Best Dispersed Camping near Saint Anthony, ID

Free dispersed camping location about 45 minutes from the west entrance of Yellowstone National Park. Open camping area to set up.

This site does not exist. You can find the correct coordinates if you look at the other dispersed camping spot right beside this pin (see photo)

A lot of boondocking opportunities in that area. Must of the spots in the open meadow area were full. Therefore, we went with this spot up a dead end road. With the size of r rig 36 foot Solltude I had to back up the road about 200 feet. Road in was a little rough but we managed.

Granted we got in late, but there really weren't any visible turnoffs or clear places to camp. We got to the far corner of the lake and found a clearing by a fence close to the lake. Lovely view and very secluded, but even on the drive out around the other half of the lake we saw no clear camping spots.

I have not personally spent the night camping here, but I do work for the Forest Service and wanted to give more information about the Darby Canyon dispersed camping sites. I also had a friend stay here for three nights last September and they had a good time. There are about 10~ sites (I will check and edit when I can) all along the canyon road, some are just right off road and others require a short drive down beaten paths to find the sites. All of these sites (except 2 or so very close to the road) are past the cattle guard. Depending on the time of year, many of these sites may not be accessible. Snow typically stays in the canyon until mid-June and starts collecting in October. The area may also be buggy at the height of the summer (July 2024 had been atrocious). There is limited cell service down most of the road and it completely disappears the closer to the Wind Cave trailhead you get. This area has a 14 day stay limit, meaning that once 14 days (13 nights) have been reached you must move at least 5 miles away to continue camping on forest service land and cannot return to this canyon to camp for 30 days. This is in a bear food storage enforced area and any bear attractants (food, pet food, soaps, sunscreen, etc.) are required to be stored properly in a locked hard sided vehicle or other bear resistant containers. Fires are allowed but must be put out dead (cold to the touch) before leaving a campsite. This canyon is regularly patrolled by Forest Service staff and ranger law enforcement officers, especially on the weekends, to keep up with the food storage and fires out dead orders. Hope this helps weary travelers that are deterred by low-rated reviews.

It’s a bit of a drive off the beaten path, and you may find yourself thinking “is it really out here?” but it is. I promise. There are lots of dispersed sites on the way off of the paved road, but my partner and I stayed right next to Henry’s Lake with a gorgeous view. This was probably my favorite camping spot of the summer. We went in June while visiting Yellowstone. The weather was a little cold, so we made a fire and burned sage brush. The lake was swarming with non-bitting midges. They were quite literally everywhere and you could hear them flying, but they left us alone and we’re not an issue.

Good camping spots in the tree line and in the beach. Prebuilt fire pits and a beautiful lake. No firewood around so bring some

Very easy to get to, typed in Henry’s Lake in Google. Along the road there are plenty of camping spots, some amongst the trees and some in open fields. Tons of fallen trees around for firewood. Fire rings near sites. ATV trails and easy boat access along the lake for fishing and kayaking.

The road in is Gravel and 2 miles from a paved road. There are 6-15 campsites at this location and the maximum RV length is 45 feet. You may stay 14 at Henry Lake BLM.

Convenient location to West Yellowstone(about 20-min) and great staging area for exploring the national park.

Nice place for a free disperse. There is a 10$ disperse just up the street. 

A few sites are by the water some not.

We were there after memorial weekend and the was a bit of trash.

I stayed for 2 nights and upon arriving on a Tuesday evening, there were 2-3 spots left. There’s no official spots since it’s dispersed but several pull outs along the dirt road. There are 2 clean vault toilets that were stocked. Free to stay but no amenities other than toilet. Cows are free roaming around here so you will hear them all times of the day. Bugs were bad on some days but if you have any time of wind or fan, it wasn’t an issue. Had 3-4 bars LTE via AT&T. Only 30 minutes from west Yellowstone. Definitely would stay here again, felt very safe!

Driving down to Wolf Flats is beautiful. It is forested with a butte on one side, and the snake river on the other. The campsites are somewhat primitive, but we like that. The location was beautiful and we loved the spot. However, it is a free campsite. This is nice, but I think this tends to bring in rowdy neighbors. Everyone was nice enough, but a group showed up at 9pm blaring music for at least a coiple of hours. I can't say this happens every night, but it did with us. Other than the late night noise, this was an awesome spot.

I spent the night here on a cross country road trip with just me and the dog. It was free which was awesome. It was deserted which was both great and unnerving for a single newbie camper. We woke up to snow and had a great dawn hike on the hike/bike trails. The campsites are well-loved/worn and some were under water/mud. Because it was both off-season/midweek, it didn't matter at all, as I could pick almost any site.

There are two bootjack dispersed entries on thedyrt, this location is the one to use! We used the coordinates for the other and it did not take us to the correct place. I’d suggest looking on satellite view for directions.

This was a nice, quiet site at which we were able to find a spot at 8pm. Would recommend!

A good amount of dispersed areas here. All the areas in the open meadow area closer by the road was occupied. We choose a dead end road and had the area all to ourselves. Had to back up the road about 200 feet because there was no turn around for the size of our rig (36 foot 5th wheel). But it is doable.

We decided to camp on the way back up from Jackson and found this little gem! There were plenty of RVs camping in open areas right by the entrance but if you follow the dirt road, there’s more secluded spots within the trees. The road was a bit rocky, but our sedan made it through with some careful maneuvering.

Good cell service, access to a great trail, and clean campsites. Several spots have nice access to a stream that runs through that area which was great to play in with my pup!

Packed on the weekends but campsites are spread apart with vegetation in between which provides fairly good privacy.

We got into Henry’s Lake Dispersed area around 6pm on a Saturday night. We stayed to the left of when the road splits, because that’s where the pit toilets were. There were 2-3 spots left, everyone spaced out nice let. Toilets were super clean, super stocked. There’s are a lot of bugs at night, but they are mayflies, not mosquitoes. 10/10 would recommend!

Dispersed campgrounds near the river. It seems that is managed during the summer season, but there was no one to check anything in May and plenty of places with fire pits. The road to access is okay from the north, but coming from the south is difficult if you use Google Maps (do not follow the instructions or you will find difficult roads). There are toilets available. Suitable for any type of RVs and trailers.

The road is closed about 2.5 miles away from the destination. No access to campsite.