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Confederate Disperse Camping Area

6 Reviews

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Bureau of Reclamation

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Location

Confederate Disperse Camping Area is located in Montana

Coordinates

46.488706769505 N
111.52620808600045 W

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Access

Drive-In
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Walk-In
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Stay Connected

WiFi
Fair
Verizon
Good
AT&T
Unknown
T-Mobile
Unknown

Site Types

Dispersed

Features

For Campers

ADA Access
Phone Service
Toilets
Alcohol
Pets
Fires

For Vehicles

Pull-Through Sites
Big Rig Friendly

Enjoy dispersed camping on government land and leave no trace. Pack in and pack out. No (or limited) services at this camping area. Permit may be required.

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Austin R.

Guide

Reviewed Jun. 16, 2023

Mostly quiet / Overall a good stay

Pulled in early on a Friday and it was already filling up. Stayed 1 week and was by myself for most of it besides the weekend. I did come back at one point during a storm to find a bunch of teenagers parked right next to my camper and when it stopped raining they started doing donuts and messing around. Also, the fire pit was full of garbage when I got there. Overall it was a great stay, especially since it was free. The reception was good, the road just leading to the camping spots was a little bumpy

Month of VisitJuly

Drifting M.

Guide

Reviewed Jul. 8, 2022

Lots of room

Enough space along the banks to find a spot and still feel private . ATT and Verizon service. Accessible to low clearance vehicles

Month of VisitAugust

Josh B.

Scout

Reviewed Aug. 19, 2021

Beautiful but a ton of people

Great place to camp right along the water for tents, RTTs, or campers. The problem is there were a ton of people. I arrived on a Thursday with only one other person camping within 100 yards of me. By Saturday, there were 12 different campers packed in like sardine along the same 100 yard stretch. Loose dogs were running all over and generators were running all night. If you don't mind the crowd, it's a great place to camp and enjoy the water

Month of VisitAugust

Jessa

Guide

Reviewed May. 1, 2021

Confederate Dispersed Camping

Canyon Ferry has great dispersed camping all around it. The specific site we stayed at was right next to the beach. Great views and right down from a pit toilet.

Sitesite by beach in confederate camping area off of lower confederate road

Month of VisitMay

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Sassra D.

Guide

Reviewed Apr. 27, 2021

Cows!!

There were some of the cutest cows on the way in. It took me over half an hour to locate the owner and get a calf's head unstuck. The water was pretty and my dogs loved all the beach wood. My neighbors were friendly and didn't mind the dogs running around.

Month of VisitAugust

Dexter I.

Legend

Reviewed Aug. 6, 2019

RV disperse camping on Canyon Ferry Lake

You almost don't realize that this area open to camping and would drive right by if it were not for a plywood sign just after crossing a cattle guard. The plywood has just a few signs on it, one listing the number of nights you can camp for. The others are the camping rules, travel restrictions and notice that spot must be occupied at night. This camping area is a mile north of Confederate Campground. When you look back up the road leading to the camping area you can notice a vault toilet in the distance. It is over a½ mile to this vault toilet down a two track road. One flat grassy camping spot can be found about half way to the toilet. This grassy spot is your best bet if you have a tent with out a crowd. The spot is on the shore of the lake with just a few young willows between you and the water. The remainder of the camping appears to happen just after the ADA vault toilet. A few more grassy spots are possible near the vault toilet, then there is a narrow section of gravel beach on which RV's turn in to a parking area. The RV's line up one right behind the other on this beach as this is the only real level place to park. No other services besides the ADA vault toilet is available so come prepared. The area has no picnic tables and any fire rings are on the beach made by previous visitors. The site does not have a boat ramp, but the gravel shore would make it easy to launch one.

Month of VisitAugust

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