Best Dispersed Camping near Helena, MT

Recent Dispersed Reviews in Helena

30 Reviews of 14 Helena Campgrounds

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  Hunter

  Scout

  

  Sep. 22, 2024

  Copper City BLM

  Bridge closed, no access!

  The road to this location is closed, the bridge is out. There is no access.

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  Jaclyn J.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 20, 2024

  Confederate Disperse Camping Area

  Good gem!

  I felt so secluded here on a Sunday night. Beautiful area. Appreciated the reviews on here to find a good free place to spend the night.

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  Rachel S.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 15, 2024

  Confederate Disperse Camping Area

  Great spot for the night

  Stayed here twice in early August about a week apart. Any car should be able to get down the road to the campsites. A bit buggy but free. Pit toilet available.

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  mel B.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 1, 2024

  Homestake Pass Dispersed

  Nice road

  As a single female tent camping I felt very safe here. One morning a bunch of cows came through my site, which was amazing.

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  Renee G.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 24, 2024

  Copper City BLM

  Classic blm camping

  Lots of open space and locations to pull out--beautiful views as well! To access this place we went towards Copper City Trail Head, and drove by the entrance onto BLM lands. Also, note that this place seems common for mountain bikers and trail bikers, so you'll likely run into a few of those. Also also, this place is DRY--so be sure to bring your own water (but on the plus side, no bugs!!)

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  Alex C.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 14, 2024

  Copper City BLM

  Open range

  Plenty of pull out sites with some scattered man made fire rings. Secluded quiet and great views

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  Azaali J.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 9, 2024

  Little Blackfoot River Dispersed Campsite #3

  Great little spot

  We didn’t stay at this exact site as it was taken but there one more dispersed site about a mile or so down the road.

  Was nice being close to the creek and there was lots of fallen trees we used for firewood.

  Quiet spot with a small amount of traffic on the road.

  Didn’t see any wildlife but the horseflies were a bit out of control this time of the year.

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  Ashley M.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 8, 2024

  Copper City BLM

  Summer Biking

  Great spot right on parts of the trial! It’s open and you can see miles in each direction. No shade, no bathrooms, but most have man made fire pits.

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  Alexander S.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 7, 2024

  Confederate Disperse Camping Area

  Too crowded / lots of full timers

  There’s signs about limiting the stay to 14 days, but there clearly are people who have been here much longer than that. Way too crowded.

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  Ian B.

  Scout

  

  Jun. 25, 2024

  Homestake Pass Dispersed

  First class

  Only 5 min from highway on a smooth road, spacious with vistas and private. Best yet

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  Natalie P.

  Scout

  

  Jun. 12, 2024

  Homestake Pass Dispersed

  Pretty but creepy

  It is easy to get to and very nice views. We did have a creepy experience. Three trucks drove by our spot and parked just staring at us and would leave. They did this 3 times before we decided to pack up and go elsewhere. Also saw a bunch of bear poop. I wouldn’t feel comfortable going back.

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  Katie T.

  Scout

  

  May. 30, 2024

  Little Blackfoot River Dispersed Campsite

  Good spot

  Easy to find, road isn’t too rough, no service with t mobile, nice little fire ring. Definitely recommend getting there a little earlier to get the good spots

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  David H.

  Traveler

  

  May. 30, 2024

  Confederate Disperse Camping Area

  It was ok

  You can not stake anything down here. It's all sand. No cover from wind. Does have a vault toilet. Could see how to could very crowded in summer.

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  Andrew H.

  Scout

  

  May. 14, 2024

  Homestake Pass Dispersed

  Great to do an overnight - off the highway stop

  The spot was close to the highway - lots of potential spots - some “locals” who seem to live out there and run generators 24/7 - we had no problem and got a good night sleep to carry on our journey.

  There are MTB OHV and walking trails nearby.

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  Don S.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 22, 2023

  Scott Reservoir Dispersed

  Great Secluded Reservoir

  Great place to camp for overlooking the reservoir. Ran into one local taking pictures but left soon after. About 4-5 rock fire rings fairly close together. I had the entire place to myself on a Thursday night. Some bugs but not too bad. Road going around to the other side of the reservoir is gated and closed now.

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  Austin R.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 16, 2023

  Confederate Disperse Camping Area

  Mostly quiet / Overall a good stay

  Pulled in early on a Friday and it was already filling up. Stayed 1 week and was by myself for most of it besides the weekend. I did come back at one point during a storm to find a bunch of teenagers parked right next to my camper and when it stopped raining they started doing donuts and messing around. Also, the fire pit was full of garbage when I got there. Overall it was a great stay, especially since it was free. The reception was good, the road just leading to the camping spots was a little bumpy

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  Ashley C.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 8, 2022

  Scott Reservoir Dispersed

  A nice view of the reservoir

  Came up here in a whim one night and got lucky! No one else camped up there so it was peacful. You're right by the water with. Great mountain view, couldn't ask for more.

