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

Camping in

Mineral County, Montana

10 federal places to camp in Mineral County: 10 Forest Service.

10
federal places to camp
10 Forest Service
8
take reservations
On Recreation.gov. The rest are first come, first served, or not listed there
2,929 ft
at the highest of them
Trout Creek Campground. The lowest, Sloway Campground, sits at 2,664 ft
134
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 60 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.

Every federal campground in Mineral County

10 places

  1. Cabin City Campground cabin or lookout Forest Service · Lolo National Forest 3,200 ftelevation 25sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Quartz Flat Campground Forest Service · Lolo National Forest 2,866 ftelevation 76sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Savenac Bunkhouse cabin or lookout Forest Service · Lolo National Forest 3,136 ftelevation 1site 60 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Savenac Cookhouse cabin or lookout Forest Service · Lolo National Forest 3,136 ftelevation 1site 60 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Savenac East Cottage Forest Service · Lolo National Forest 3,135 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  6. Savenac West Cottage cabin or lookout Forest Service · Lolo National Forest 3,136 ftelevation 1site 60 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Sloway Campground Forest Service · Lolo National Forest 2,664 ftelevation 28sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Thompson Peak Lookout Tower cabin or lookout Forest Service · Lolo National Forest 4,600 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  9. Trout Creek Campground Forest Service · Lolo National Forest 2,929 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  10. Up Up Lookout cabin or lookout Forest Service · Lolo National Forest 5,900 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov