Free camping near Jefferson, MT
Yes. 216 of the 224 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Jefferson, MT are listed as free; 5 charge a fee and 3 have no price on record. The closest free one is Tizer Rd 164 001, 3.0 miles east, on U.S. Forest Service land.
The 50 nearest camps to Jefferson, MT
| 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.
Who manages the camps near Jefferson, MT
Who manages them: 220 on the Forest Service; 4 on the BLM.
- Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest — 118 camps: 118 free
- Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest — 102 camps: 98 free, 4 fee
- Butte Field Office — 4 camps: 1 fee, 3 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 224 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Jefferson, 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 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.