Free camping near Breckenridge, CO
Yes. 4 of the 48 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Breckenridge, CO are listed as free; 38 charge a fee and 6 have no price on record. The closest free one is Homestake Valley, 17 miles west, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Peak One, 6.0 miles north, a fee campground.
Dave has slept at one of these camps.
All 48 camps near Breckenridge, CO
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peak One | 6.0 | Fee | — | 1.2 mi to Frisco | — |
| Pine Cove Cg | 6.3 | Fee | — | 1.3 mi to Frisco | — |
| Lowry | 6.8 | Fee | — | 2.2 mi to Dillon | — |
| Prospector | 7.0 | Fee | — | 1.7 mi to Dillon | — |
| Heaton Bay Cg | 7.4 | Fee | — | 1.9 mi to Frisco | — |
| Heaton Bay Pa | 7.4 | Fee | — | 2.0 mi to Frisco | — |
| Windy Point | 7.5 | Fee | — | 1.2 mi to Dillon | — |
| Selkirk | 10 | Fee | — | 7.0 mi to Blue River | — |
| Michigan Creek | 10 | Fee | — | 8.5 mi to Blue River | — |
| Jefferson Creek | 11 | Fee | — | 9.8 mi to Blue River | — |
| Aspen | 12 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Blue River | — |
| Lodgepole | 12 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Blue River | — |
| Kite Lake | 13 | Fee | — | 4.3 mi to Alma | Check |
| Hall Valley | 13 | Fee | — | 7.6 mi to Montezuma | — |
| Handcart | 13 | Fee | — | 7.7 mi to Montezuma | — |
| Camp Hale East Fork | 14 | Fee | — | 6.1 mi to Copper Mountain | — |
| Gore Creek | 15 | Fee | — | 4.7 mi to Vail | — |
| Timberline | 15 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Montezuma | — |
| Camp Hale Memorial | 15 | Fee | — | 6.9 mi to Red Cliff | — |
| Mosquito Peaks | 16 | Unpriced | Cooney Lake (water) | 2.5 mi to Birdseye | — |
| Kenosha Pass | 16 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Montezuma | — |
| Blue River | 16 | Fee | — | 5.0 mi to Silverthorne | — |
| Kenosha East | 16 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Montezuma | — |
| Geneva Park | 17 | Fee | — | 7.9 mi to Montezuma | — |
| Hornsilver | 17 | Fee | — | 1.4 mi to Red Cliff | — |
| Homestake Valley | 17 | Free | Homestake Creek (stream) | 2.7 mi to Red Cliff | — |
| Burning Bear Cg | 18 | Fee | — | 9.5 mi to Montezuma | — |
| Guanella Pass | 19 | Fee | — | 5.8 mi to Silver Plume | — |
| Spraddle Creek Ranch | 20 | Free | — | — | — |
| Sugarloaf | 20 | Fee | — | 9.6 mi to Silverthorne | Open |
| Four Mile Creek Campground | 20 | Unpriced | Fourmile Creek (stream) | 5.5 mi to Fairplay | — |
| South Fork | 20 | Fee | — | 9.9 mi to Silverthorne | Open |
| Clear Lake | 21 | Fee | — | 3.2 mi to Silver Plume | — |
| Half Moon Campground | 21 | Unpriced | Notch Mountain Creek (stream) | 3.0 mi to Belden | — |
| Horseshoe Campground | 21 | Unpriced | Fourmile Creek (stream) | 4.8 mi to Fairplay | — |
| Gold Park | 22 | Fee | — | 8.0 mi to Red Cliff | — |
| Clear Creek CountyDave slept here | 22 | Free | Leavenworth Creek (stream) | 1.4 mi to Silver Plume | — |
| Father Dyer Campground | 23 | Fee | Tennessee Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to Leadville Junction | — |
| Printer Boy Campground | 23 | Fee | Tennessee Creek (stream) | 0.9 mi to Leadville Junction | — |
| Tabor | 23 | Fee | — | 2.7 mi to Leadville North | — |
| Baby Doe Campground | 23 | Unpriced | Tennessee Creek (stream) | 1.1 mi to Leadville Junction | — |
| Belle of Colorado Campground | 23 | Fee | Tennessee Creek (stream) | 1.0 mi to Leadville Junction | — |
| Mizpah | 23 | Fee | — | 6.0 mi to Empire | — |
| Molly Brown Campground | 23 | Unpriced | Tennessee Creek (stream) | 0.8 mi to Leadville Junction | — |
| Silver Dollar Campground | 23 | Fee | Tennessee Creek (stream) | 0.7 mi to Leadville Junction | — |
| Matchless | 24 | Fee | — | 2.6 mi to Leadville North | — |
| West Chicago Creek | 24 | Fee | — | 3.3 mi to Georgetown | — |
| Piney Designated Dispersed | 25 | Free | Piney River (stream) | 5.3 mi to Vail | — |
Who manages the camps near Breckenridge, CO
Who manages them: 46 on the Forest Service; 1 on the BLM; 1 on an agency our record does not name.
- Pike and San Isabel National Forests — 22 camps: 18 fee, 4 unpriced
- White River National Forest — 17 camps: 3 free, 13 fee, 1 unpriced
- Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests — 6 camps: 6 fee
- An agency our record does not name — 1 camp: 1 free
- Royal Gorge Field Office — 1 camp: 1 unpriced
- The Forest Service — 1 camp: 1 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Today's season read covers 3 of the 48: 2 open, 0 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 Breckenridge, CO
This is the Weather Service forecast for the town, fetched when the page opens. It is not a forecast for any camp in the table; ground higher up or in a canyon can run colder or windier. It needs JavaScript; without it, see weather.gov.
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 Breckenridge, 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.