Free camping near Polebridge, MT
Within 25 straight-line miles of Polebridge, MT there are 32 camps: 31 free, 1 fee. The closest is Sonderson Meadow Dispersed Camping, 5.6 miles north-west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Sonderson Meadow Dispersed Camping, 5.6 miles out. One of them is a camp Dave has slept at.
Who manages them: 31 on the Forest Service; 1 on an agency our record does not name.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonderson Meadow Dispersed Camping | 5.6 | Free | Moose Creek (river) | 3.5 mi to Ford | — |
| Moose Lake Campground | 10 | Free | Kletomus Creek (river) | 10 mi to Olney | — |
| Big Creek Campground | 12 | Fee | — | 11 mi to West Glacier | — |
| Red Meadow Lake Campground | 13 | Free | Red Meadow Creek (stream) | 11 mi to Radnor | — |
| Flathead National ForestDave slept here | 18 | Free | Tuchuck Creek (stream) | 7.7 mi to Moose City | — |
| Dog Lake 4 | 20 | Free | Stillwater River (river) | 1.5 mi to Olney | — |
| Dog Lake 1 | 20 | Free | Stillwater River (river) | 1.4 mi to Olney | — |
| Dog Lake 3 | 20 | Free | Stillwater River (river) | 1.3 mi to Olney | — |
| Road 10357 | 20 | Free | Stillwater River (river) | 0.7 mi to Olney | — |
| Tr26 Site 1 | 20 | Free | Whale Creek (river) | 8.8 mi to Fortine | — |
| Stillwater Lake Campground | 20 | Free | Stillwater River (river) | 0.5 mi to Radnor | — |
| Pnt03 Tr74 Site 3 | 20 | Free | Inuya Creek (stream) | 11 mi to Fortine | — |
| Holbrook-2 | 20 | Free | — | 4.2 mi to Whitefish | — |
| Tr74 Site 2 | 21 | Free | Blue Sky Creek (stream) | 12 mi to Fortine | — |
| Martin-1 | 21 | Free | — | 3.1 mi to Olney | — |
| Marin Lake Camp 1 | 21 | Free | Martin Lakes (water) | 2.4 mi to Olney | — |
| Martin-2 | 22 | Free | Lagoni Lake (water) | 3.2 mi to Radnor | — |
| Tr72 Site 2 | 22 | Free | North Fork Deep Creek (stream) | 7.7 mi to Fortine | — |
| Tr74 Site 1 | 22 | Free | Blue Sky Creek (stream) | 12 mi to Fortine | — |
| Burnt Lake Ds | 22 | Free | Fire Lakes (water) | 2.7 mi to Radnor | — |
| Martin-3 | 22 | Free | Martin Lakes (water) | 3.3 mi to Olney | — |
| Smokey Lake 1 | 22 | Free | Fire Lakes (water) | 3.2 mi to Radnor | — |
| Waterworks | 22 | Free | Summit Creek (stream) | 0.9 mi to Stryker | — |
| Martin 4 | 23 | Free | — | 3.2 mi to Radnor | — |
| Sunday Creek Road | 23 | Free | Sunday Lakes (water) | 3.1 mi to Stryker | — |
| Blue Lake 3 | 23 | Free | Blue Lake (water) | 1.2 mi to Stryker | — |
| Tr72 Site 1 | 23 | Free | North Fork Deep Creek (stream) | 5.7 mi to Fortine | — |
| Sunday Bridge | 23 | Free | Fire Lakes (water) | 3.3 mi to Stryker | — |
| Track Lake 1 | 23 | Free | Jumbo Lake (water) | 0.4 mi to Stryker | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #858 | 24 | Free | Drip Creek (stream) | 12 mi to Tobacco | — |
| #805 Camp | 25 | Free | — | 4.9 mi to Olney | — |
| Weasel Creek | 25 | Free | Weasel Lake (water) | 12 mi to Moose City | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Polebridge, 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.