 002 | 19 | Free | — | 4.3 mi to Montana | — |
| Clancy Gfa - Corral Gulch | 19 | Free | Chessman Reservoir (water) | 4.0 mi to Rimini | — |
| Crystal Creek Rd 4017 001D | 19 | Free | McClellan Creek (stream) | 5.6 mi to Montana City | — |
| Crystal Creek Rd 4017 001G | 19 | Free | McClellan Creek (stream) | 5.7 mi to Montana City | — |
| Ophir Rd 136 019 | 19 | Free | — | — | — |
| Vigilante Campground | 19 | Fee | — | 5.9 mi to York | — |
The other 79 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Helena Valley Northwest, MT.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Helena Valley Northwest, 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.