Van Deriet Campground
Located 30 miles west of Augusta, Van Deriet offers 6 sites with a variety of amenities close to the airport. This site is mainted with the help of the MT Aeronautic Division. Bears may frequent the area; keep all food out of sight in approved containers and remove all food from area after eating. Mandatory food storage is required.
More like this: first-come in Montana
Season & status
| Status | Closed for the season. Forest Service sites close for the season; check the official page for the reopening date. |
| Forest | Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest |
| Booking | No reservations are available for this site. |
| Fees | No fees are associated with this site. |
| Rules | See motor vehicle regulations, food storage regulations, and fire restrictions before camping. |
Weather by month
Getting there
| Coordinates | 47.4756° N, 112.8664° W · Directions ↗ |
Good to know
- There is no vehicle access and is not handicapped accessible.
Fire nearby
- PrescribedGlade Creek Piles Rx
1 mi from the campground · 1 acres
- PrescribedRx D6 Horseshoe West Unit 37
34 mi from the campground
- PrescribedRx D6 Horseshoe West Unit 20
34 mi from the campground
- PrescribedRx D6 Horseshoe West Unit 23
34 mi from the campground
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.
No site-by-site records, no amenities, no fee schedule or directions in the Recreation.gov record. What is here comes from the agency's own listing. The rest lives there.
Checked nightly. Modules appear as soon as the record fills in.
Explore
Worth a stop
- 0.3 miRon Janikula Trailhead ↗Trailhead
- 2.8 miSouth Fork Sun Trailhead ↗Trailhead
Trails nearby
- 0.2 miFairview Connector0.2 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 0.2 mi14 Mile Connector0.08 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 1 more
- 1.1 miPatrol Mountain Lookout3.7 mi trail · hiking, horse
- 1.1 miFairview Creek ↗10.9 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 1 more
- 1.2 miStraight Creek ↗16.6 mi trail · hiking, horse · national_scenic_or_historic
- 1.6 miBenchmark Creek ↗7.4 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 1 more
Trailheads within three miles
- 0.3 miRon Janikula Trailhead ↗Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest
- 2.8 miSouth Fork Sun Trailhead ↗Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest
Trail and trailhead records are the Forest Service's. Distances are straight-line to the nearer trail end. Trail conditions are not tracked here.
Public land it sits in
This campground sits inside Bob Marshall Wilderness, which overlaps Lolo National Forest.
- inBob Marshall Wilderness ↗Wilderness · Forest Service · 1,062,694 acres
- inLolo National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 2,625,457 acres
- 4.2 miScapegoat Wilderness ↗Wilderness · Forest Service · 259,756 acres
Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.
Other campgrounds nearby
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Reference
Questions people ask
Do I need a reservation at Van Deriet Campground?
No. Van Deriet Campground is first-come, first-served. No reservations are available for this site. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.
Source: Forest Service
How much does it cost to camp at Van Deriet Campground?
No fees are associated with this site.
Source: Forest Service
Is Van Deriet Campground open right now?
Closed for the season as of Oct 16, 2026.
Source: Forest Service status
What if Van Deriet Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Benchmark Campground (1 mi), South Fork Campground (2 mi), and Wood Lake Campground (4.8 mi).
Source: Campgrounds nearby