Free camping near Lakeview, MT
Within 25 straight-line miles of Lakeview, MT there are 136 camps: 122 free, 14 fee. The closest is USFS dispersed camp — MT #359, 9.6 miles north-east of town. The closest one our audit calls free is USFS dispersed camp — MT #359, 9.6 miles out. The circle crosses a state line: ID and MT.
Who manages them: 135 on the Forest Service; 1 on the BLM.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #359 | 9.6 | Free | MacDonald Pond (water) | 9.6 mi to Lakeview | — |
| Forest Rd 628 | 10 | Free | Narrows Pond (water) | 9.6 mi to Staley Springs | — |
| Forest Rd 9629 | 10 | Free | Buford Creek (stream) | 11 mi to Lakeview | — |
| Forest Rd 628 | 11 | Free | Narrows Pond (water) | 9.3 mi to Staley Springs | — |
| Forest Rd 628 | 12 | Free | Brimstone Creek (stream) | 9.3 mi to Staley Springs | — |
| Forest Rd 8384 | 12 | Free | Spring Branch (stream) | 7.5 mi to Staley Springs | — |
| Forest Rd 628 | 12 | Free | Brimstone Creek (stream) | 9.2 mi to Staley Springs | — |
| Forest Rd 628 | 13 | Free | — | 13 mi to Lakeview | — |
| Hidden Lake Dispersed Site | 13 | Free | Brimstone Creek (stream) | 9.1 mi to Cliff Lake | — |
| Forest Rd 1209 | 13 | Free | Brimstone Creek (stream) | 8.4 mi to Cliff Lake | — |
| Forest Rd 3931 | 13 | Free | Spring Branch (stream) | 6.4 mi to Staley Springs | — |
| Forest Rd 3931 | 14 | Free | Hidden Lake (water) | 8.3 mi to Cliff Lake | — |
| Steel Creek Campground | 14 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Spencer | — |
| Forest Rd 100 | 14 | Free | — | 14 mi to Lakeview | — |
| Forest Rd 1209 | 14 | Free | Meridian Creek (stream) | 7.0 mi to Cliff Lake | — |
| Forest Rd 8378 | 14 | Free | — | — | — |
| Forest Rd 9628 | 15 | Free | West Fork Madison River (stream) | 15 mi to Lakeview | — |
| Forest Rd 9640 | 15 | Free | — | 6.6 mi to Cliff Lake | — |
| Forest Rd 9640 | 15 | Free | Otter Lake (water) | 6.5 mi to Cliff Lake | — |
| Forest Rd 290 | 15 | Free | West Fork Madison River (stream) | 15 mi to Lakeview | — |
| Forest Rd 290 | 15 | Free | West Fork Madison River (stream) | 15 mi to Lakeview | — |
| Forest Rd 9628 | 15 | Free | West Fork Madison River (stream) | 15 mi to Lakeview | — |
| Forest Rd 1206 | 15 | Free | — | 15 mi to Lakeview | — |
| Forest Rd 1206 | 15 | Free | Elk River (stream) | 6.4 mi to Grahams Place | — |
| Forest Rd 1206 | 15 | Free | Elk River (stream) | 6.2 mi to Grahams Place | — |
| Forest Rd 1206 | 16 | Free | — | 16 mi to Lakeview | — |
| Forest Rd 1206 | 16 | Free | Elk River (stream) | 5.2 mi to Grahams Place | — |
| Forest Rd 347 | 16 | Free | — | 16 mi to Lakeview | — |
| Forest Rd 230 | 16 | Free | Poison Creek (stream) | 4.3 mi to Staley Springs | — |
| Forest Rd 6209P | 17 | Free | Freezeout Creek (stream) | 4.5 mi to Grahams Place | — |
| Forest Rd 9657 | 17 | Free | — | 17 mi to Lakeview | — |
| Forest Rd 6209O | 17 | Free | Freezeout Creek (stream) | 4.3 mi to Grahams Place | — |
| Forest Rd 100 | 17 | Free | — | 16 mi to Leary Place | — |
| Forest Rd 8373 | 17 | Free | Freezeout Lakes (water) | 4.3 mi to Grahams Place | — |
| Forest Rd 8373 | 17 | Free | Freezeout Lakes (water) | 4.1 mi to Grahams Place | — |
| Price Creek Campground | 17 | Fee | — | 17 mi to Lakeview | — |
| Forest Rd 209 | 17 | Free | — | 17 mi to Lakeview | — |
| Forest Rd 100 | 17 | Free | — | 15 mi to Leary Place | — |
| Forest Rd 6209M | 17 | Free | West Fork Madison River (river) | 3.7 mi to Grahams Place | — |
| Forest Rd 9660 | 17 | Free | — | 16 mi to Leary Place | — |
| Forest Rd 572 | 17 | Free | — | — | — |
| Forest Rd 9660 | 18 | Free | — | 16 mi to Leary Place | — |
| Forest Rd 6209L | 18 | Free | West Fork Madison River (river) | 3.5 mi to Grahams Place | — |
| Forest Rd 1215 | 18 | Free | — | 16 mi to Leary Place | — |
| Forest Rd 572 | 18 | Free | Cliff Lake (water) | 3.5 mi to Cliff Lake | — |
| Forest Rd 6290J | 18 | Free | Elk River (stream) | 12 mi to Grahams Place | — |
| Forest Rd 6290J | 18 | Free | Elk River (stream) | 12 mi to Grahams Place | — |
| Cliff Point Campground | 18 | Fee | — | 18 mi to Lakeview | — |
| Forest Rd 8432 | 18 | Free | — | 18 mi to Lakeview | — |
| Forest Rd 2462 | 18 | Free | Soap Creek (stream) | 4.6 mi to Grahams Place | — |
The other 86 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Lakeview, MT.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Lakeview, 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.