  There were just a few cars driving back down the mountain in the evening. But no one bothered.

  There's a nice hand full of spots you could pull up in a car, maybe two spots your could fit a small trailer in. About four or five fire rings in the immediate area. I wouldn't be surprised in there were more spots in the area or the other side of the reservoir.

  Pretty easy to get to from Helena. Just take Rimini road all the way up, past the town, past private property. At some point I took a right onto Goulds.

  Not the best roads but I got up there fine with my 2015 Outback just fine.

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  Sophia H.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 12, 2022

  Homestake Pass Dispersed

  Easy to get to

  It’s easy to get to and there aren’t bad potholes. No problem getting there without 4 wheel drive. I was able to find a pretty private campground by going a little further then the initial parking area.

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  rachael P.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 1, 2022

  Homestake Pass Dispersed

  Great spot

  We pulled in for the night on a whim. Nice spot, the road was a little wash boarded. Just made a quick stop off the highway. Nice and quiet.

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  Ann A.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 14, 2022

  Homestake Pass Dispersed

  Popular, spacious

  There’s a big area that had a dozen RVs & tents, but it was late & we wanted space so we followed a rough dirt road 1/2 a mile to find a spot in the trees. The Homestake Trailhead down the road has a bathroom. We did have a weird experience: a truck camped near us with two people who openly watched us the entire morning & followed us to the trailhead before driving on.

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  Avery S.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 27, 2022

  Homestake Pass Dispersed

  Great quick spot!

  The dispersed camping is super easy to find, and it's right off the highway! It was perfect for a quick spot to camp on our way home to Colorado instead of getting a hotel room.

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  Drifting M.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 8, 2022

  Confederate Disperse Camping Area

  Lots of room

  Enough space along the banks to find a spot and still feel private . ATT and Verizon service. Accessible to low clearance vehicles

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  meredith

  Guide

  

  Nov. 29, 2021

  Little Blackfoot River Dispersed Campsite

  Beautiful spot

  This was a pretty spot on the river with quite a few sites and a day use area. Access to the river was a bit tight through the day use area. A small amount of road noise could be heard and the vault toilet was clean. Overall a great place.

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  Josh B.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 19, 2021

  Confederate Disperse Camping Area

  Beautiful but a ton of people

  Great place to camp right along the water for tents, RTTs, or campers. The problem is there were a ton of people. I arrived on a Thursday with only one other person camping within 100 yards of me. By Saturday, there were 12 different campers packed in like sardine along the same 100 yard stretch. Loose dogs were running all over and generators were running all night. If you don't mind the crowd, it's a great place to camp and enjoy the water

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  Dexter I.

  Legend

  

  Aug. 1, 2021

  Little Blackfoot River Dispersed Campsite #3

  Roomy disperse site with easy river access

  This is the 3rd and final disperse site that the Helena National Forest has marked along the little Blackfoot River.  It is nice to be sure that you are on public land when in an area checker boarded with private land.  This is a large flat camping area with plenty of room for tents and several RV's.  Site has a large rock fire ring, and the river is only a few short flat feet away.  Plenty of wood can be found for making a fire.  Site is near the road, but very little traffic comes this way as you are almost at the roads end.  Water can be easily filtered from the river (more like a creek at this point)

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  Dexter I.

  Legend

  

  Aug. 1, 2021

  Little Blackfoot River 2nd Disperse Campsite

  Small disperse campsite along the Little Blackfoot RIver

  This is the second disperse camping sit along the Little Blackfoot River that has been marked as a disperse campsite by the Helena National Forest.  It is nice having these sits marked by the Forest Service as their are several parcels of private land along the road.  This site is small with only one small level area for a tent of mid sized RV.  The site has a large rock fire ring in the center.  Their is no easy trail access to the river.  Plenty of down trees in the area for firewood if you have a way to cut them, their is also plenty of small stuff that can be easily collected for a fire.   Site is right next to the road, but road noise should be little to none as a few curves will slow vehicles down and their isn't much more road left until the campground and trailhead at the end of the road.

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  Dexter I.

  Legend

  

  Jul. 30, 2021

  Little Blackfoot River Dispersed Campsite

  Big Roomy Disperse campsite along the little Blackfood River

  Bumped in to this disperse campsite while heading out for a hike.  This is one of three disperse campsite along the Little Blackfoot River in the Helena National Forest that have been marked by the Forest Service as a disperse camping area. This is a nice large flat right next to the creek with plenty of room for multiple tents or RVs.  The site has a large rock fire ring and the big bonus of having a picnic table.  A short trail leads to the river, but does require a little bit of scrambling.  The River (more of a creek at this point) has a nice spot if you need to cool off from the summer heat.  Another short trail goes up a small hill and leads to an area with lots of fallen trees which can be cut for firewood if fire restrictions are not in place.  The only bad thing about this disperse site is that it is right next to the road.