Free camping near Swan Lake, MT
Yes. 202 of the 210 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Swan Lake, MT are listed as free; 5 charge a fee and 3 have no price on record. The closest free one is 9508-1 Six Mile Road, 1.9 miles northwest, on U.S. Forest Service land.
Dave has slept at one of these camps.
The 50 nearest camps to Swan Lake, MT
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9508-1 Six Mile Road | 1.9 | Free | Hall Lake (water) | 2.3 mi to Swan Lake | — |
| 5206-9514-1 Seasonal Road Near Wire | 2.0 | Free | Bond Creek (stream) | 2.9 mi to Swan Lake | — |
| Swan Lake Campground | 2.1 | Fee | — | 2.1 mi to Swan Lake | — |
| 9508-4 Six Mile Road | 2.4 | Free | — | 1.5 mi to Swan Lake | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #582 | 2.4 | Free | — | 2.4 mi to Swan Lake | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #849 | 2.6 | Free | Bond Creek (stream) | 0.8 mi to Swan Lake | — |
| 5206-9509-3 Wire Trailhead #78 | 2.6 | Free | — | — | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #82 | 2.7 | Free | Bond Creek (stream) | 1.0 mi to Swan Lake | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #873 | 2.7 | Free | Weed Lake (water) | 1.4 mi to Swan Lake | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #382 | 3.6 | Free | Lost Creek (stream) | 3.8 mi to Swan Lake | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #388 | 3.9 | Free | Lost Creek (stream) | 4.0 mi to Swan Lake | — |
| 5206-6 N Fork Lost Creek | 3.9 | Free | — | 3.9 mi to Swan Lake | — |
| 5206-5A N Fork Lost Creek | 3.9 | Free | — | 5.5 mi to Swan Lake | — |
| 5206-2 N Fork Lost Creek | 4.5 | Free | Rock Lake (water) | 6.2 mi to Swan Lake | — |
| 381A Quintonkon #3 | 5.1 | Free | Red Owl Creek (stream) | 4.6 mi to Quintonkon | — |
| Blair Flats | 5.4 | Free | Lost Creek (stream) | 4.6 mi to Swan Lake | — |
| Cilly Creek | 5.9 | Free | Lost Creek (stream) | 5.4 mi to Swan Lake | — |
| Landing | 6.3 | Free | — | 4.1 mi to Swan Lake | — |
| Rd547 Sullivan Cr #1 | 6.6 | Free | Sullivan Creek (stream) | 3.9 mi to Quintonkon | — |
| Rd547 Sullivan Cr #2 | 6.6 | Free | — | — | — |
| Rd547 Sullivan Cr #3 | 6.7 | Free | Sullivan Creek (stream) | 1.1 mi to Quintonkon | — |
| 10229-2 Porcupine Creek End | 6.9 | Free | — | 5.3 mi to Swan Lake | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #458 | 7.0 | Free | South Fork Lost Creek (stream) | 8.3 mi to Swan Lake | — |
| Rd1634 Quintonkon #4 | 7.2 | Free | — | — | — |
| Quintonkon #2 | 7.5 | Free | Quintonkon Creek (stream) | 6.4 mi to Bear Creek Village | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #77 | 7.6 | Free | Sullivan Creek (river) | 0.0 mi to Quintonkon | — |
| Quintonkon Cr #1 | 7.6 | Free | Quintonkon Creek (stream) | 6.3 mi to Bear Creek Village | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #469 | 7.6 | Free | — | 4.9 mi to Woods Bay | — |
| 9708-Rd Stub | 7.6 | Free | — | 3.7 mi to Bear Dance | — |
| Quintonkon #5 | 7.7 | Free | Sullivan Creek (river) | 0.2 mi to Quintonkon | — |
| Crane Mtn Rd End | 8.2 | Free | — | 2.7 mi to Bear Dance | — |
| Rd547 Sullivan Cr #4 | 8.2 | Free | — | 8.2 mi to Swan Lake | — |
| Quintonkon #6 | 8.6 | Free | Sullivan Creek (river) | 1.0 mi to Quintonkon | — |
| Rd547 Sullivan Cr #5 | 9.1 | Free | Sullivan Creek (river) | 1.6 mi to Quintonkon | — |
| Huckleberry 3 | 9.1 | Free | — | 3.3 mi to Woods Bay | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #15 | 9.2 | Free | Sullivan Creek (river) | 1.6 mi to Quintonkon | — |
| 9701 Road Stub | 9.3 | Free | — | 4.2 mi to Woods Bay | — |
| Sullivan Cr Bridge | 9.3 | Free | Sullivan Creek (river) | 1.7 mi to Quintonkon | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #704 | 9.3 | Free | Sullivan Creek (river) | 1.9 mi to Quintonkon | — |
| Huckleberry Camping | 9.7 | Free | — | 2.8 mi to Woods Bay | — |
| Kah Mtn Rd 2831 | 9.8 | Free | — | 3.6 mi to Quintonkon | — |
| Peterson Creek Area | 11 | Free | — | 2.4 mi to Bear Creek Village | — |
| Soldier Creek Trail 268 | 11 | Free | Twin Creek (stream) | 6.3 mi to Quintonkon | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #794 | 11 | Free | South Fork Flathead River (river) | 5.5 mi to Quintonkon | — |
| 5398-2 Bear Creek Road | 11 | Free | — | 2.4 mi to Bear Creek Village | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #328 | 11 | Free | — | 11 mi to Swan Lake | — |
| Road 11501 | 11 | Free | — | 2.6 mi to Heinrude | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #399 | 11 | Free | Twin Creek (stream) | 6.8 mi to Quintonkon | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #576 | 11 | Free | Sullivan Creek (river) | 1.7 mi to Heinrude | — |
| Peter's Creek Campground | 11 | Free | — | 2.8 mi to Heinrude | — |
The other 160 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Swan Lake, MT.
Who manages the camps near Swan Lake, MT
Who manages them: 209 on the Forest Service; 1 on an agency our record does not name.
- Flathead National Forest — 210 camps: 202 free, 5 fee, 3 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 210 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Swan Lake, MT
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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 Swan Lake, 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.