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Camping near

Hot Springs, Montana

3 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Hot Springs in Sanders County: 3 Forest Service.

3
federal places to camp
3 Forest Service
18.6 mi
to the nearest one
Big Hole Lookout
2,532 ft
elevation
From the USGS, at the campground
4
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 40 feet

Interactive map. Drag to pan, scroll or pinch to zoom, and select any point to see which agency manages the land. Arrow keys pan and the plus and minus keys zoom when the map has focus. A list of every state with its share of federal land is on the Explore page.

Map layers

Layers
Base map
Legend

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.

Select any point to see who manages the land.

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 Hot Springs, nearest first

3 places

  1. Big Hole Lookout cabin or lookout Forest Service · Lolo National Forest · Sanders County 18.6 miaway 6,911 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Cascade Campground Forest Service · Lolo National Forest · Sanders County 22.2 miaway 2,532 ftelevation 2sites 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Bend Guard Station cabin or lookout Forest Service · Lolo National Forest · Sanders County 26.4 miaway 3,200 ftelevation 1site 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov