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

Camping near

Whitefish, Montana

21 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Whitefish in Flathead County: 16 Forest Service, 5 Park Service.

21
federal places to camp
16 Forest Service, 5 Park Service
11 mi
to the nearest one
Tally Lake Campground
3,614 ft
at the highest of them
Doris Creek Campground. The lowest, South Dickey Lake, sits at 3,100 ft
670
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 60 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 Whitefish, nearest first

21 places

  1. Tally Lake Campground Forest Service · Flathead National Forest · Flathead County 11 miaway 3,369 ftelevation 39sites 60 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Big Creek Campground Forest Service · Flathead National Forest · Flathead County 14 miaway 3,300 ftelevation 23sites 48 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Star Meadows Guard Station cabin or lookout Forest Service · Flathead National Forest · Flathead County 17 miaway 4,015 ftelevation 1site 20 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Apgar Campground Park Service · Glacier National Park · Flathead County 17.7 miaway 3,177 ftelevation 187sites 42 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Apgar Group Sites group campground Park Service · Glacier National Park · Flathead County 17.7 miaway 3,500 ftelevation 5sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Fish Creek Campground Park Service · Glacier National Park · Flathead County 18.3 miaway 3,500 ftelevation 171sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Ashley Lake South Campground Forest Service · Flathead National Forest · Flathead County 18.6 miaway 3,964 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  8. Doris Creek Campground Forest Service · Flathead National Forest · Flathead County 19.2 miaway 3,614 ftelevation 9sites 1 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  9. Lost Johnny Campground Forest Service · Flathead National Forest · Flathead County 19.6 miaway 3,572 ftelevation 5sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  10. Emery Bay Campground Forest Service · Flathead National Forest · Flathead County 19.7 miaway 3,552 ftelevation 28sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  11. Lost Johnny Point Campground Forest Service · Flathead National Forest · Flathead County 19.8 miaway 3,576 ftelevation 21sites 49 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  12. Sylvia Lake Campground Forest Service · Flathead National Forest · Flathead County 22.5 miaway 4,967 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  13. Lid Creek Campground Forest Service · Flathead National Forest · Flathead County 22.8 miaway 3,600 ftelevation 23sites 49 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  14. Ben Rover Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Flathead National Forest · Flathead County 23.2 miaway 3,527 ftelevation 1site 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  15. Sprague Creek Campground Park Service · Glacier National Park · Flathead County 24.2 miaway 3,177 ftelevation 24sites 21 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  16. Riverside Campground group campground Forest Service · Flathead National Forest · Flathead County 26.9 miaway 3,574 ftelevation 1site 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  17. Murray Bay Campground Forest Service · Flathead National Forest · Flathead County 27.2 miaway 3,586 ftelevation 20sites 60 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  18. Schnaus Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Flathead National Forest · Flathead County 27.6 miaway 3,658 ftelevation 1site 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  19. South Dickey Lake Forest Service · Kootenai National Forest · Lincoln County 28.2 miaway 3,100 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  20. Avalanche Campground Park Service · Glacier National Park · Flathead County 29.3 miaway 3,419 ftelevation 87sites 34 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  21. North Dickey Lake Forest Service · Kootenai National Forest · Lincoln County 29.5 miaway 3,100 ftelevation 24sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov