Free Camp Guide
Aerial view of Humbug Spires WSA

Montana Bureau of Land Management

Humbug Spires WSA

Free to campSet campsite
Free to camp We checked the camping fee ourselves, on the Bureau of Land Management’s own website, 27 August 2026.

About this place

This roadless area covers 11,175 acres, 26 miles south of Butte. It is climbing country.

Granite outcroppings rise 300 to 600 feet out of it. They are part of the Boulder Batholith, and the rock climbing on them is excellent.

Most routes run from 5.5 to 5.7 in difficulty, though there is something here for every level.

A three-mile trail starts at the parking area, one way. It follows the creek through old-growth forest, climbs a ridge, and eventually reaches the Wedge, one of the more prominent spires.

People walk here, climb, look at the country, take photographs, ride horses, watch wildlife, camp rough and fish the small streams.

Developed camping is five miles away at the Divide Bridge Campground.

Carry water, a compass, and a copy of the site map from the back of the brochure.

The facts

Cost
Free to camp
Type
Specific campsite
Managed by
Bureau of Land Management

Getting there

Leave Interstate 15 at Exit 99, Moose Creek. An improved gravel road runs east along the creek for about 3 miles to the trailhead parking lot.

Coordinates 45.74315, -112.67102

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What is near here

Nothing nationally famous is close. These are the landmarks nearby.

Every distance on this page is the driving distance. A short distance can still take a long time. The road may be closed for the season, covered in snow, or washed out. Many of these roads are dirt. Plan your route before you leave home. Out here there is often no phone signal to look it up on the way.

Nearest town and supplies

Butte-Silver Bow is big enough that you’d normally expect fuel and somewhere to buy food. Nobody from here has been to check, so don’t count on it if you’re running low.

Have you been here?

Fees and access change, and the records do not always keep up. If you have been, tell us what you found.

Add road notes for this site

The thing we cannot get from any government record is what the drive in is actually like. If you have done it, this is the most useful thing you can leave behind. We read everything before it appears, and we print a first name with it if you give one.

Where this information comes from

The description on this page is ours. The facts in it, and the fee and facility details below it, come from the Bureau of Land Management’s own records, read in August 2026; opened and read by a person on 2026-08-27.