Free Public-Lands Camping in Montana
Sites that don't charge a nightly fee. BLM dispersed land plus some USFS spots. 169 sites in Montana.
Bureau of Land Management sites
66 sites. Bureau of Land Management camping rules →
- ActonDeveloped
- Alex CampDispersed
- Axolotl LakesDeveloped
- Big Sheep Creek Back Country BywayDeveloped
- Big Sky BywayDeveloped
- BLACK BLUFF RAPIDSDispersed
- BLACK BLUFF RAPIDSDispersed
- BLACK BLUFF RAPIDSDispersed
- Br-12 Watchable WildlifeDeveloped
- Canaday Boat LaunchDeveloped
- Carbella Rec SiteDeveloped
- Centennial MountainsDeveloped
- Clute's LandingDeveloped
- Coal Banks LandingDeveloped
- Collar PeakDeveloped
- Decision Point OverlookDeveloped
- Devil's Elbow Recreation SiteDeveloped
- Divide Bridge CampgroundDeveloped
- EAGLE CREEK REC SITEDispersed
- Ear MountainDeveloped
- EVANS BENDDispersed
- Fall Creek Day Use AreaDeveloped
- Four Dances SRMADeveloped
- Fred Bur CampsiteDispersed
Bureau of Reclamation sites
14 sites. Bureau of Reclamation camping rules →
- Almena Diversion DamDeveloped
- Anita ReservoirDeveloped
- Canyon Ferry LakeDeveloped
- Clark Canyon ReservoirDeveloped
- Freezeout LakeDeveloped
- Fresno ReservoirDeveloped
- Gibson ReservoirDeveloped
- Helena Valley ReservoirDeveloped
- Hungry Horse ReservoirDeveloped
- Lake ElwellDeveloped
- Nelson ReservoirDeveloped
- Pishkun ReservoirDeveloped
- Willow Creek Reservoir - MontanaDeveloped
- Woodston Diversion DamDeveloped
National Park Service sites
23 sites. National Park Service camping rules →
- Afterbay CampgroundDeveloped
- Apgar Visitor CenterDeveloped
- Big Hole National BattlefieldDeveloped
- Bighorn Canyon National Recreation AreaDeveloped
- Black Canyon CampgroundDeveloped
- Bowman LakeDeveloped
- Buffalo PlateauDispersed
- Coyote Creek MeadowDispersed
- Cut BankDeveloped
- Dayboard 9 CampgroundDeveloped
- Glacier National ParkDeveloped
- Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic SiteDeveloped
- Grapevine CampgroundDeveloped
- Kintla LakeDeveloped
- Little Bighorn Battlefield National MonumentDeveloped
- Little Bighorn Battlefield Visitor CenterDeveloped
- Logan Pass Visitor CenterDeveloped
- Logging CreekDeveloped
- Rising Sun CampgroundDeveloped
- St. Mary Visitor CenterDeveloped
- Visitor Center at Grant-Kohrs RanchDeveloped
- Visitor Center at the Big Hole National BattlefieldDeveloped
- West Yellowstone Visitor Information Center (Chamber of Commerce Desk)Developed
PRIVATE sites
25 sites. PRIVATE camping rules →
- Beaver Creek CampgroundDeveloped
- Big Pine Fishing AccessDeveloped
- Blackwell Flats CampgroundDeveloped
- Cameahwait CampgroundDeveloped
- Cow Creek CampgroundDeveloped
- Fairy Lake CampgroundDeveloped
- Hap Hawkins CampgroundDeveloped
- Horse Prairie CampgroundDeveloped
- Island Area Recreation AreaDeveloped
- Jennings Camp CampgroundDeveloped
- Lone Tree CampgroundDeveloped
- Moose Lake CampgroundDeveloped
- North Bootlegger Recreation AreaDeveloped
- Peter's Creek CampgroundDeveloped
- Pine Grove CampgroundDeveloped
- Sanford Park Recreation AreaDeveloped
- Sonderson Meadow Dispersed CampingDeveloped
- South Bootlegger Recreation AreaDeveloped
- Tiber Marina Recreation AreaDeveloped
- Tuchuck CampgroundDeveloped
- Turners Point Recreation AreaDeveloped
- Twin Bridges Bike CampDeveloped
- VFW Recreation AreaDeveloped
- West Cameahwait CampgroundDeveloped
US Army Corps of Engineers sites
US Forest Service sites
20 sites. US Forest Service camping rules →
- Beaverhead-Deerlodge National ForestDeveloped
- Bitterroot National ForestDeveloped
- Custer Gallatin National ForestDeveloped
- Deer Creek CampgroundDeveloped
- Flathead National ForestDeveloped
- Helena-Lewis and Clark National ForestDeveloped
- Hidden Lake CampgroundDeveloped
- Jellison Place CampgroundDeveloped
- Kootenai National ForestDeveloped
- Lindbergh Lake CampgroundDeveloped
- Little Joe Campground - Lolo NFDeveloped
- Loge Day-Use AreaDeveloped
- Lolo National ForestDeveloped
- Muchwater Dispersed Campground and Recreation AreaDeveloped
- Nee Me Poo TrailheadDeveloped
- Palisade Mountain NRT TrailheadDeveloped
- Peninsula Dispersed Campground and Recreation AreaDeveloped
- Rainy Lake CampgroundDeveloped
- River Point Picnic AreaDeveloped
- South Pilgrim TrailheadDeveloped
US Fish and Wildlife Service sites
17 sites. US Fish and Wildlife Service camping rules →
- Benton Lake National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped
- Benton Lake Wetland Management DistrictDeveloped
- Bowdoin National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped
- Bowdoin Wetland Management DistrictDeveloped
- Bozeman Fish Technology CenterDeveloped
- Charles M. Russell National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped
- Ennis National Fish HatcheryDeveloped
- Ennis National Fish HatcheryDeveloped
- Grass Lake National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped
- Hewitt Lake National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped
- Lake Mason National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped
- Lee Metcalf National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped
- Lost Trail National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped
- Northwest Montana Wetland Management DistrictDeveloped
- Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped
- UL Bend National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped
- War Horse National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped