A white Tacoma with a camper shell parked on a rise above a broad, empty basin under building cloud.

Camping near

Townsend, Montana

13 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Townsend in Broadwater County: 6 Forest Service, 6 Reclamation, 1 BLM.

13
federal places to camp
6 Forest Service, 6 Reclamation, 1 BLM
10.7 mi
to the nearest one
Eagle Guard Station
3,921 ft
at the highest of them
Chinamen's Campground. The lowest, Riverside Campground, sits at 3,668 ft
282
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 80 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 Townsend, nearest first

13 places

  1. Eagle Guard Station cabin or lookout Forest Service · Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest · Broadwater County 10.7 miaway 5,809 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Rillway Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest · Broadwater County 13.3 miaway 4,667 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. White Earth Campground Reclamation · Canyon Ferry Lake · Broadwater County 14.3 miaway 3,815 ftelevation 35sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Thompson Guard Station cabin or lookout Forest Service · Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest · Meagher County 19.6 miaway 6,336 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Miller Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest · Broadwater County 20.9 miaway 5,159 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Hellgate Campground Reclamation · Canyon Ferry Lake · Lewis and Clark County 21.4 miaway 3,844 ftelevation 69sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Strawberry Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest · Jefferson County 21.7 miaway 6,106 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Jo Bonner Campground Reclamation · Canyon Ferry Lake · Lewis and Clark County 23.8 miaway 3,826 ftelevation 17sites 67 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  9. Chinamen's Campground Reclamation · Canyon Ferry Lake · Lewis and Clark County 24.8 miaway 3,921 ftelevation 37sites 47 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  10. Court Sheriff Campground Reclamation · Canyon Ferry Lake · Lewis and Clark County 25.1 miaway 3,835 ftelevation 47sites 75 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  11. Riverside Campground Reclamation · Canyon Ferry Lake · Lewis and Clark County 25.4 miaway 3,668 ftelevation 28sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  12. Bar Gulch Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest · Broadwater County 26.6 miaway 4,700 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  13. Devil's Elbow Campground BLM · Hauser Lake · Lewis and Clark County 29.8 miaway 3,723 ftelevation 43sites 60 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov