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Public land camping

National Park Campgrounds in Montana

15 places to camp in Montana run by the National Park Service.

15
federal places to camp
15 Park Service
9
take reservations
On Recreation.gov. The rest are first come, first served, or not listed there
5,178 ft
at the highest of them
Two Medicine Campground. The lowest, Apgar Campground, sits at 3,177 ft
895
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 42 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.

National park campgrounds in Montana

15 places

  1. Afterbay Campground Park Service · Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area · Big Horn County 3,203 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  2. Apgar Campground Park Service · Glacier National Park · Flathead County 3,177 ftelevation 187sites 42 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Apgar Group Sites group campground Park Service · Glacier National Park · Flathead County 3,500 ftelevation 5sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Avalanche Campground Park Service · Glacier National Park · Flathead County 3,419 ftelevation 87sites 34 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Barry's Landing & Trail Creek Campground Park Service · Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area · Carbon County 3,727 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  6. Black Canyon Campground Park Service · Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area · Big Horn County 3,651 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  7. Dayboard 9 Campground Park Service · Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area · Big Horn County 4,548 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  8. Fish Creek Campground Park Service · Glacier National Park · Flathead County 3,500 ftelevation 171sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  9. Grapevine Campground Park Service · Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area · Big Horn County 3,200 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  10. Many Glacier Campground Park Service · Glacier National Park · Glacier County 4,500 ftelevation 104sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  11. Medicine Creek Campground Park Service · Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area · Carbon County 3,665 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  12. Rising Sun Campground Park Service · Glacier National Park n/aelevation 81sites 21 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  13. Sprague Creek Campground Park Service · Glacier National Park · Flathead County 3,177 ftelevation 24sites 21 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  14. St. Mary Campground Park Service · Glacier National Park · Glacier County 4,524 ftelevation 142sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  15. Two Medicine Campground Park Service · Glacier National Park · Glacier County 5,178 ftelevation 94sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov