The best camping near Craig with climbing

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Looking to go camping near Craig, Montana and get your climbing fix? Look no further than Ridgeline Retreat, the ultimate camping resource. With over 90 available options near Craig, Montana specifically tailored to climbers, you're sure to find the perfect spot for your outdoor adventure. From affordable options as low as $18 per night to more luxurious accommodations, there's something for every budget. Check out top campsites like Ridgeline Retreat (25 reviews), Rainbow Gulch Farm (33 reviews), and Wildhorse Trail Properties (14 reviews) for the best climbing experiences. Plus, enjoy popular amenities like showers, toilets, and potable water. And if you're looking to mix up your activities, you can also enjoy fishing, hiking, and exploring historic sites. Don't miss out on the perfect camping experience - book your spot now!

97% (45) 33 campsites

Top-rated campgrounds near Craig

Farm Land Escape

1. Farm Land Escape

100%
(10)
29mi from Craig · 3 sites · Tents, RVs
Please contact me through here 1-2 days prior to your arrival so I can get your area ready. As there may be one other camper from time to time as well. I want you to have the privacy and the experience as if it was only you and you’re family staying. This 53 acres use to be owned by a guy named John Helberg which is who the road is named after. It’s the original homestead land dated over 100 years ago where they farmed for there dairy cows and other livestock. This is right off a dead end road. You will have a view of a Montana farm field with the Rocky Mountains in the background. Dark nights out of the town means the stars will be out and about! This is a quiet secluded area there is a house near by, he is an older gentlemen you won’t even know he’s there. Depending on time of year there will be a field full of crop or the farm getting farmed. There very well could be some horses near by to pet!! Located 10 minutes from the lakes. 5 minutes from a reservoir. 10 minutes from town. 15 min to closest hiking areas. Helena really is the heart of fun very centralized for all directions of fun! Very easy pull in and pull out area. Please not there may be other campers enjoying as well Black Sandy State Park and Helena National Park are both under 15 miles away. Enjoy hiking and If you’re the boating type, head down the Missouri river in search of a rumored rope swing or jump off the boat for a dip in the crystal waters of Hauser Lake. Looking to avoid all the crowds or enjoy a solitary weekend under the endless Montana sky? Just head to Black Sandy during the winter months! You’ll find the same great stunning views and an ice skating experience that will put your grandparents’ childhood tales to shame. I do have power 50 amp, fresh water, grey water hook up, no black water. This option may not be available all of the time. Nearby is a brown shop this is area is rented out and off limits to camp stayers. The patio area on shop is not for the hipcampers thank you
Pets
Electrical hookup
Water hookup
from 
$80
 / night
Mountain Biker's Getaway

2. Mountain Biker's Getaway

100%
(19)
36mi from Craig · 1 site
We have a 20 acre parcel where we live that is right next to the trail system and also 5 minutes from downtown Helena. We love hosting our friends who come to mountain bike and enjoy Helena and are happy to host you! We have a small trail cut into the property that is available for your use and a forest for you to play in
Pets
from 
$29
 / night
MT Keene Life is Good Lodge

3. MT Keene Life is Good Lodge

5.6mi from Craig · 1 site
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.
Pets
Toilets
Showers
from 
$375
 / night
Helena National Forest

4. Helena National Forest

100%
(3)
National forest 20mi from Craig · 109 sites
The Helena National Forest straddles the continental divide and offers adventurers a whirlwind of majestic scenery and recreation. Nicknamed the “million acre backyard” you’re gonna love exploring the hiking, biking and off roading trails in Gates of the Mountains and the Helena River Valley, which boasts jaw dropping views of the Big Belt Mountains. Anglers will need to be yanked out of the crystal clear Missouri River—the trout are just begging to be caught. Campgrounds are close by and backcountry lovers will find plenty of chances to explore the trails and see incredible wildlife. Don’t pass up a chance to hop the Continental Divide trail or visit Helena National Forest. You’re gonna feel like you’re on top of the world!
Pets
Toilets
Campfires
Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest

5. Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest

73%
(11)
National forest 130mi from Craig · 421 sites
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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Toilets
Campfires
The Mountaintop Disconnect

6. The Mountaintop Disconnect

100%
(3)
12mi from Craig · 1 site
We don't know much about the history of our property but we can tell you that we plan on keeping it forever. It has absurdly good views at the top and is the perfect amount of remote and accessible for us.Learn more about this land:The property begins at the base of a small mountain and goes straight to the 6000' peak (and a little past). Great views, silent surroundings. You will very much be in the middle of nowhere. Enjoy it. There is a natural spring on the property from which you may get your water. Please no relieving yourself within 100 feet of the spring or uphill from it.
Pets
Toilets
Showers
from 
$225
 / night
York Montana Hideaway

