A gravel road curving into a high mountain valley at first light, the peaks catching the sun.

Camping near

Alberton, Montana

6 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Alberton in Mineral County: 6 Forest Service.

6
federal places to camp
6 Forest Service
14.3 mi
to the nearest one
Quartz Flat Campground
2,929 ft
at the highest of them
Trout Creek Campground. The lowest, Cascade Campground, sits at 2,532 ft
108
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 30 feet

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Federal land, by managing agency

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • US Forest Service (USFS)
  • National Park Service (NPS)
  • US Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
  • Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
  • Department Of Defense (DOD)
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  • Other Federal
  • State
  • Local
  • Alaska Native Lands (Patented or Interim Conveyed)
  • Alaska Native Allotment

Federal campgrounds, by agency

  • Forest Service
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • National Park Service
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife and others

State and local land (USGS PAD-US)

  • State land
  • County and city land
  • Regional agency or district
  • Land trust or conservancy

Gaps with no tint inside public land are private parcels, often old mining claims and homesteads. They are not open to the public.

Dashed clay lines on the base map are unpaved tracks from OpenStreetMap. They show what exists on the ground, not what is legal to drive.

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Boundaries are approximate and land status changes. This map is a planning aid, not a survey or a statement of access. Confirm routes, closures and camping rules with the managing office.

Within 30 miles of Alberton, nearest first

6 places

  1. Quartz Flat Campground Forest Service · Lolo National Forest · Mineral County 14.3 miaway 2,866 ftelevation 76sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. West Fork Butte Lookout cabin or lookout Forest Service · Lolo National Forest · Missoula County 19.1 miaway 5,274 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Trout Creek Campground Forest Service · Lolo National Forest · Mineral County 19.7 miaway 2,929 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  4. Thompson Peak Lookout Tower cabin or lookout Forest Service · Lolo National Forest · Mineral County 23.2 miaway 4,600 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Cascade Campground Forest Service · Lolo National Forest · Sanders County 26.2 miaway 2,532 ftelevation 2sites 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Sloway Campground Forest Service · Lolo National Forest · Mineral County 30 miaway 2,664 ftelevation 28sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov