I don’t remember what he said about my Vaquero but I know he approved. His house - more specifically, his studio, where he painted and where my cot was usually stationed when we visited - was fascinating from the powder horn and barbed-wire collection on the wall, to his oil lamps and the Winchester I always begged him to show me. There was one way out and it went right past where Mama Bear had staked her claim.īorn in California to a veteran of the Spanish American War, my mother’s father was raised in a rambling way, growing up in Kentucky and Florida before settling in Mississippi, but he never lost his love of the West. I looked at my phone: no service, no way to call for a ride even if I hiked the several miles uphill to get there.Īhead of me, the ground fell off downhill to the left side of the road - where she was - and rose steeply, impassable, on the right. There was a trail behind me splitting off to head north, the wrong direction, and dead-ended several miles away at a state road on the far side of a mountain. I backed off to give Mama Bear room and considered my options. At least until a little voice in the back of my head - you know, the one telling you you’re wrong - told me to turn on the light. I’d hiked quite a bit in the dark and except for my family giving me a hard time, I’d never really given it much thought. I then walked down the closed gravel road in the dark, the gray of the road and the dark blue of the sky standing out enough from the black woods to keep me headed the right direction without a light. If you have any questions or would like to have your business featured, you can get in touch via our contact form here.It was my first time out bowhunting and when darkness caught me miles away from my car, I’d disassembled the takedown recurve and stowed it in my pack. This page contains a list of all campgrounds, RV parks, and cabin rentals in Southwest Montana. Best to check in advance than be disappointed. While most sites equipped to host RVs will have universal hook-ups to attach to your onboard water, power, and sewer systems, they may not have the physical space to hold you if your camper is extraordinarily large. If you’re bringing your RV, be sure to double-check that the campsite of your choice can accommodate you, particularly if your vehicle is extraordinarily long, wide, or tall. Most require both a reservation and a fee, with some properties charging by the camper and some by the campsite. Several private camping options are available, with sites ranging from elaborate facilities with restaurants and wifi to rustic grounds with beautiful scenery. Facilities and rules can vary, as some of them are filled on a first-come basis, and some require a reservation in advance.
#Boondocking in montana free
There is also some free camping available in southwest Montana in National Forests and other lands managed by the state and federal government. To find out what land is available for dispersed camping, you can contact the Dillon Field Office which manages public lands in southwest Montana. While overnight boondocking on BLM land requires no reservation and is completely free, there are rules you must follow in order not to damage the environment. Home to natural hot springs, mountains, rivers, and lakes southwest Montana has a unique natural bounty, and there are hundreds of campsites within it to host you for your holiday.Ĭamping on land maintained by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is very popular and encouraged in the region. Some have lavishly maintained hot springs and spas, while some are little more than a plot of land where you can boondock your RV.
There are many different types of campsites all over southwestern Montana that all have different facilities.
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