Flint Creek Campground

This little gem is the best all-around free forest campground I have found, and I camp a lot in Montana and Idaho. It is easy to find right off the highway, yet because it sits below a cliff, highway noise is minimal. I arrived 6:30pm on a Saturday and found three spaces to choose from. All sites are very good. Many are beside the lovely trickling creek. The road in is graveled and well maintained. Sites are roomy, level, and spaced for privacy. The back circle of sites 7-10 allowed room for tow vehicles and extra cars. Each site has a decent picnic table and fire ring. The views of meadow, forest and creek are sublime. Although I stopped for the night while driving through, I almost stayed an extra day just to chill in this beautiful and peaceful place. Highly recommend.

Good free stopping point.
Not sure what the 2019 construction was. The only structure is the vault toilets and that does not seem to be new.
Only a few sites have good access to the river and one was occupied by the camp host. I was in site 2 and had to meander through about 100 feet of grass and mud to get to the river's edge to fill my water basin.
No cell access for me with AT&T!

I really enjoyed this campground.
I was there for 2 nights, Thursday/Friday, July 13-14.
It was beautiful.
I am a tent camper.
There are several sites available for all size campers.
I got there by noon and set up. Throughout both days there were several campers looking for a place to stay -- it's a busy place. It filled up.

Down the road to anaconda there are several other pay camping sites.... but this one is FREE!

For being in the middle of nowhere, at the base of mountains, I was shocked to have 3 bars of lte service. Anyhow, campground was nice, clean, quiet, every spot has a fire pit and almost all are creek side. It is also the only free camp pad around for quite a while, even the fishing access spots have fees. I found myself doing a lot of back country camping in these parts of Montana.