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Best Camping Locations in Bozeman Overall
Best Camping Locations For Car Camping
The Madison River provides ample access to fishing, tubing, and cooling off. The small, easy pull-off spots allow you to quickly snag a spot and enjoy the day. Most of the spots are fairly flat, making it easy to level out your car for a good nights sleep.
Car camping at Hyalite Recreation Center offers a perfect blend of convenience and natural beauty, allowing you to easily access the stunning Hyalite Reservoir and its surrounding trails while enjoying the comfort of your vehicle-equipped campsite.
Pipestone is just outside of Butte Montana and features dispersed camping sites that can be reached by car. The sites are large and great for group camping.
Best Camping Locations For Tent Camping
Fairy Lake (1 hr from Bozeman)
Fairy lake is perfect for the eager tent camper. There are hike out spots that allow you to enjoy your experience away from the bustle of the campground.
Langohr Campground is located in Hyalite Canyon and contains 18 overnight campsites that are flat and perfect for tents. The campground also has outhouses for campers.
Battle Ridge Campground is on the east side of the Bridger mountains, featuring 12 sites that are ideal for tent camping.
Best Camping Locations for Cowboy Camping
West Yellowstone offers many campgrounds as well as dispersed camping for the avid cowboy camper. With the addition of frequently sited wildlife.
Revenue Flats offers mountain biking, rock climbing, camping, and hiking with lots of trees for hammock camping, and boulders to protect from the weather.
Stormcastle is a short drive from town, and offers a running river for fishing, and a short drive to Big Sky for skiing or mountain biking.
Best Backpacking Trails Near Bozeman
This multi-day backapacking trail takes you over the Bozeman Creek Trail and brings you past Mystic Lake.
This trail features creeks, wildflowers, forests, and eventually brings you to Mystic Lake.