7. York Montana Hideaway

83%
(6)
26mi from Craig · 1 site
As opposed to the thousands of runoff creeks in Western Montana, the unique Trout Creek Canyon has one of the few spring fed streams. It's rather large volume of water flows from several groups of canyons and drainages in the Little Belt mountains, bubbling out of the ground six miles up at the foot of the beautiful Vigilante canyon and terminating in the Missouri River three miles further down. Over the last 150 years a  number of gold and silver mines have operated in the gulches at the side of the canyon. A pictorial history is available at the community park and in the social hall. If you're lucky you might even still see a few mountain goats on your way up the canyon.
Electrical hookup
Water hookup
Pets
from 
$45
 / night
Mount Helena Hideaway

8. Mount Helena Hideaway

100%
(5)
33mi from Craig · 1 site
Quiet, wooded acre on the west side of Mount Helena trail system. You will have privacy, as well as beautiful views of the Helena Valley and access to miles and miles of hiking and biking trails. You are 20-25 minutes to Canyon Ferry Lake, Hauser Lake and Lake Helena. There is water and power available, but no dump or garbage. Perfect location to park while you enjoy all that Helena has to offer. 2 miles to downtown. 2 miles from Carroll College and 4 miles from the Capital!
Electrical hookup
Water hookup
Pets
from 
$45
 / night
Helena West Side Wonder!

9. Helena West Side Wonder!

100%
(7)
33mi from Craig · 1 site
Bring your camper and park where everything about Helena is accessible! If your goal is to hear the wind in the trees and enjoy the outdoors - this is your spot! You can bike/hike on Mount Helena or head into downtown and enjoy sporting events, breweries and all things Helena has to offer. We are 2 miles from downtown Helena and at the base of the Mount Helena hiking/biking trails. This is a private lot with trees that includes water and power. You take what you came with (including garbage) and leave our spot the same as you found it. This is a residential community, so quiet hours start at 10 pm and no large groups are allowed. We do not have a dump station, but there is one within 4 miles. Beautiful location with amazing star gazing, wildlife and outdoor adventures. Quiet neighborhood - so no parties! Less than 1/2 mile of dirt road off the level and paved (just above Montana Wild and Spring Meadow Lake) and easy access to Mount Helena. Plenty of room for large campers!
Electrical hookup
Water hookup
Pets
from 
$50
 / night
Lolo National Forest

10. Lolo National Forest

92%
(12)
National forest 130mi from Craig · 395 sites
You are going to be filled to the brim with glee when you discover Lolo National Forest. Seriously; this is the kind of place you can stand with your feet in a crystal clear stream, bighorn sheep filling the meadow, with the sun setting behind snowcapped mountain peaks in the distance. And that’s just a roadside pull off! With over two million acres to explore, hikers, bikers and backcountry seekers will be stoked on the supa-lush forest, and trails like Cougar Peak Lookout and the Lolo Peak trail (which we assure you is not low-low). Boat for a day in Seeley Lake, or cast a line into pristine mountain streams for a try at the trout. Dinner is going to taste great over the campfire! Through the meadows or up the peaks, it’s easy enough to get your share of adventure at Lolo.
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Alhambra RV Park

11. Alhambra RV Park

43mi from Craig · 101 sites
Alhambra RV Park in Clancy, MT, is a unique destination steeped in history, located on the grounds of former sanitariums and hot springs that once attracted visitors seeking relaxation and rejuvenation. In the early 1900s, travelers arrived via the Great Northern Railroad at Alhambra station to experience the therapeutic benefits of the Alhambra and Sunnyside Sanatoriums. For decades, guests enjoyed the natural beauty of the area, soaking in mineral-rich waters until a fire in 1959 led to the closure of the facilities. Today, Clancy remains a charming community just 10 miles south of Helena, the state capital. Conveniently situated off Interstate I-15 at exit 182, Alhambra RV Park offers a tranquil escape with sites nestled around the picturesque Prickly Pear stream. Guests can unwind in a serene environment while enjoying fishing opportunities and a peaceful stay during their travels through Montana. The park is equipped with essential amenities, including electricity, fire pits, picnic tables, a dump station, pull-through sites, propane refills, and clean restrooms. While visiting, take advantage of the various outdoor activities available, such as fishing, golfing, and hiking. Additionally, explore the nearby attractions, including the Lewis & Clark County Fair

