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

Camping near

Plains, Montana

12 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Plains in Sanders County: 12 Forest Service.

12
federal places to camp
12 Forest Service
11.1 mi
to the nearest one
Cascade Campground
2,929 ft
at the highest of them
Trout Creek Campground. The lowest, Cascade Campground, sits at 2,532 ft
137
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

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Base map
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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.

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 Plains, nearest first

12 places

  1. Cascade Campground Forest Service · Lolo National Forest · Sanders County 11.1 miaway 2,532 ftelevation 2sites 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Big Hole Lookout cabin or lookout Forest Service · Lolo National Forest · Sanders County 13.2 miaway 6,911 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Sloway Campground Forest Service · Lolo National Forest · Mineral County 17 miaway 2,664 ftelevation 28sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Cabin City Campground cabin or lookout Forest Service · Lolo National Forest · Mineral County 18.7 miaway 3,200 ftelevation 25sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Thompson Peak Lookout Tower cabin or lookout Forest Service · Lolo National Forest · Mineral County 19.5 miaway 4,600 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Up Up Lookout cabin or lookout Forest Service · Lolo National Forest · Mineral County 23.2 miaway 5,900 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Trout Creek Campground Forest Service · Lolo National Forest · Mineral County 23.8 miaway 2,929 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  8. Savenac Bunkhouse cabin or lookout Forest Service · Lolo National Forest · Mineral County 24.5 miaway 3,136 ftelevation 1site 60 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  9. Savenac Cookhouse cabin or lookout Forest Service · Lolo National Forest · Mineral County 24.5 miaway 3,136 ftelevation 1site 60 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  10. Savenac East Cottage Forest Service · Lolo National Forest · Mineral County 24.5 miaway 3,135 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  11. Savenac West Cottage cabin or lookout Forest Service · Lolo National Forest · Mineral County 24.5 miaway 3,136 ftelevation 1site 60 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  12. Quartz Flat Campground Forest Service · Lolo National Forest · Mineral County 27 miaway 2,866 ftelevation 76sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov