Best Campgrounds near Nye, MT

Very washboarded road to get up, we did not search further than the sign stating the camping point along the road. Camped at the first pull-off we saw. Quite a bit of traffic along this road, but still get a decent amount of privacy and views of the valley / Mammoth Hot Springs. We got in late, but I believe there are some more sites further down the road. At the spot we stayed I would say about two people could camp there.

As always, PLEASE clean up after yourselves. I always find too much trash at campsites, like I did at this one. Also, I noticed a bunch of old bathroom wipes, please come prepared for proper waste disposal.

This is a secret little site surrounded by Prairie. Grasslands and succulent deciduous trees. There's about six for mal sites with a level gravel spot. Each site can accommodate two vehicles above 33 ft long. It has a vaulted bathroom which is spotlessly clean. There is a picnic table and a fire ring with a gray at each site. The picnic tables are extended for easy wheelchair access. There are loads of birds. The best site is by the river that has the shade of a tree. The others don't have much shade. You do hear the highway and the trains going by. Cell service is about 1/3 bar. When we were camping in middle of June there was only one other caper and the best site next to the tree. There is also boat access here to the river. You can pay cash by filling out the envelope and dropping it in the Dropbox. Since we did not have a conservation fishing or hunting license, we paid $18. If you have a license it's significantly less to stay overnight. Maximum stay is 7 days in a 30-da period.

Basin Campground is just a few miles outside Red Lodge, Montana at the foot of the Beartooth Mountains. The road in is paved and passes through beautiful elk country and along the West Fork of Rock Creek, a large stream coming out of the mountains. Sites are paved and mostly level and nestled in the pine trees - gorgeous! The camp hosts are fantastic, the vault toilet bathrooms were very clean and there is water available at several pump spigots throughout the campground. The Beartooth Highway is a must when in the area as well as a visit to Red Lodge. We loved it here! P.S. We had no cell coverage with T-Mobile and so-so reception with Starlink due to the tree cover.

I scoped out spots on Thursday ahead of Father’s Day weekend. I found Aspen and decided on spot #7. It had a mowed section about 25yrs south of the parking pad which was great for our popup. The toilet is about 50ft away and was very clean. We did encounter a young grizzly who gave me a scare in the middle of the night when I was urinating but he didn’t threaten me. On Thursday I was the only soul in the entire campground. By the weekend about half the place was being used. Extremely spaced out from each other and tons of privacy. $12/nt. Potable water, bear boxes, clean tables and fire pits. Mosquitoes weren’t a problem for us at all but there were a number of ant hills in our spot.