The best campgrounds near Choteau, Montana with wildlife watching

Looking for the perfect camping experience near Choteau, Montana, with a focus on wildlife watching? Look no further than Glacier Park HipCamp! With over 800 options to choose from in the area, you'll have no trouble finding the perfect campsite to suit your needs. Whether you prefer a remote spot deep in the wilderness or a more developed campground with amenities like showers and potable water, Hipcamp has got you covered. Some top campsites to consider include The Mooseshroom and Robinson's Roost. With popular activities like hiking, visiting historic sites, and biking, you'll never run out of things to do during your camping adventure. Plus, with an average price per night of $50 and options as low as $21, camping with Hipcamp is not only convenient, but also affordable. So pack your gear and get ready to experience the beauty of nature!

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Top-rated campgrounds near Choteau

Looking for the perfect camping experience near Choteau, Montana, with a focus on wildlife watching? Look no further than Glacier Park HipCamp! With over 800 options to choose from in the area, you'll have no trouble finding the perfect campsite to suit your needs. Whether you prefer a remote spot deep in the wilderness or a more developed campground with amenities like showers and potable water, Hipcamp has got you covered. Some top campsites to consider include The Mooseshroom and Robinson's Roost. With popular activities like hiking, visiting historic sites, and biking, you'll never run out of things to do during your camping adventure. Plus, with an average price per night of $50 and options as low as $21, camping with Hipcamp is not only convenient, but also affordable. So pack your gear and get ready to experience the beauty of nature!

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Top-rated campgrounds near Choteau

1. Hardda Farm Site

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27mi from Choteau · 1 site · Tent, RV

Hardda Farm is our family homestead and flower farm. We raise animals, vegetables and flowers using regenerative agriculture practices. You may meet our family dairy cow, our milk & wool sheep, and a variety of poultry and waterfowl. We are very near the Sun River and less than an hour’s drive to the Missouri River or the Rocky Mountain front. We enjoy fly-fishing, climbing, and hiking and are happy to recommend some great spots.

2. MT Keene Life is Good Lodge

47mi from Choteau · 1 site · Lodging

Wade the Dearborn in the back yard of this 3-bedroom house (fourth bedroom/living room or guide cabin next door ($150/stay to open) on 10 acres of the former Gary Cooper Ranch. Don’t be surprised to see deer, geese and ducks in the window nudging their way near the deck, especially at the spring waterfall that cascades down the slope. if you are especially quiet and observant, the hundreds of acres of park and ranch across the river also have mountain goats, bears, antelope and even the mountain lion. Help yourself to the library, watch satellite television or DVD movies, or read from the house’s library. The public put-in is an 11 hour trip; private access to two shorter put-ins make this a recommended site for many Montana guides. Launch from the back yard and float one half mile down the Dearborn River to the Missouri River or from anywhere on the Dearborn to your own private fishing hole among some of nature’s oldest rock outcroppings. Only few miles from the Missouri Inn over the bridge where the Untouchables was filmed, enjoy the canyon or visit the Lewis and Clark’s Tower Rock and surrounding Park. From this base, see the spectacular Glacier Park or the continent’s largest dinosaur digs to the northwest, float the Lewis and Clark Trail by pontoon boat and lunch at the island where one of the nation's most famous fires occurred, or travel south to Yellowstone National Park or Jackson Hole, each an easy day’s visit. Bring your dogs to the kennel behind the house, hang on the deck with river and tremendous rock views, play pool or light the outside fire pit for a campfire. BBQ or enjoy the new, custom kitchen and fisherman’s décor. In the evening, take your pick of 3 spacious bedrooms where at the end of the day 6 extra long beds await or tie a few at the fly-tying table.

3. Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest

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421 sites · Alberton, Montana

It is only right that the land named after some of America’s raddest explorers would be totally epic! Covering a whopping seven mountain ranges, Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest is your front door to adventure in Montana. If winter is your happy place, then come make turns at Silver Crest Ski Area, or snowshoe trails through peaceful forests. In the summer, day trippers can roam among prairielands and flowering cacti on the Sulphur Springs Trail, while offroaders and bikers and zip down the OHV trails. Stay in an epic lookout tower on top of the Castle Mountains, or enjoy a remote campsite all to yourself. However you choose to spend your time at Lewis and Clark, you’ll find yourself thanking these two OG adventurers for discovering such an incredible place!

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Public campgrounds near Choteau

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Cave Mountain Campground

26mi from Choteau · 18 sites · Tents, RVs · in Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest

Green Gulch Dispersed Campground

27mi from Choteau · 1 site · in Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest

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Mill Falls Campground

28mi from Choteau · 4 sites · Tents, RVs · in Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest

Elko Campground

28mi from Choteau · 3 sites · Tents, RVs · in Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest

Home Gulch Campground

29mi from Choteau · 15 sites · in Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest

Sun Canyon L&C Campground

29mi from Choteau · 1 site · in Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest

West Fork Teton Campground

31mi from Choteau · 6 sites · Tents, RVs · in Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest

Mortimer Gulch Campground

31mi from Choteau · 27 sites · Tents, RVs · in Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest

West Fork Cabin (Choteau)

31mi from Choteau · 1 site · in Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest

Double Falls Campground

38mi from Choteau · 4 sites · in Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest

Wood Lake Campground

39mi from Choteau · 12 sites · Tents, RVs · in Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest

Kenck Cabin

39mi from Choteau · 1 site · in Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest

Recent reviews from the Hipcamp community

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Michael

September 2025

19 ft campervan

Weekend Trip to Hardda Farm Site

Exactly as advertised. This is a great stop if heading north to the GNP area. We loved it.

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Victoria

September 2025

Tent

1 night at Hardda Farm Site

The land looked very nice, but I was only there for a few hours to sleep before leaving again. Seemed great, but didn’t get to spend a lot of time there

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Megan

September 2025

Tent

With kids

1 night at Hardda Farm Site

Elicia and her family were wonderful and very welcoming! My two young sons (2 & 4) and I were passing through while on an extended road trip just after my husband deployed. I felt very safe, and my boys loved interacting with the farm animals! I hope we have another opportunity to pass through, so we can stay again!

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Nathan

September 2025

Tent

1 night at Hardda Farm Site

Was awesome!!! So peaceful and pretty. Very nice people that own the property as well! Definitely would go back!

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Andrea

July 2025

Tent

Weekend Trip to Hardda Farm Site

This was a great place for a night’s stopover on my way across the country. Hosts were super nice and pleasant to chat with. I ordered firewood and they had paper and matches to get it started which was a nice touch.

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Quentin

July 2025

Tent

With kids

1 night at Hardda Farm Site

We stopped and set up two tents. It was a great time and the hosts were friendly. Plenty of space, water on site, and compost toilet worked great. overall good experience.

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Kris

May 2025

16 ft car

With pets

1 night at Hardda Farm Site

Elicia made me feel right at home. The camp is in historic Fort Shaw. The fort is in walking distance as is the military cemetery. Beautiful countryside and the Sun River is close by. Right down the road is Big Sky Deli in Vaughn with all kinds of meats, cheeses, pastries, kombucha and provisions. I love the sounds of the farm animals and so did my pooch! :) I would definitely stay here again!

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Rebekah

March 2025

Tent

With pets

3 nights at Hardda Farm Site

We loved camping here and would absolutely come back! Elicia was so easy to work with (especially for being on short notice!) and went above and beyond to make sure we had everything we needed. Quite a nice location, the outhouse was great, and the farm animal sounds were a fun bonus. Our family 100% recommends this spot!