Free camping near Kalispell, MT
Yes. 187 of the 198 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Kalispell, MT are listed as free; 9 charge a fee and 2 have no price on record. The closest free one is Patrick Creek Dispersed Site 3, 8.8 miles south, on U.S. Forest Service land.
Dave has slept at 2 of these camps.
The 50 nearest camps to Kalispell, MT
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Creek Dispersed Site 3 | 8.8 | Free | — | 2.7 mi to Foys Canyon | — |
| Patrick Creek Dispersed Site 4 | 8.8 | Free | — | 2.8 mi to Foys Canyon | — |
| Patrick Creek Dispersed Site 2 | 9.3 | Free | — | 3.3 mi to Foys Canyon | — |
| 916 2991 -11 Truman Area | 10 | Free | — | 5.2 mi to Forest Hill | — |
| 916-2991-10 Truman Area | 11 | Free | — | 4.8 mi to Foys Canyon | — |
| Rd 10547 Dispersed Site | 11 | Free | — | 3.4 mi to Somers | — |
| 10438 Upper Dayton Area | 11 | Free | — | 5.1 mi to Foys Canyon | — |
| Ashley Lake South Cg | 11 | Free | — | 6.4 mi to Rhodes | — |
| Million Dollar Lot -2 | 11 | Free | — | 5.9 mi to Rhodes | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #716 | 11 | Free | — | 5.6 mi to Foys Canyon | — |
| Rd 2856 End - Lion Mtn | 11 | Free | — | 4.2 mi to Somers | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #306 | 12 | Free | — | 3.8 mi to Rhodes | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #756 | 12 | Free | — | 3.8 mi to Rhodes | — |
| Rd 2833 Camping | 12 | Free | — | 5.7 mi to Lakeside | — |
| Road 2964 Lake View | 12 | Free | — | 3.6 mi to Lakeside | — |
| Road 9832 | 12 | Free | — | 5.0 mi to Lakeside | — |
| Flathead Lake View | 12 | Free | — | 3.5 mi to Lakeside | — |
| 916-2991-6 Truman Area | 12 | Free | — | 6.2 mi to Foys Canyon | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #714 | 12 | Free | — | — | — |
| Road 913-18 | 12 | Free | Hanson-Doyle Lake (water) | 5.3 mi to Rhodes | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #477 | 12 | Free | Hanson-Doyle Lake (water) | 5.9 mi to Rhodes | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #271 | 12 | Free | Hanson-Doyle Lake (water) | 5.9 mi to Rhodes | — |
| Road 2965 | 12 | Free | — | 3.9 mi to Lakeside | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #542 | 12 | Free | — | 3.2 mi to Jessup | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #321 | 13 | Free | — | 4.0 mi to Jessup | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #772 | 13 | Free | — | 4.0 mi to Jessup | — |
| Road 2984-2 | 13 | Free | Ashley Creek (stream) | 4.5 mi to Kila | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #863 | 14 | Free | — | 5.9 mi to Rhodes | — |
| Road 2984-1 | 14 | Free | — | 4.2 mi to Kila | — |
| Ashley Lake North | 14 | Free | — | 7.0 mi to Little Bitterroot Lake | — |
| Ashley-2 | 14 | Free | — | 7.2 mi to Marion | — |
| Bedroom-1 | 14 | Free | — | 7.2 mi to Marion | — |
| 916-2 Truman Area | 14 | Free | — | 5.6 mi to Lake Mary Ronan | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #517 | 14 | Free | — | 6.3 mi to Rhodes | — |
| Bedroom 3 | 14 | Free | — | 6.6 mi to Little Bitterroot Lake | — |
| Road 2984-3 | 14 | Free | — | 5.2 mi to Kila | — |
| Ashley -3 | 14 | Free | — | 6.9 mi to Marion | — |
| 5385 5388 -3 Peters Ridge Th | 14 | Free | — | 8.5 mi to Bigfork | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #818 | 14 | Free | — | 5.0 mi to Jessup | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #66 | 15 | Free | — | 7.1 mi to Rhodes | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #206 | 15 | Free | — | 5.4 mi to Jessup | — |
| 213-9662-2 Wild Bill Area | 15 | Free | — | 5.8 mi to Lake Mary Ronan | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #202 | 15 | Free | — | 5.5 mi to Jessup | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #648 | 15 | Free | — | 4.5 mi to Lake Mary Ronan | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #354 | 15 | Free | — | 7.3 mi to Rhodes | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #613 | 15 | Free | Ashley Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Marion | — |
| 213-9662-1 Wild Bill Area | 15 | Free | — | 5.5 mi to Lake Mary Ronan | — |
| Westside Ashley | 15 | Free | — | 6.8 mi to Marion | — |
| Road 913-16A Beach | 15 | Free | — | 7.5 mi to Rhodes | — |
| Haskill Mountain-4 | 15 | Free | — | 6.2 mi to Kila | — |
The other 148 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Kalispell, MT.
Who manages the camps near Kalispell, MT
Who manages them: 196 on the Forest Service; 2 on an agency our record does not name.
- Flathead National Forest — 198 camps: 187 free, 9 fee, 2 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 198 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Kalispell, 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 Kalispell, 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.