Free camping near Plains, MT
Within 25 straight-line miles of Plains, MT there are 78 camps: 72 free, 2 fee, 4 unpriced. The closest is Patrickaccess-009, 8.2 miles south of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Patrickaccess-009, 8.2 miles out. Today's season read covers 3 of them: 2 open, 1 closed, 0 worth a call.
Who manages them: 78 on the Forest Service.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrickaccess-009 | 8.2 | Free | Clark Fork (river) | 2.5 mi to Donlan | — |
| Donlan_001 | 8.5 | Free | Clark Fork (river) | 1.1 mi to Donlan | — |
| Patrickaccess-008 | 8.5 | Free | Clark Fork (river) | 2.2 mi to Donlan | — |
| Patrickaccess-006 | 8.7 | Free | Clark Fork (river) | 2.1 mi to Donlan | — |
| Patrickaccess-005 | 8.9 | Free | Clark Fork (river) | 1.9 mi to Donlan | — |
| Cutoff Misc-002 | 9.1 | Free | Clark Fork (river) | 0.5 mi to Donlan | — |
| Patrick Cg-004 | 9.3 | Free | Clark Fork (river) | 1.3 mi to Donlan | — |
| Patrickaccess-002 | 9.3 | Free | Clark Fork (river) | 1.8 mi to Donlan | — |
| Patrickaccess-004 | 9.3 | Free | — | 6.4 mi to Paradise | — |
| Peninsula _North-001 | 9.4 | Free | Clark Fork (river) | 2.4 mi to Donlan | — |
| Peninsula_001 | 9.5 | Free | Clark Fork (river) | 2.1 mi to Donlan | — |
| Peninsula-012 | 9.7 | Free | Clark Fork (river) | 1.6 mi to Donlan | — |
| Peninsula -004 | 9.7 | Free | Clark Fork (river) | 2.1 mi to Donlan | — |
| Peninsula -013 | 9.7 | Free | Clark Fork (river) | 2.0 mi to Donlan | — |
| Peninsula -010A | 9.8 | Free | Clark Fork (river) | 1.8 mi to Donlan | — |
| Peninsula -008 | 9.8 | Free | Clark Fork (river) | 2.1 mi to Donlan | — |
| Peninsula -010 | 9.8 | Free | Clark Fork (river) | 1.9 mi to Donlan | — |
| Muchwater Camping Area | 10 | Free | Clark Fork (river) | 2.4 mi to Quinns | — |
| Tamarack 001C | 11 | Free | — | 4.3 mi to Toole | — |
| Tamarack 003 | 11 | Free | — | 5.2 mi to St. Regis | — |
| Cascade Campground | 11 | Unpriced | Cascade Creek (stream) | 1.6 mi to Quinns | — |
| Tamarack 002C | 11 | Free | — | 4.6 mi to Toole | — |
| Toole_001 | 11 | Free | Clark Fork (river) | 0.1 mi to Toole | — |
| Toole _002 | 11 | Free | — | 3.8 mi to St. Regis | — |
| Toole _003 | 12 | Free | Clark Fork (river) | 0.5 mi to Toole | — |
| Tamarack 004 | 12 | Free | — | 5.6 mi to Toole | — |
| Tamarack 005 | 12 | Free | — | 5.9 mi to Saint Regis | — |
| Tamarack 006 | 12 | Free | — | 5.9 mi to St. Regis | — |
| Tamarack 007B | 12 | Free | — | 6.0 mi to Saint Regis | — |
| Tamarack 08A | 13 | Free | — | 5.9 mi to Cabin City | — |
| Tamarack 009 | 13 | Free | — | 5.5 mi to Cabin City | — |
| Cold_Cr-001 | 16 | Free | St. Regis River (river) | 1.6 mi to Saint Regis | — |
| Cold_Cr-003A | 16 | Free | St. Regis River (river) | 1.3 mi to Saint Regis | — |
| Cold_Cr-002 | 16 | Free | St. Regis River (river) | 1.3 mi to Saint Regis | — |
| Littlejoe-010 | 17 | Free | St. Regis River (river) | 1.6 mi to Saint Regis | — |
| Sloway Campground | 17 | Fee | — | 6.1 mi to St. Regis | Closed |
| Littlejoe-009 | 17 | Free | — | 2.3 mi to Saint Regis | — |
| Hiawatha 1 | 17 | Free | St. Regis River (river) | 1.5 mi to Foraker | — |
| Hiawatha 4 | 18 | Free | St. Regis River (river) | 1.3 mi to Foraker | — |
| Cold_Cr-004 | 18 | Free | — | 3.0 mi to Saint Regis | — |
| Old Town Site | 18 | Free | — | 0.0 mi to Old Town | — |
| Copper King Campground | 18 | Unpriced | — | — | — |
| Clark Memorial Campground | 18 | Unpriced | Thompson River (river) | 1.2 mi to Copper King | — |
| Hiawatha 14 | 18 | Free | — | 4.6 mi to St. Regis | — |
| Littlejoe-007 | 19 | Free | — | 3.4 mi to Foraker | — |
| Cabin City Campground | 19 | Unpriced | — | 0.6 mi to Cabin City | — |
| Littlejoe-006D | 19 | Free | — | 3.6 mi to Foraker | — |
| Hiawatha 13 | 19 | Free | Ward Creek (stream) | 1.4 mi to Drexel | — |
| Hiawatha 12 | 20 | Free | Ward Creek (stream) | 0.7 mi to Drexel | — |
| Littlejoe-005 | 20 | Free | — | 3.6 mi to Foraker | — |
The other 28 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Plains, MT.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Plains, 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.