Looking to go camping near Craig, Montana and get your climbing fix? Look no further than Ridgeline Retreat, the ultimate camping resource. With over 90 available options near Craig, Montana specifically tailored to climbers, you're sure to find the perfect spot for your outdoor adventure. From affordable options as low as $18 per night to more luxurious accommodations, there's something for every budget. Check out top campsites like Ridgeline Retreat (25 reviews), Rainbow Gulch Farm (33 reviews), and Wildhorse Trail Properties (14 reviews) for the best climbing experiences. Plus, enjoy popular amenities like showers, toilets, and potable water. And if you're looking to mix up your activities, you can also enjoy fishing, hiking, and exploring historic sites. Don't miss out on the perfect camping experience - book your spot now!

97% (45) 33 campsites

Top-rated campgrounds near Craig

Farm Land Escape

1. Farm Land Escape

100%
(10)
29mi from Craig · 3 sites · Tents, RVs
Please contact me through here 1-2 days prior to your arrival so I can get your area ready. As there may be one other camper from time to time as well. I want you to have the privacy and the experience as if it was only you and you’re family staying. This 53 acres use to be owned by a guy named John Helberg which is who the road is named after. It’s the original homestead land dated over 100 years ago where they farmed for there dairy cows and other livestock. This is right off a dead end road. You will have a view of a Montana farm field with the Rocky Mountains in the background. Dark nights out of the town means the stars will be out and about! This is a quiet secluded area there is a house near by, he is an older gentlemen you won’t even know he’s there. Depending on time of year there will be a field full of crop or the farm getting farmed. There very well could be some horses near by to pet!! Located 10 minutes from the lakes. 5 minutes from a reservoir. 10 minutes from town. 15 min to closest hiking areas. Helena really is the heart of fun very centralized for all directions of fun! Very easy pull in and pull out area. Please not there may be other campers enjoying as well Black Sandy State Park and Helena National Park are both under 15 miles away. Enjoy hiking and If you’re the boating type, head down the Missouri river in search of a rumored rope swing or jump off the boat for a dip in the crystal waters of Hauser Lake. Looking to avoid all the crowds or enjoy a solitary weekend under the endless Montana sky? Just head to Black Sandy during the winter months! You’ll find the same great stunning views and an ice skating experience that will put your grandparents’ childhood tales to shame. I do have power 50 amp, fresh water, grey water hook up, no black water. This option may not be available all of the time. Nearby is a brown shop this is area is rented out and off limits to camp stayers. The patio area on shop is not for the hipcampers thank you
Pets
Electrical hookup
Water hookup
from 
$80
 / night
Mountain Biker's Getaway

2. Mountain Biker's Getaway

100%
(19)
36mi from Craig · 1 site
We have a 20 acre parcel where we live that is right next to the trail system and also 5 minutes from downtown Helena. We love hosting our friends who come to mountain bike and enjoy Helena and are happy to host you! We have a small trail cut into the property that is available for your use and a forest for you to play in
Pets
from 
$29
 / night
MT Keene Life is Good Lodge

3. MT Keene Life is Good Lodge

5.6mi from Craig · 1 site
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.
Pets
Toilets
Showers
from 
$375
 / night
Helena National Forest

4. Helena National Forest

100%
(3)
National forest 20mi from Craig · 109 sites
The Helena National Forest straddles the continental divide and offers adventurers a whirlwind of majestic scenery and recreation. Nicknamed the “million acre backyard” you’re gonna love exploring the hiking, biking and off roading trails in Gates of the Mountains and the Helena River Valley, which boasts jaw dropping views of the Big Belt Mountains. Anglers will need to be yanked out of the crystal clear Missouri River—the trout are just begging to be caught. Campgrounds are close by and backcountry lovers will find plenty of chances to explore the trails and see incredible wildlife. Don’t pass up a chance to hop the Continental Divide trail or visit Helena National Forest. You’re gonna feel like you’re on top of the world!
Pets
Toilets
Campfires
Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest

5. Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest

73%
(11)
National forest 130mi from Craig · 421 sites
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!
Pets
Toilets
Campfires
The Mountaintop Disconnect

6. The Mountaintop Disconnect

100%
(3)
12mi from Craig · 1 site
We don't know much about the history of our property but we can tell you that we plan on keeping it forever. It has absurdly good views at the top and is the perfect amount of remote and accessible for us.Learn more about this land:The property begins at the base of a small mountain and goes straight to the 6000' peak (and a little past). Great views, silent surroundings. You will very much be in the middle of nowhere. Enjoy it. There is a natural spring on the property from which you may get your water. Please no relieving yourself within 100 feet of the spring or uphill from it.
Pets
Toilets
Showers
from 
$225
 / night
York Montana Hideaway

