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Continue reading about Agency Little Big Horn Casino

Baker is on highway 12 about 7 miles from the North Dakota state line. Campground has dump station, drinking water and restrooms next to their city park. Located on west end of town about one half block south of highway 12. There are signs on highway 12. GPS approximate

Continue reading about Baker City Campground

Campground has tent and trailer sites, handicapped accessible restrooms, and drinking water. The campground is near fishing and boating access. Not only is this a campground, but it is also a major take out for floaters. Two hundred yards down stream is a diversion dam. A boat take out is provided. Please limit your stay [...]

Continue reading about Barretts Park

Free camping in the Gallatin National Forest 13 camping sites and one group picnic area in the Bridger Mountains. Largest Parking Spur:12′ x 30′. Forest hiking trailhead is closeby. Enjoy scenic driving and wildlife viewing. 6400-foot elevation Operating Days: 180 Total Capacity: 65 Trash Pickup: No Firewood: No Accessible Facilities: None No Reservations: This campground [...]

Continue reading about Battle Ridge Campground

20 miles north of Columbia Falls, turn right onto Big Creek rd, it is just past big creek campground. drive about 1.5 miles to a right. About 100 yds onto this spur is a wide open area for boondocking. Great for wildlife viewing!!!! No cell service, excellent satellite both TV and internet. Great for exploring [...]

Continue reading about Big Creek rd

18 miles NE of Libby on Highway 37, then turn north at sign for Libby Dam. Dry camping. No drinking water but vault restrooms. All sites are gravel with some sites pull-through. Table and fire pit at each site. Large rigs will fit in the pull-throughs. On the Kootenai River below the dam. Very quiet. [...]

Continue reading about Blackwell Flats, Libby Dam

Also known as Blodgett Canyon Campground. Developed Forest Service campground in the Bitterroot National Forest. Camping directly in scenic Blodgett Canyon with close access to trails and rock/boulder climbing or just great scenery. New vault toilets and hand water pump. Only 5 miles from Hamilton, MT but remote. Totally redesigned and will take large rigs. [...]

Continue reading about Blodgett Creek Campground

Location requests donation – Coordinates courtesy of MovinSue Located on Main Street (Hwy 69) at First Street right next to City Hall. Talked to the city clerk and she said one overnight stay is allowed. Currently mid-May, and water is off. 1-Power receptacle (120v 15amp) was available. The RV spots are really in the back [...]

Continue reading about Boulder City Park

From Rexford, travel 7 miles south on State Highway 37. Turn east onto Rondo Road 7182 and follow for 2.5 miles to the site. Narrow graded dirt road; may be impassable in winter and early spring due to road conditions. 20 feet; not recommended for trailers. GPS approximate

Continue reading about Camp 32 Campground

Managed by the Bureau of Reclamation, Montana Area Office, Canyon Ferry Field Office, 7700 Canyon Ferry Road, Helena, MT 59602, (406) 475-3921. Located near Helena. This reservoir, with 33,500 surface acres and 96 shoreline miles, offers excellent fishing opportunities for rainbow trout, perch, ling, and walleye, along with great camping and boating (motor and sail) [...]

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Continue reading about Charging Horse Casino

A city park with room for several RVs. The 2 picnic pavilions have electric outlets and you can run cord to RV. Restrooms have hot and cold water with shower. Water available from centrally-located spigot. Donation box. Turn south on 3th Street West. Go 2 blocks. Away from highway and train noise. Posted signs prohibit [...]

Continue reading about Chester City Park

City owned campground at fairgrounds, large shady pull-through sites, electricity, water. Bathroom but no showers. Playground. Open all year but bathroom closes in winter. Wheatland County Fair $11.00 electric, $9.00 non electric. Pets Allowed, Picnic Shelter, Public Restroom, RV Hookups, Toilets, Trash Removal, Water

Continue reading about Chief Joseph Park

Depending on weather conditions, the campground may be open in early May and late September. Located in the Bozeman Ranger District of the Gallatin National Forest, it is 18 miles south of Bozeman, Montana. At 6,700 feet elevation, it is adjacent to the Hyalite Reservoir and the East Fork of Hyalite Creek. All campsites are [...]

Continue reading about CHISHOLM CAMPGROUND

Seven free campgrounds around the reservoir, with trash removal, manual water pumps and very clean vault toilets. 14 day limit. 20 miles south of Dillon MT.

