Free camping near Jefferson, MT
Within 25 straight-line miles of Jefferson, MT there are 224 camps: 216 free, 5 fee, 3 unpriced. The closest is Tizer Rd 164 001, 3.0 miles east of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Tizer Rd 164 001, 3.0 miles out.
Who manages them: 220 on the Forest Service; 4 on the BLM.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tizer Rd 164 001 | 3.0 | Free | — | 3.2 mi to Jefferson City | — |
| Tizer Rd 164 002 | 3.3 | Free | — | 3.3 mi to Jefferson | — |
| Tizer Rd 164 004 | 3.9 | Free | — | 4.1 mi to Jefferson City | — |
| Tizer Rd 164 003 | 4.0 | Free | — | 4.0 mi to Jefferson | — |
| Muskrat Trhd Rd441-19 | 5.0 | Free | — | 3.1 mi to Kyle | — |
| Tizer Rd 164 005 | 5.0 | Free | — | 4.7 mi to Elkhorn | — |
| Muskrat Trhd Rd441-18 | 5.1 | Free | — | 3.0 mi to Kyle | — |
| Muskrat Trhd Rd441-17 | 5.2 | Free | — | 2.8 mi to Kyle | — |
| Muskrat Tr Hd Rd441-16 | 5.3 | Free | — | 2.7 mi to Kyle | — |
| Tizer Rd 164 006 | 6.8 | Free | — | 5.2 mi to Elkhorn | — |
| Tizer Rd 164 008 | 7.6 | Free | — | 5.1 mi to Elkhorn | — |
| Tizer Rd 164 009 | 7.9 | Free | Hidden Lake (water) | 4.4 mi to Elkhorn | — |
| Tizer/Montgomery Park Gfa - Four-Way Jct Cua | 7.9 | Free | McClellan Creek (stream) | 4.7 mi to Alhambra | — |
| Park Lake Campground | 8.0 | Fee | — | 5.2 mi to Rimini | — |
| Cromwell Dixon Campground | 8.0 | Fee | — | 5.9 mi to Basin | — |
| Elkhorns-Rd9365-7 | 8.0 | Free | Spring Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to Queen | — |
| Tizer Rd 164 017 | 8.1 | Free | Glenwood Lake (water) | 3.6 mi to Elkhorn | — |
| Tizer Rd 164 110 | 8.1 | Free | Glenwood Lake (water) | 3.9 mi to Elkhorn | — |
| Park Lake Rd 1878 002 | 8.4 | Free | — | 4.9 mi to Rimini | — |
| Park Lake Rd 1878 001 | 8.5 | Free | — | 4.7 mi to Rimini | — |
| Tizer Rd 4032 022 | 8.9 | Free | — | 6.4 mi to McMullan | — |
| Clancy Gfa - Corral Gulch | 8.9 | Free | Chessman Reservoir (water) | 4.0 mi to Rimini | — |
| Tizer Rd 4032 020 | 8.9 | Free | — | 6.5 mi to McMullan | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #846 | 9.1 | Free | Spring Creek (stream) | 0.9 mi to Elkhorn | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #27 | 9.1 | Free | — | 1.5 mi to Elkhorn | — |
| Tizer Rd 4032 021 | 9.3 | Free | — | 6.1 mi to McMullan | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #235 | 9.3 | Free | Spring Creek (stream) | 0.1 mi to Queen | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #758 | 9.4 | Free | Spring Creek (stream) | 0.1 mi to Queen | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #637 | 9.4 | Free | Spring Creek (stream) | 0.3 mi to Queen | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #13 | 9.4 | Free | Spring Creek (stream) | 0.2 mi to Queen | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #102 | 9.5 | Free | Spring Creek (stream) | 0.5 mi to Queen | — |
| Chessman Rd 299 006 | 10.0 | Free | Chessman Reservoir (water) | 3.0 mi to Rimini | — |
| Mcclellan Creek Rd 294 008A | 10 | Free | McClellan Creek (stream) | 6.2 mi to Clancy | — |
| Crystal Creek Rd 4017 002 | 11 | Free | — | 4.3 mi to Montana | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #483 | 11 | Free | East Fork Dry Creek (stream) | 2.9 mi to Elkhorn | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #531 | 11 | Free | East Fork Dry Creek (stream) | 3.3 mi to Elkhorn | — |
| Crystal Creek Rd 4017 001D | 11 | Free | McClellan Creek (stream) | 5.6 mi to Montana City | — |
| Crystal Creek Rd 4017 001G | 11 | Free | McClellan Creek (stream) | 5.7 mi to Montana City | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #620 | 11 | Free | East Fork Dry Creek (stream) | 3.3 mi to Elkhorn | — |
| Galena Gulch Campground | 11 | Unpriced | Boulder River (river) | 1.1 mi to Fuller | — |
| Chessman Rd 299 007 | 11 | Free | Chessman Reservoir (water) | 1.5 mi to Rimini | — |
| Chessman Rd 299 008 | 12 | Free | Chessman Reservoir (water) | 1.4 mi to Rimini | — |
| Crystal Creek Rd 4017 004 | 12 | Free | — | 5.8 mi to Spokane Creek | — |
| Crystal Creek Rd 4017 | 12 | Free | — | 5.7 mi to Spokane Creek | — |
| West Eklhorns Gfa - South Crow Lakes Th | 13 | Free | South Fork Crow Creek Lakes (water) | 5.8 mi to Elkhorn | — |
| Scrow02 | 13 | Free | South Fork Crow Creek Lakes (water) | 6.3 mi to McMullan | — |
| North Galena Rd-018 | 13 | Free | — | 4.1 mi to Basin | — |
| Scrow05 | 13 | Free | South Fork Crow Creek Lakes (water) | 6.2 mi to McMullan | — |
| North Galena Rd-019 | 13 | Free | Boulder River (river) | 1.7 mi to Fuller | — |
| Scrow06 | 13 | Free | South Fork Crow Creek Lakes (water) | 6.1 mi to McMullan | — |
The other 174 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Jefferson, MT.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Jefferson, 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.