99% (147) • 12 campsites
Top-rated campgrounds near Sun River
A Canyon Stay with Mini A-frame
1. A Canyon Stay with Mini A-frame
100%
(20)
27mi from Sun River · 2 sites · Tents, RVs, Lodging
Experience an unforgettable getaway at our canyon retreat. Our property is located on 190+ acres, and is surrounded by mountain, canyon and river views. Find a secluded campsite or stay at our mini A-frame, with Blue-Ribbon trout fishing right nearby. Guests will find a private and peaceful setting to relax and connect.
LOCATION DETAILS
☀ 2 min from I-15 exit on a private road
☀ 10 min to nearest grocery and gas station in Cascade, MT
☀ 5 min to nearest bar & grill, Missouri River Inn
☀ 3 min to nearest boat ramp/fishing access for the Missouri River
☀ 30 min to Holter Lake
☀ 12 min to fly fishing stores, restaurants and bar & grills in Craig, MT
☀ 18 min to fly fishing stores, restaurants and bar & grills, gas station in Wolf Creek, MT
☀ 45 min to downtown Helena, MT
☀ 3.5 hours to Yellowstone National Park
☀ 2.5 hours to Glacier National Park
☀ 30 min to Great Falls International Airport
☀ 50 min to Helena Regional Airport
☀ 2 hours to Bozeman International Airport
☀ 2.5 hours to Missoula International Airport
Important notes:
- Please bring your own water
- 4WD recommended for closest access to our sites.
Pets
Toilets
Showers
from
$23
/ night
Montana Country & Stone Barns
2. Montana Country & Stone Barns
97%
(138)
24mi from Sun River · 5 sites · Tents, RVs, Lodging
Our 100 year old stone barns are on 20 acres just a few miles from Great Falls. Next to us is an alfalfa field with a great view of our maple tree and cottonwoods. Our home is nestled in trees with a patio deck for a picnic or drink.
Pets
Electrical hookup
Toilets
from
$30
/ night
Hardda Farm Site
3. Hardda Farm Site
100%
(10)
4.2mi from Sun River · 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.
Pets
Toilets
Campfires
from
$30
/ night
Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest
4. Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest
73%
(11)
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!
Pets
Toilets
Campfires
Helena National Forest
5. Helena National Forest
100%
(3)
109 sites · Helena Valley Northeast, Montana
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
MT Keene Life is Good Lodge
6. MT Keene Life is Good Lodge
28mi from Sun River · 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.
Pets
Toilets
Showers
from
$375
/ night
The Mountaintop Disconnect
7. The Mountaintop Disconnect
100%
(3)
42mi from Sun River · 1 site · Lodging
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
99% (147) • 12 campsites
Top-rated campgrounds near Sun River
A Canyon Stay with Mini A-frame
1. A Canyon Stay with Mini A-frame
100%
(20)
27mi from Sun River · 2 sites · Tents, RVs, Lodging
Experience an unforgettable getaway at our canyon retreat. Our property is located on 190+ acres, and is surrounded by mountain, canyon and river views. Find a secluded campsite or stay at our mini A-frame, with Blue-Ribbon trout fishing right nearby. Guests will find a private and peaceful setting to relax and connect.
LOCATION DETAILS
☀ 2 min from I-15 exit on a private road
☀ 10 min to nearest grocery and gas station in Cascade, MT
☀ 5 min to nearest bar & grill, Missouri River Inn
☀ 3 min to nearest boat ramp/fishing access for the Missouri River
☀ 30 min to Holter Lake
☀ 12 min to fly fishing stores, restaurants and bar & grills in Craig, MT
☀ 18 min to fly fishing stores, restaurants and bar & grills, gas station in Wolf Creek, MT
☀ 45 min to downtown Helena, MT
☀ 3.5 hours to Yellowstone National Park
☀ 2.5 hours to Glacier National Park
☀ 30 min to Great Falls International Airport
☀ 50 min to Helena Regional Airport
☀ 2 hours to Bozeman International Airport
☀ 2.5 hours to Missoula International Airport
Important notes:
- Please bring your own water
- 4WD recommended for closest access to our sites.