Continue reading about Clark Canyon Reservoir

Located in the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument and is a beautiful dispersed campground that is secluded and quite. This campground over looks the Missouri River and is at an elevation of 2,500 feet. This campground is RV accessible. Fishing, hiking, boating and picnicking are all available here. The host is present from May [...]

Continue reading about Coal Banks Landing Campground

Custer National Forest Operating Days: 244Total Capacity: 25 3850-foot elevation. 8 campsites on Cow Creek. 30 foot maximum recommended RV length. Pack out your trash. Hunting for trophy deer and turkey in the forest. Undeveloped hiking and horseback riding throughout the forest, particularly in nearby King Mountain Hiking Area, accessible on Forest Road 131. Motorized [...]

Continue reading about Cow Creek Campground

Close to Yellowstone National Park. 2 mi NE of Gardiner on Jardine Rd Access road not suitable for vehicles longer than 48′ Gardiner District Office P.O. Box 5; 805 Scott St. Gardiner, MT 59030 (406) 848-7375

Continue reading about Eagle Creek Campground

Has water pump and bathroom. Located on east side of river right after highway bridge on edge of Ennis. Access on right side of road. Small fee. Located 0.5 mile southeast of Ennis on US Highway 287, milepost 48.

Continue reading about Ennis Fishing Access Site

This is a small National Forest campground. There are only 16 sites. Most of them are far enough apart to allow for a lot of privacy. We have a 25′ class C and had no problems fitting in the sites or navigating through the park. There are a few sites , in the higher numbers, [...]

Continue reading about Flint Creek Campground

Fresno Reservoir Campground has tent and trailer sites and handicapped accessible restrooms, but no drinking water is available. The campground is near fishing and boating access. A boat launch is provided. The reservoir is also a great place for swimming. Fresno Reservoir is 12 miles west of Havre on Highway 2. At Fresno Tavern, turn [...]

Continue reading about Fresno Reservoir Campground

This is a new rest area in Harlowton, MT that opened during the summer of 2011. This rest area is on Highway 12 at the intersection of Highways 191 & 3. The rest area has no signs or announcements about camping. However, when my wife and I car-camped at this rest area on Labor Day [...]

Continue reading about Harlowton Rest Area

A gravel parking lot at jerky manufacturing plant and gift shop. It’s nicer than it sounds. A couple hundred feet off of Hwy. 200. Some road noise but not too bad. Potable water is available. It’s at the finish line for the annual Race to the Sky dog sled race. Not a destination, but a [...]

Continue reading about Hi-Country Trading Post

I like this place. People don’t bother you, there are plenty of spaces, cement picnic tables and bbq grills. The lawns are kept up, lots of good swimming in the summer time, and the people are friendly. When I came into the park, I did not see anything that said no camping, so, I set [...]

Continue reading about Hollecker Park

Hooper Park with 26 shaded campsites nestled in Ponderosa pines with a covered pavilion — some with electric and water. Amenities include horseshoe pits. Rates are $10.00 non electric and $17.00 electric per night. For information contact Lincoln Park Board, PO Box 356, Lincoln, MT 59639. Call 362-4855 or 362-4161. 46.954832,-112.671318

Continue reading about Hooper State Park

City park next to the River. Two sections about 1/2 mile apart contain about 48 sites, some pull-throughs and space for group tent camping. No hook-ups. Flush and pit toilets, potable water, big cottonwood trees. Boat ramp. Fishing. Golf. Just over 1 mile south of I-90 on Highway 78 40 miles west of Billings. Donations [...]

Continue reading about Itch-Kep-Pe Park

West Glendive on the Yellowstone River. Water and dump Station.

Continue reading about Jaycee West Park

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Continue reading about KwaTaqNuk Casino

easy access to hiking, 4wd, quads, Yellowstone NE entrance route- beautiful area open area, some shaded free- no services at all s. of redlodge on hwy 10.5 mi, Lake Fork Rd [right],100 ft or so,left across creek ck at NFS ofc so. edge of town for other info

Continue reading about Lake Fork Road

Hi all, $6.00 per night.

Continue reading about Lake Frances City Park Campground

It has restrooms and ample parking. Water is available at community tap next to restroom.

Continue reading about Lewistown Kiwanis Campground

Casino. It is now the $50,000 Dollar Bar. They have just recently changed the name. Take exit 16 north off I-90 at Haugan just east of the Idaho border. Campground is located behind the restaurant & gift shop. PLEASE BE CAREFUL THOUGH! Most of the (30A)electric outlets were either dead, open grounds or wired backwards. [...]

