Free camping near Woods Bay, MT
Within 25 straight-line miles of Woods Bay, MT there are 215 camps: 204 free, 8 fee, 3 unpriced. The closest is Crane Multi-Purpose, 2.6 miles east of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Crane Multi-Purpose, 2.6 miles out. One of them is a camp Dave has slept at.
Who manages them: 214 on the Forest Service; 1 on an agency our record does not name.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crane Multi-Purpose | 2.6 | Free | Horseshoe Lake (water) | 2.2 mi to Woods Bay | — |
| Huckleberry Camping | 3.8 | Free | — | 2.8 mi to Woods Bay | — |
| 9701 Road Stub | 4.2 | Free | — | 4.2 mi to Woods Bay | — |
| Huckleberry 3 | 4.4 | Free | — | 3.3 mi to Woods Bay | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #469 | 5.9 | Free | — | 4.9 mi to Woods Bay | — |
| 9708-Rd Stub | 6.7 | Free | — | 3.7 mi to Bear Dance | — |
| Peterson Creek Area | 7.3 | Free | — | 2.4 mi to Bear Creek Village | — |
| 5398-2 Bear Creek Road | 7.4 | Free | — | 2.4 mi to Bear Creek Village | — |
| Landing | 8.8 | Free | — | 4.1 mi to Swan Lake | — |
| Crane Mtn Rd End | 9.1 | Free | — | 2.7 mi to Bear Dance | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #495 | 9.7 | Free | — | 5.3 mi to Bigfork | — |
| Quintonkon Cr #1 | 9.9 | Free | Quintonkon Creek (stream) | 6.3 mi to Bear Creek Village | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #453 | 9.9 | Free | — | 4.5 mi to Bear Creek Village | — |
| Quintonkon #2 | 10 | Free | Quintonkon Creek (stream) | 6.4 mi to Bear Creek Village | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #240 | 10 | Free | — | 4.7 mi to Bear Creek Village | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #48 | 10 | Free | — | 4.9 mi to Bear Creek Village | — |
| Crater_Lake_012 | 11 | Free | Crater Lake (water) | 4.6 mi to Bear Creek Village | — |
| Crater_Lake_007 | 11 | Free | Crater Lake (water) | 4.6 mi to Bear Creek Village | — |
| Flathead Lake View | 11 | Free | — | 3.5 mi to Lakeside | — |
| Itk_Cra_001 | 11 | Free | — | 7.5 mi to Bigfork | — |
| Road 2964 Lake View | 11 | Free | — | 3.6 mi to Lakeside | — |
| Inthlamkeh_Lake_002 | 11 | Free | In-thlam-keh Lake (water) | 4.8 mi to Bear Creek Village | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #873 | 11 | Free | Weed Lake (water) | 1.4 mi to Swan Lake | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #82 | 11 | Free | Bond Creek (stream) | 1.0 mi to Swan Lake | — |
| Rd 10547 Dispersed Site | 11 | Free | — | 3.4 mi to Somers | — |
| 9508-4 Six Mile Road | 11 | Free | — | 1.5 mi to Swan Lake | — |
| Birch Lake | 11 | Free | Birch Lake (water) | 5.1 mi to Bear Creek Village | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #849 | 11 | Free | Bond Creek (stream) | 0.8 mi to Swan Lake | — |
| Birch_Crater_001 | 11 | Free | Aeneas Lake (water) | 5.1 mi to Bear Creek Village | — |
| Birch_Lake_016 | 11 | Free | Birch Lake (water) | 5.2 mi to Bear Creek Village | — |
| Birch_Lake_002 | 11 | Free | Birch Lake (water) | 5.2 mi to Bear Creek Village | — |
| Birch_Lake_017 | 11 | Free | Birch Lake (water) | 5.1 mi to Bear Creek Village | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #582 | 11 | Free | — | 2.4 mi to Swan Lake | — |
| Radio_Facility_001 | 11 | Free | Picnic Lakes (water) | 5.5 mi to Bear Creek Village | — |
| Birch_Lake_013 | 11 | Free | Birch Lake (water) | 5.3 mi to Bear Creek Village | — |
| Rd 2856 End - Lion Mtn | 11 | Free | — | 4.2 mi to Somers | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #9 | 11 | Free | — | 6.8 mi to Bigfork | — |
| Parking_View_002 | 11 | Free | Picnic Lakes (water) | 5.8 mi to Bear Creek Village | — |
| Road 2965 | 11 | Free | — | 3.9 mi to Lakeside | — |
| Anneas_006 | 11 | Free | — | 7.6 mi to Bigfork | — |
| Swan Lake Campground | 12 | Fee | — | 2.1 mi to Swan Lake | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #635 | 12 | Free | Picnic Lakes (water) | 6.0 mi to Bear Creek Village | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #374 | 12 | Free | Picnic Lakes (water) | 6.0 mi to Bear Creek Village | — |
| Picnic Lake | 12 | Free | Picnic Lakes (water) | 5.9 mi to Bear Creek Village | — |
| Picnic_Lake_008 | 12 | Free | — | 7.7 mi to Bigfork | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #258 | 12 | Free | — | 4.1 mi to Meltons | — |
| Picnic_Lake_001 | 12 | Free | Picnic Lakes (water) | 6.0 mi to Bear Creek Village | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #857 | 12 | Free | — | 4.8 mi to Lakeside | — |
| 9508-1 Six Mile Road | 12 | Free | Hall Lake (water) | 2.3 mi to Swan Lake | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — MT #314 | 12 | Free | — | 7.4 mi to Bigfork | — |
The other 165 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Woods Bay, MT.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Woods Bay, 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.