Fales Flat Campground

Bitterroot National Forest, MT · ≈80.7 mi to Missoula
Sites
3
Max rig
50 ft
Pull-through
Yes
Hookups
None
ADA
To town
80.7 mi
Signal

✓ Best for

  • Groups up to 100 people
  • Biking, hiking, and fishing enthusiasts
  • Big rigs with pull-through sites
  • Campers seeking remote solitude

✕ Not ideal for

  • RVers needing water or sewer hookups
  • Visitors wanting cell service or nearby towns
  • ADA accessibility needs

Connectivity

Plan to be offlineNo modeled cell coverage from any carrier. If you need connectivity here, a satellite communicator or hotspot device is worth considering.

What's here

3 Group Standards (no Hookups)3 separate group reservations · largest capacity: 100 people
Rig compatibility

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Amenities & features

Amenities
Campfires allowedPicnic tablesShadeVault toilets
Activities
BikingCampingFishingHikingHistoric SitesHuntingScenic Drive
CampIntel Score

How we score

We score what we can verify.
Tight for big rigsRig fit
Remote — plan aheadAccess
Minimal servicesConvenience
Verdicts come from our Rig fit, Access & Convenience sub-scores — each built only from verifiable Recreation.gov data.

Where it is

Nearest town: Missoula, ~80.7 miGet directions ↗

Photos

Photos: West Fork Recreation, Joe Butsick/Bitterroot National Forest, West Fork Recreation

Overview

Overview Fales Flat Campground is a group facility on Nez Perce Fork of the Bitterroot River. It is also well equipped for equestrian campers. The campground provides access to a variety of hiking and horseback riding trails in the area, as well as a variety of historic sites that denote the presence of the Nez Perce many years ago. Recreation Fly fishing and wading in the Nez Perce Fork, which runs alongside the campground, are also popular activities. A variety of trails and unimproved roads are great for hiking and horseback riding. Three trails originate near the campground. Watchtower Trail is just down the Nez Perce a mile, Sheephead Creek Trail which is across the road from Fales Flat campground accesses the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness and can be hiked as a loop, or up to or down from the top of Nez Perce Pass. A third trail, Barecone Trail starts just below Fales Flat Campground and is a steep, 2-mile trail which leads to Bare Cone Lookout. Facilities The campground offers one large group site for tent and RV camping. It can accommodate 15 to 100 people. Hookups are not available. Parking surfaces are gravel. The site is equipped with multiple tables and a large campfire circle. Vault toilets are provided. Drinking water and trash collection bins are not available. A few individual and equestrian sites are available at the campground on a first-come, first-served basis. Those sites have access to a horse staging area and hitching racks. Natural Features The campground is located in a large meadow at the base of Nez Perce Pass along the Nez Perce Fork of the Bitterroot River. The area is believed to have been used by the Nez Perce Nimi'ipuu tribe during its travels to the buffalo country in eastern Montana. Nearby Attractions The campground is at the base of Nez Perce Pass which is a corridor into the heart of the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness and Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness Areas. The Montana/Idaho stateline sits atop Nez Perce Pass where there is interpretive information and trailhead access north and south.

Managed by USDA Forest Service · Primitive campground