Free camping near Alma, CO
Yes. 2 of the 50 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Alma, CO are listed as free; 39 charge a fee and 9 have no price on record. The closest free one is Homestake Valley, 20 miles northwest, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Kite Lake, 4.3 miles northwest, a fee campground.
All 50 camps near Alma, CO
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kite Lake | 4.3 | Fee | — | 4.3 mi to Alma | Check |
| Four Mile Creek Campground | 5.6 | Unpriced | Fourmile Creek (stream) | 5.5 mi to Fairplay | — |
| Horseshoe Campground | 6.0 | Unpriced | Fourmile Creek (stream) | 4.8 mi to Fairplay | — |
| Mosquito Peaks | 6.2 | Unpriced | Cooney Lake (water) | 2.5 mi to Birdseye | — |
| Selkirk | 8.6 | Fee | — | 7.0 mi to Blue River | — |
| Michigan Creek | 13 | Fee | — | 8.5 mi to Blue River | — |
| Camp Hale East Fork | 15 | Fee | — | 6.1 mi to Copper Mountain | — |
| Printer Boy Campground | 15 | Fee | Tennessee Creek (stream) | 0.9 mi to Leadville Junction | — |
| Weston Pass | 15 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Twin Lakes | — |
| Father Dyer Campground | 15 | Fee | Tennessee Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to Leadville Junction | — |
| Belle of Colorado Campground | 15 | Fee | Tennessee Creek (stream) | 1.0 mi to Leadville Junction | — |
| Baby Doe Campground | 15 | Unpriced | Tennessee Creek (stream) | 1.1 mi to Leadville Junction | — |
| Silver Dollar Campground | 15 | Fee | Tennessee Creek (stream) | 0.7 mi to Leadville Junction | — |
| Molly Brown Campground | 15 | Unpriced | Tennessee Creek (stream) | 0.8 mi to Leadville Junction | — |
| Lodgepole | 15 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Blue River | — |
| Tabor | 15 | Fee | — | 2.7 mi to Leadville North | — |
| Jefferson Creek | 15 | Fee | — | 9.8 mi to Blue River | — |
| Aspen | 15 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Blue River | — |
| Matchless | 16 | Fee | — | 2.6 mi to Leadville North | — |
| Camp Hale Memorial | 16 | Fee | — | 6.9 mi to Red Cliff | — |
| Buffalo Springs | 18 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Hartsel | — |
| Kenosha Pass | 19 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Montezuma | — |
| Kenosha East | 19 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Montezuma | — |
| Dexter | 19 | Fee | — | 0.9 mi to Twin Lakes | — |
| Timberline | 19 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Montezuma | — |
| May Queen | 20 | Fee | — | 6.7 mi to Leadville North | Closed |
| Hall Valley | 20 | Fee | — | 7.6 mi to Montezuma | — |
| Halfmoon East Campground | 20 | Unpriced | Halfmoon Creek (stream) | 4.8 mi to Kobe | — |
| Halfmoon West Campground | 20 | Unpriced | Halfmoon Creek (stream) | 4.8 mi to Kobe | — |
| Handcart | 20 | Fee | — | 7.7 mi to Montezuma | — |
| Lakeview | 20 | Fee | — | 2.3 mi to Twin Lakes | — |
| Homestake Valley | 20 | Free | Homestake Creek (stream) | 2.7 mi to Red Cliff | — |
| Lake View Campground | 21 | Fee | Mount Elbert Forebay (water) | 1.4 mi to Twin Lakes | — |
| Stone Cabin | 21 | Free | Clear Creek (river) | 2.2 mi to Granite | — |
| Elbert Creek Campground | 21 | Unpriced | Halfmoon Creek (stream) | 5.1 mi to Twin Lakes | — |
| Peak One | 21 | Fee | — | 1.2 mi to Frisco | — |
| Pine Cove Cg | 21 | Fee | — | 1.3 mi to Frisco | — |
| Whitestar | 21 | Fee | — | 2.9 mi to Twin Lakes | — |
| Hornsilver | 21 | Fee | — | 1.4 mi to Red Cliff | — |
| Gold Park | 21 | Fee | — | 8.0 mi to Red Cliff | — |
| Lowry | 22 | Fee | — | 2.2 mi to Dillon | — |
| Prospector | 22 | Fee | — | 1.7 mi to Dillon | — |
| Heaton Bay Cg | 22 | Fee | — | 1.9 mi to Frisco | — |
| Heaton Bay Pa | 22 | Fee | — | 2.0 mi to Frisco | — |
| Windy Point | 22 | Fee | — | 1.2 mi to Dillon | — |
| Parry Peak | 24 | Fee | — | 5.5 mi to Twin Lakes | — |
| Twin Peaks | 24 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Half Moon Campground | 24 | Unpriced | Notch Mountain Creek (stream) | 3.0 mi to Belden | — |
| Geneva Park | 25 | Fee | — | 7.9 mi to Montezuma | — |
| Burning Bear Cg | 25 | Fee | — | 9.5 mi to Montezuma | — |
Who manages the camps near Alma, CO
Who manages them: 48 on the Forest Service; 2 on the BLM.
- Pike and San Isabel National Forests — 34 camps: 27 fee, 7 unpriced
- White River National Forest — 13 camps: 1 free, 11 fee, 1 unpriced
- Royal Gorge Field Office — 2 camps: 1 free, 1 unpriced
- The Forest Service — 1 camp: 1 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Today's season read covers 2 of the 50: 0 open, 1 closed, 1 worth a call. It comes from each camp's own record, so a camp with no season word is not counted either way.
Forecast near Alma, CO
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Camping near other towns close by
The nearest towns that have their own page, with the straight-line miles between the towns.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Alma, CO, not a driving distance — a camp four miles out across a canyon can be an hour of road. Cost is the audited three-state verdict on each camp's own record: free, fee, or unpriced where we could not confirm a price. A blank column is a gap in the record, not a statement that the thing is absent. Camps come from state and federal agency records, not from a visit, except the ones marked. Seasons, permits and fire rules change: confirm with the managing office before you go. Found a fee where we show free? Tell us on the contact page.