U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · Idaho and Montana

Bitterroot National Forest

Here, 26% take walk-ups.

34Campgrounds
9Take walk-ups
4Free to camp
$12–$15A night, across 5
70Sites, from 16
3,080–8,380 ftElevation
2States

Where they are

34 of 34 mapped
Drawing the map
© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap · Esri hillshade
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 24, 2026

The campgrounds

34 campgrounds
RomboReservableBitterroot National Forest · MTfrom $1516 sitesrigs to 65 ft4,480 ftdrinking watertoiletsIndian Trees CampgroundReservableBitterroot National Forest · MTfrom $151 walk-in site1 hike-in site15 sitesrigs to 75 ft5,120 ftdrinking watertoiletsAlta CampgroundReservableBitterroot National Forest · MTfrom $1514 sitesrigs to 70 ft4,950 ftdrinking watertoiletsSpring GulchReservableBitterroot National Forest · MTfrom $151 hike-in site1 pull-through site11 sitesrigs to 65 ft4,320 ftdrinking watertoiletsFales Flat CampgroundReservableBitterroot National Forest · MTSites from $301 pull-through site3 group sites3 sitesrigs to 50 ft5,110 fttoiletsEast Fork CabinReservableBitterroot National Forest · MTSites from $501 siterigs to 45 ft5,240 ftdrinking watertoiletsGird PointReservableBitterroot National Forest · MTSites from $301 pull-through site1 siterigs to 20 ft7,530 fttoiletsHorse Heaven CabinReservableBitterroot National Forest · IDSites from $251 site7,010 fttoiletsLarry Creek Group CampReservableBitterroot National Forest · MTSites from $751 group site1 siterigs to 30 ft3,560 ftdrinking watertoiletsLost Horse Guard StationReservableBitterroot National Forest · MTSites from $501 site6,010 fttoiletsMagruder Rangers HouseReservableBitterroot National Forest · IDSites from $1001 siterigs to 50 ft4,070 ftdrinking watertoiletsMcCart LookoutReservableBitterroot National Forest · MTSites from $301 hike-in site1 site7,110 fttoiletsMedicine Point LookoutReservableBitterroot National Forest · MTSites from $301 hike-in site1 site8,380 fttoiletsThree Sisters Group Site (MT)ReservableBitterroot National Forest · MT1 group site1 site4,220 ftTwogood CabinReservableBitterroot National Forest · MTSites from $301 hike-in site1 site5,660 ftdrinking watertoiletsWoods CabinReservableBitterroot National Forest · MTSites from $601 pull-through site1 siterigs to 20 ft4,230 ftdrinking watertoiletsBlack Bear CampgroundBitterroot National Forest · MTFree4,590 fttoiletsBlodgett CampgroundFirst-comeBitterroot National Forest · MT4,250 fttoiletsCharles Waters CampgroundFirst-comeBitterroot National Forest · MT3,690 fttoiletsCrazy Creek CampgroundFirst-comeBitterroot National Forest · MT4,880 ftdrinking watertoiletsDeep Creek CampgroundBitterroot National Forest · ID4,130 fttoiletsGold Creek CampgroundFirst-comeBitterroot National Forest · MT4,830 ftIndian Creek CampgroundBitterroot National Forest · ID3,370 fttoiletsJennings Camp CampgroundBitterroot National Forest · MTFree4,890 fttoilets
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 24, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
developing
Roadless
Swift Creek613 acres · 1 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Needle Creek1,110 acres · 1 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Tolan Creek (x1070)7,090 acres · 4 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Stony Mountain44,057 acres · 5 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Selway-Bitterroot114,953 acres · 5 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
North Big Hole3,483 acres · 5 mi · inventoried roadless area

Camping here is a stake in what happens to it. More Than Just Parks tracks the threats and the comment windows.

Source: MTJP Threatened Lands map · Oct 3, 2026

Heads up

Wildfire
Nature Grove fire · 0.9 mi from the nearest campground here · 1,422 acres · 100% contained
Wildfire
Black Bear fire · 1.5 mi from the nearest campground here · 2,126 acres · 100% contained
Wildfire
North Fork Lost Horse fire · 7.7 mi from the nearest campground here · 118 acres · 100% contained
Wildfire
Moose fire · 9.8 mi from the nearest campground here · 6,005 acres · 100% contained
Wildfire
Sand Creek fire · 30 mi from the nearest campground here · 35,520 acres · 83% contained
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Oct 19, 2026

Who answers for this land

Bitterroot National Forest’s campgrounds sit in 2 congressional districts. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Ryan Zinke, official portrait
Ryan Zinke (R)MT 1st · 28 campgrounds · grade F
Russ Fulcher, official portrait
Russ Fulcher (R)ID 1st · 6 campgrounds · grade F
Source: campground records from RIDB, NPS, USFS EDW and BLM, unified by CAMPANAC, refreshed nightly