Departure Point

Bureau of Land Management · Montana

Departure Point in Montana. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 803 public campsites we map in Montana.

Departure Point Recreation Area is available for public day use and camping on a first-come, first-served basis. Office hours are Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. through 6 p.m. Camp hosts or staff members are typically available onsite 7 days a week, from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Day use annual parking passes are available for $40. Please see the office for details. The fee season goes from May 1 to mid-October.

What we know about it

Managed by

Bureau of Land Management

Fee

$15/night

Booking

first-come, first-served

Stay limit

Memorial Day-Labor Day - 7 days

Dogs

Allowed on a leash (BLM policy)

Phone

1 (406) 533-7600

Coordinates

46.95657, -111.94028

Nearest sites we map

• Log Gulch Campground1 km · Bureau of Land Management
• Holter Lake Campground6 km · Bureau of Land Management
• Holter Dam Campground7 km · Bureau of Land Management
• Beartooth Wildlife Management Area7 km · State park system
• Wolf Creek Bridge Fishing Access Site9 km · State park system
• Coulter Campground11 km · US Forest Service

Source: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-02-25, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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