Free Camp Guide
Aerial view of Elko Campground

Montana Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest

Elko Campground

Free to campSet campsiteNo waterToiletSome roads are rough
Free to camp The Forest Service record for this site says there is no charge to camp, as of August 2026. Records get old, so look for a sign when you pull in.

About this place

Three sites near the Teton River. There are brook trout in it.

Teton Pass is close by, and in winter there is downhill skiing and snowmobiling up there.

With no snow, walk up Jones Creek, about 3 miles north of the campground, starting from the Jones Creek trailhead half a mile east.

Bears come through here. Keep all food out of sight in approved containers, and clear everything away after you eat. Food storage is not optional.

There is a vault toilet and no drinking water.

The facts

Cost
Free to camp
Roads around it
Some need high clearance
Drinking water
No, bring your own
Toilet
Yes
Type
Specific campsite
Managed by
Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest

The roads around this place are not maintained for a regular car. That comes from the US Forest Service, who grade every road by the kind of vehicle it is looked after for. Those records cover the roads nearby. They do not cover the last stretch in to the campsite, and nobody has checked that part. Treat this as a warning. We are not promising what you will find when you get there. If you have driven it, tell us what it was like and we will say so here.

Rules and restrictions

There are two things to check before you camp here. The first is which roads and tracks you are allowed to drive on. The second is whether fire restrictions are in force. Both are on the page for this site.

Getting there

Coordinates 47.924444, -112.763333

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Nearest town and supplies

Choteau is big enough that you’d normally expect fuel and somewhere to buy food. Nobody from here has been to check, so don’t count on it if you’re running low.

Have you been here?

Fees and access change, and the records do not always keep up. If you have been, tell us what you found.

Add road notes for this site

The thing we cannot get from any government record is what the drive in is actually like. If you have done it, this is the most useful thing you can leave behind. We read everything before it appears, and we print a first name with it if you give one.

Where this information comes from

The description on this page is ours. The facts in it, and the fee and facility details below it, come from the Forest Service’s own records, read in August 2026.