Pets
Toilets
Showers
from
$23
/ night
Montana Country & Stone Barns
2. Montana Country & Stone Barns
97%
(138)
24mi from Sun River · 5 sites · Tents, RVs, Lodging
Our 100 year old stone barns are on 20 acres just a few miles from Great Falls. Next to us is an alfalfa field with a great view of our maple tree and cottonwoods. Our home is nestled in trees with a patio deck for a picnic or drink.
Pets
Electrical hookup
Toilets
from
$30
/ night
Hardda Farm Site
3. Hardda Farm Site
100%
(10)
4.2mi from Sun River · 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.
Pets
Toilets
Campfires
from
$30
/ night
Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest
4. Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest
73%
(11)
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!
Pets
Toilets
Campfires
Helena National Forest
5. Helena National Forest
100%
(3)
109 sites · Helena Valley Northeast, Montana
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
MT Keene Life is Good Lodge
6. MT Keene Life is Good Lodge
28mi from Sun River · 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.
Pets
Toilets
Showers
from
$375
/ night
The Mountaintop Disconnect
7. The Mountaintop Disconnect
100%
(3)
42mi from Sun River · 1 site · Lodging
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
Recent reviews from the Hipcamp community
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Jeff
October 2025
16 ft car
Great spot, exactly as described. Private, quiet, beautiful. Instructions were incredibly specific and helpful. Will absolutely book again if I'm headed back in this direction.
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Michael
September 2025
19 ft campervan
Exactly as advertised. This is a great stop if heading north to the GNP area. We loved it.
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Krystl
September 2025
With pets
The hayloft was closed for maintenance, but the bunkhouse was very comfortable and beautifully decorated. The heater kept my little dog and I cozy all night. A great place to stay!
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Victoria
September 2025
Tent
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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Tim
September 2025
16 ft car
Very simple camp site with clean amenities and quiet surroundings
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September 2025
16 ft car
Great little site to sleep and regroup along the way.
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Megan
September 2025
Tent
With kids
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
Was awesome!!! So peaceful and pretty. Very nice people that own the property as well! Definitely would go back!
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Gabriel
August 2025
Tent
An exceptional place to set up camp. The campsite, both tent and A frame, sit in a small valley between two mountain sides. You get excellent views all around, there was no pest bugs like mosquitoes, and there is plenty of opportunity for hiking on the property, though trails are still a work in progress. The bathroom and shower are clean, and Kate and Ben were excellent hosts. No signal, but that can be a bonus depending on how you look at it. Overall, sincerely recommend giving this campsite a stay
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Casey
August 2025
16 ft car
Such a special place! Conveniently accessed from the highway but still feels quiet and secluded. The surrounding hills make for a beautiful morning hike and the hot shower was a luxurious bonus. We will definitely camp out again next time we're passing through.
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colton
July 2025
Tent
Hosts were very friendly, showers and outhouse very clean and stocked. Absolutely beautiful scenery and very private, would recommend for everybody!
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Chris
July 2025
Tent
With pets
Pretty happy I got to experience this spot before it’s booked solid! Really exceptional property and a great campsite. I did not stay in the A-frame but it looked well worth the price. Tucked in a really nice valley with some thoughtful amenities like the shower and outhouse. There is a highway nearby so you’ll hear the occasional truck, but other than that, was extremely private and quiet. Kate was super hospitable and communicative. Will definitely be back here if I get the chance.
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Andrea
July 2025
Tent
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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Benjamin
July 2025
With kids
Becky is a wonderful host! We stayed in the red barn and thought it was an absolute delightful experience. The barn was comfortable and Becky even provided an air mattress for my kids to sleep on. I will 100% recommend staying here and would love to book again on a future trip through Great Falls.
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Quentin
July 2025
Tent
With kids
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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Naomi
June 2025
With kids
She gave us the option between the bunkie and hayloft. We let the kids choose, and the bunkie won. It gave us a little feel of being “little house on the prairie” and we enjoyed our time very much.
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Kris
May 2025
16 ft car
With pets
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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Niki
May 2025
2 nights at Montana Country & Stone Barns
My husband and our two pups had a great time staying at this cute bunkhouse and barn loft. Becky was very accommodating and switched us over to the bunkhouse since the weather was chilly during the time we were there. The property is beautiful and peaceful and our dogs loved playing with their pup Olf! We had a great time, thank you again!
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Rebekah
March 2025
Tent
With pets
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!
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