About this campground
- Near Fort Smith, Montana - Open All Year - 22 RV and tent sites are located on the south shore of Afterbay lake - All sites have fire rings and picnic tables - Composting vault toilets - All sites are back in (not pull through) - All sites have electric and water - RV dump station available across the road near the Headquarters building
Getting there
Take 313 through the town of Fort Smith, MT and follow the brown and white sign to Afterbay Campground. It will be on the right side of 313 just past the NPS Headquarters building.
Nearby federal campgrounds
- Black Canyon CampgroundBighorn Canyon National Recreation Area5 mi
- Dayboard 9 CampgroundBighorn Canyon National Recreation Area5 mi
- Big Ice Cave Picnic Area and Interpretive SiteCuster Gallatin National Forest25 mi
- Little Bighorn Battlefield Visitor CenterLittle Bighorn Battlefield National Monument30 mi
- Sage Creek CabinCuster Gallatin National Forest31 mi
- Sage Creek CampgroundCuster Gallatin National Forest31 mi
Explore more Montana camping
Afterbay Campground doesn't take campsite reservations — but plenty of nearby Montana campgrounds do, and we'll alert you the moment a sold-out site opens up.
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