Continue reading about Lincoln’s $10000 Silver Dollar

National Forest campgrounds with easy access from I-93. Plenty of sites with easy access, fireplaces; picnic tables. Lovely lake for swimming and boating. From Fortine, take US Highway 93 south approximately 5 miles. The campground is located 0.1 miles off the highway, 2.1 miles south of the Murphy Lake Ranger Station.

Continue reading about North Dickey Lake Campground

County fairgrounds on the east edge of Plentywood. Just a place to put your head down for a night.

Continue reading about Plentywood County Fairground

$10/night. Loop A has 5 pull through sites. Firewood provided. Hosts on site. Nice Forest Service campground with very easy access to interstate. Campsites have picnic tables and fire rings. Recycling bins. Within walking distance of the Clark Fork River. Self-guided nature trail. Waste disposal site ($2 fee for dumping if not staying overnight). Gas [...]

Continue reading about Quartz Flat Campground

On the river. Has shade trees. You get key (police station) for bathroom and showers at old fire station. $5 per day.

Continue reading about Riverside Park

Definitely not for families. Free campground, free fill on water tank- no dump station. I believe they charge $10 if you want electric hookup. Exit 126 off I-90. They have gas pumps only – no diesel fuel. Free first night (unpowered). Limited water connections–first come first serve. 2nd night $10.00.

Continue reading about Rock Creek Lodge

City park at fairgrounds, lots of shade, next to Musselshell River, spacious sites, quiet, bathrooms, water, no showers or hookups. RV dump in town $5.00. Open all year, but bathroom and water unavailable in winter.

Continue reading about Roundup fairgrounds

There is water available. County fairgrounds on the east edge of Plentywood.

Continue reading about Sheridan County Fairground

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Continue reading about Silver Wolf Casino

For this being a free site, you just can’t ask more for what this place has to offer. There are nice picnic tables, some have a roof over it, and wind blocker. They have fire rings there, a latrine, mowed lawn, and real nice fishing area. It is quiet, and away from traffic. There is [...]

Continue reading about South Sandstone Recreation Area

$10 for dry camping Wifi Pets allowed. desk for self registration. If you need help, the host is just across the driveway. $25.00 full hookups. Come visit us at the Spring Creek RV Park and enjoy a relaxing evening. The sites are located on an edge of a meadow which includes a running stream. The [...]

Continue reading about Spring Creek RV Park

91 camp sites in the 20 mile length of lakes, fee charged. The Thompson Chain of Lakes includes shoreline access to 18 lakes including McGregor Lake, Little McGregor Lake, Lower Thompson Lake, Middle Thompson Lake, Upper Thompson Lake, Horseshoe Lake, and Loon Lake. There are 83 primitive campsites and 8 group campsites, all of which [...]

Continue reading about Thompson Chain-of-Lakes

Trafton Park is located directly north of the new rest stop at the intersection of US Highways 191 and 2. It is within 0.5 mile of Amtrak Station and Highway 242, which leads to the Canadian Border at the Port of Morgan/Manchy, 50 miles to the north. Bowdoin National Bird Refuge is located just 7 [...]

Continue reading about Trafton Park

Voyagers Rest Fishing Access is located 1 mile east of Worden on Highway 312, then 1.5 miles north on County Road 18. Voyagers Rest Fishing Access does permit camping. There is a 7 day stay limit. Toilets and access for camp trailers is available. Open all season. Access to Yellowstone River.

Continue reading about Voyagers Rest

It’s a Super Wal-Mart store parking lot. Wal-Mart has an unofficial policy of not hassling RVers and car campers parked in their lots overnight. This one is particularly good as it is near the interstate, has a huge lot and plenty of nearby restaurants, stores, truck-stops and even a Wal-Mart! You will no doubt find [...]

Continue reading about Wal-Mart Supercenter Store #3259

Willow Creek Reservoir is a fishing access site that does permit camping. Fishing and boating may be enjoyed on the lake with a boat launch provided. Camping is permitted but the facilities are limited to restrooms. Willow Creek Reservoir is located 5 miles northwest of Augusta, Montana on Gibson Reservoir Road. Managed by the Montana [...]

Continue reading about Willow Creek Reservoir

this is a great spot on the lake

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