Bad Medicine
Its sites are first-come, first-served (no reservations), and camping costs Single Site: $16 per night. Bad Medicine is a National Forest campground near Troy, Montana.
First-come, first-served
- National Forest
- Managed by
Bad Medicine sits inside Kootenai 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: $16 per night
Source: apps.fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-30
What's there
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Potable water
- ✓ Fire rings
On site: Toilets, potable water, and fire rings.
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 2,354 ft
48.2207, -115.8558 in Lincoln. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Common questions
Do you need a reservation at Bad Medicine?
No. Bad Medicine 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 Bad Medicine?
Camping at Bad Medicine costs Single Site: $16 per night.
Is there drinking water at Bad Medicine?
Yes, Bad Medicine has potable water. It also has toilets.
Who manages Bad Medicine?
Bad Medicine is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Around Bad Medicine
- Sites
- 8
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $16 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $12 per night
- Sites
- 5
- Season
- Memorial Day to Labor Day
- Fee
- Free
More campgrounds: camping near Troy and campgrounds in Lincoln.
Sources
- apps.fs.usda.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-30
- epqs.nationalmap.gov (elevationFt), accessed 2026-10-01