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U.S. Forest Service · Wild and Scenic River · Montana

Flathead, Montana Wild and Scenic River

5 federal campgrounds, 1 of them with first-come, first-served sites.

5Campgrounds
1With first-come sites
$13A night at the one priced
26Sites, from 4
3,310–3,740 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 5 of these 5 campgrounds

Where they are

5 of 5 mapped
Drawing the map
© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap · Esri hillshade
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

The campgrounds · 5

5 campgrounds
Reservable
Big Creek Campground (Flathead National Forest, MT)
Flathead, Montana Wild and Scenic River · MT
23 sites22 with a bear box1 group siterigs to 48 ft3,310 ftdrinking watertoilets
Reservable
Ben Rover Cabin
Flathead, Montana Wild and Scenic River · MT
1 site1 pull-through siterigs to 50 ft3,530 fttoilets
Reservable
Ford Cabin
Flathead, Montana Wild and Scenic River · MT
1 siterigs to 20 ft3,720 fttoilets
Reservable
Schnaus Cabin
Flathead, Montana Wild and Scenic River · MT
1 site1 pull-through siterigs to 50 ft3,660 fttoilets
Seen from the air The agency never photographed these, so here is the satellite view. Same data, same sources.
Spotted Bear CampgroundFlathead, Montana Wild and Scenic River · MTfrom $13 · 3,740 ftFirst-come
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
Roadless
Coal Ridge15,429 acres · 6 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Benchmark6,318 acres · 7 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Standard Peak8,262 acres · 8 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: USFS Inventoried Roadless Areas via MTJP Roadless Map · Jul 29, 2026

Heads up

Wildfire
Silvertip fire · 13 mi from the nearest campground here · 7,280 acres · 15% contained
Wildfire
Camp Creek fire · 40 mi from the nearest campground here · 9,725 acres · 0% contained
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Sep 5, 2026

Who answers for this land

Flathead, Montana Wild and Scenic River’s campgrounds sit in one congressional district. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Ryan Zinke (R)MT 1st · 5 campgrounds · grade F
Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score
Unit: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) land units
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