Basin
Its sites are first-come, first-served (no reservations), and camping costs Single Site: $20 per night. Basin is a National Forest campground near Carbon, Montana.
First-come, first-served
- National Forest
- Managed by
Basin sits inside Custer Gallatin National Forest. Its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Reservations
- None, first-come
- Fee
- Single Site: $20 per night
Source: apps.fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-30
What's there
- ✓ Toilets
On site: Toilets.
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 6,896 ft
45.1611, -109.3918 in Carbon. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Common questions
Do you need a reservation at Basin?
No. Basin is first-come, first-served: there is no reservation system, so arrive early to claim an open site.
How much does it cost to camp at Basin?
Camping at Basin costs Single Site: $20 per night.
Who manages Basin?
Basin is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Around Basin
- Sites
- 29
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $18 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Free
- Sites
- 9
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $17 per night (includes 1 vehicle)
- Sites
- 6
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $18 per night (includes 1 driving vehicle)
More campgrounds: camping near Carbon and campgrounds in Carbon.
Sources
- apps.fs.usda.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-30
- epqs.nationalmap.gov (elevationFt), accessed 2026-10-01