7. York Montana Hideaway

83%
(6)
26mi from Craig · 1 site
As opposed to the thousands of runoff creeks in Western Montana, the unique Trout Creek Canyon has one of the few spring fed streams. It's rather large volume of water flows from several groups of canyons and drainages in the Little Belt mountains, bubbling out of the ground six miles up at the foot of the beautiful Vigilante canyon and terminating in the Missouri River three miles further down. Over the last 150 years a  number of gold and silver mines have operated in the gulches at the side of the canyon. A pictorial history is available at the community park and in the social hall. If you're lucky you might even still see a few mountain goats on your way up the canyon.
Electrical hookup
Water hookup
Pets
from 
$45
 / night
Mount Helena Hideaway

8. Mount Helena Hideaway

100%
(5)
33mi from Craig · 1 site
Quiet, wooded acre on the west side of Mount Helena trail system. You will have privacy, as well as beautiful views of the Helena Valley and access to miles and miles of hiking and biking trails. You are 20-25 minutes to Canyon Ferry Lake, Hauser Lake and Lake Helena. There is water and power available, but no dump or garbage. Perfect location to park while you enjoy all that Helena has to offer. 2 miles to downtown. 2 miles from Carroll College and 4 miles from the Capital!
Electrical hookup
Water hookup
Pets
from 
$45
 / night
Helena West Side Wonder!

9. Helena West Side Wonder!

100%
(7)
33mi from Craig · 1 site
Bring your camper and park where everything about Helena is accessible! If your goal is to hear the wind in the trees and enjoy the outdoors - this is your spot! You can bike/hike on Mount Helena or head into downtown and enjoy sporting events, breweries and all things Helena has to offer. We are 2 miles from downtown Helena and at the base of the Mount Helena hiking/biking trails. This is a private lot with trees that includes water and power. You take what you came with (including garbage) and leave our spot the same as you found it. This is a residential community, so quiet hours start at 10 pm and no large groups are allowed. We do not have a dump station, but there is one within 4 miles. Beautiful location with amazing star gazing, wildlife and outdoor adventures. Quiet neighborhood - so no parties! Less than 1/2 mile of dirt road off the level and paved (just above Montana Wild and Spring Meadow Lake) and easy access to Mount Helena. Plenty of room for large campers!
Electrical hookup
Water hookup
Pets
from 
$50
 / night
Lolo National Forest

10. Lolo National Forest

92%
(12)
National forest 130mi from Craig · 395 sites
You are going to be filled to the brim with glee when you discover Lolo National Forest. Seriously; this is the kind of place you can stand with your feet in a crystal clear stream, bighorn sheep filling the meadow, with the sun setting behind snowcapped mountain peaks in the distance. And that’s just a roadside pull off! With over two million acres to explore, hikers, bikers and backcountry seekers will be stoked on the supa-lush forest, and trails like Cougar Peak Lookout and the Lolo Peak trail (which we assure you is not low-low). Boat for a day in Seeley Lake, or cast a line into pristine mountain streams for a try at the trout. Dinner is going to taste great over the campfire! Through the meadows or up the peaks, it’s easy enough to get your share of adventure at Lolo.
Pets
Toilets
Campfires
Alhambra RV Park

11. Alhambra RV Park

43mi from Craig · 101 sites
Alhambra RV Park in Clancy, MT, is a unique destination steeped in history, located on the grounds of former sanitariums and hot springs that once attracted visitors seeking relaxation and rejuvenation. In the early 1900s, travelers arrived via the Great Northern Railroad at Alhambra station to experience the therapeutic benefits of the Alhambra and Sunnyside Sanatoriums. For decades, guests enjoyed the natural beauty of the area, soaking in mineral-rich waters until a fire in 1959 led to the closure of the facilities. Today, Clancy remains a charming community just 10 miles south of Helena, the state capital. Conveniently situated off Interstate I-15 at exit 182, Alhambra RV Park offers a tranquil escape with sites nestled around the picturesque Prickly Pear stream. Guests can unwind in a serene environment while enjoying fishing opportunities and a peaceful stay during their travels through Montana. The park is equipped with essential amenities, including electricity, fire pits, picnic tables, a dump station, pull-through sites, propane refills, and clean restrooms. While visiting, take advantage of the various outdoor activities available, such as fishing, golfing, and hiking. Additionally, explore the nearby attractions, including the Lewis & Clark County Fair

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