Free camping near Heron, MT
Yes. 383 of the 401 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Heron, MT are listed as free; 9 charge a fee and 9 have no price on record. The closest free one is USFS dispersed camp — MT #427, 2.4 miles north, on U.S. Forest Service land.
The circle crosses a state line: ID and MT.
The 50 nearest camps to Heron, MT
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #427 | 2.4 | Free | — | 2.9 mi to Heron | — |
| Rd 1912 Site 1 | 2.5 | Free | — | 2.8 mi to Heron | — |
| Big Eddy Campground | 2.6 | Unpriced | — | 1.6 mi to Heron | — |
| Rd 1912 Site 2 | 2.7 | Free | — | 3.0 mi to Heron | — |
| Rd 2745 Site 2 | 3.3 | Free | — | 4.3 mi to Heron | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #104 | 3.4 | Free | — | 4.0 mi to Heron | — |
| Rd 2745 Site 1 | 3.5 | Free | — | 4.5 mi to Heron | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #117 | 4.2 | Free | — | 4.8 mi to Heron | — |
| Rd 2744 Site 1 | 5.9 | Free | — | 5.3 mi to Heron | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #72 | 6.1 | Free | — | 6.6 mi to Heron | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #636 | 6.3 | Free | — | 6.7 mi to Heron | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #332 | 6.4 | Free | — | 7.2 mi to Heron | — |
| Bull River Campground | 6.6 | Unpriced | Bull River (river) | 4.0 mi to Noxon | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #46 | 6.6 | Free | Bull River (river) | 3.9 mi to Noxon | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #11 | 6.6 | Free | — | 6.6 mi to Heron | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #466 | 6.7 | Free | — | 6.9 mi to Heron | — |
| Rd 2229 Site 4 | 6.9 | Free | Bull River (river) | 3.5 mi to Noxon | — |
| Trail1070-002 | 7.0 | Free | — | 4.9 mi to Noxon | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #696 | 7.0 | Free | — | 7.0 mi to Heron | — |
| Tr1036 Camp 3 | 7.1 | Free | Bull River (river) | 6.2 mi to Heron | — |
| Rd 2229 Site 2 | 7.1 | Free | Bull River (river) | 3.3 mi to Noxon | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #286 | 7.2 | Free | — | 7.1 mi to Heron | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #429 | 7.4 | Free | — | 6.7 mi to Heron | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #733 | 7.5 | Free | — | 7.5 mi to Heron | — |
| Rd 1118A Site 1 | 7.8 | Free | Bull River (river) | 7.6 mi to Heron | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #39 | 7.9 | Free | Bull River (river) | 7.6 mi to Heron | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #728 | 7.9 | Free | — | 8.5 mi to Clark Fork | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #697 | 8.0 | Free | — | 8.0 mi to Heron | — |
| Tr1036 Camp 2 | 8.0 | Free | Bull River (river) | 6.6 mi to Noxon | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #163 | 8.3 | Free | — | 8.1 mi to Heron | — |
| Ross Creek - Main | 8.3 | Free | South Fork Ross Creek (stream) | 8.8 mi to Heron | — |
| Rd 1118A Site 2 | 8.3 | Free | Bull River (river) | 8.2 mi to Heron | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #126 | 8.4 | Free | — | 8.2 mi to Heron | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #344 | 8.7 | Free | — | 4.5 mi to Noxon | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #272 | 8.9 | Free | Bull River (river) | 7.8 mi to Noxon | — |
| Fire Prev. Disp. Site #249C | 9.1 | Free | North Fork Coeur d'Alene River (river) | 9.5 mi to Heron | — |
| Fire Prev. Disp. Site #249D | 9.1 | Free | North Fork Coeur d'Alene River (river) | 9.5 mi to Heron | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #839 | 9.7 | Free | — | 9.4 mi to Heron | — |
| 412 Road Mm 19.1 | 9.7 | Free | — | 9.6 mi to Heron | — |
| Mm 34; Fp Disp Site #264 | 9.7 | Free | — | 7.7 mi to Clark Fork | — |
| 412 Road Mm 21.6 | 9.7 | Free | North Fork Coeur d'Alene River (river) | 9.9 mi to Heron | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #426 | 9.7 | Free | — | 9.4 mi to Heron | — |
| Jordan Camp 1F | 9.7 | Free | North Fork Coeur d'Alene River (river) | 10 mi to Heron | — |
| Rd 412 Site 5 | 9.7 | Free | — | — | — |
| Rd 2278 Site 1 | 9.7 | Free | Bull River (river) | 8.0 mi to Noxon | — |
| Jordan Camp 1A | 9.8 | Free | — | 9.8 mi to Heron | — |
| Jordan Camp 2B | 9.9 | Free | North Fork Coeur d'Alene River (river) | 10 mi to Heron | — |
| 412 Road Mm 22.4 | 10.0 | Free | — | — | — |
| Rd 2278 Site 3 | 10.0 | Free | — | 8.8 mi to Noxon | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #5 | 10 | Free | — | 10 mi to Noxon | — |
The other 351 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Heron, MT.
Who manages the camps near Heron, MT
Who manages them: 397 on the Forest Service; 4 on an agency our record does not name.
- Idaho Panhandle National Forests — 249 camps: 240 free, 8 fee, 1 unpriced
- Kootenai National Forest — 150 camps: 143 free, 1 fee, 6 unpriced
- The Forest Service — 2 camps: 2 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 401 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Heron, 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 Heron, 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.