Free camping near Plains, MT
Yes. 73 of the 79 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Plains, MT are listed as free; 2 charge a fee and 4 have no price on record. The closest free one is Patrickaccess-009, 8.2 miles south, on U.S. Forest Service land.
The 50 nearest camps to Plains, MT
| 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 | — |
| Little Joe Campground - Lolo NF | 18 | Free | — | 2.7 mi to Saint Regis | Open |
| 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 | — |
The other 29 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Plains, MT.
Who manages the camps near Plains, MT
Who manages them: 79 on the Forest Service.
- Lolo National Forest — 79 camps: 73 free, 2 fee, 4 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Today's season read covers 4 of the 79: 3 open, 1 closed, 0 worth a call. It comes from each camp's own record, so a camp with no season word is not counted either way.
Forecast near Plains, 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 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.