Free camping near Buena Vista, CO
Yes. 6 of the 35 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Buena Vista, CO are listed as free; 24 charge a fee and 5 have no price on record. The closest free one is Chaffee County, 3.4 miles north.
Dave has slept at 2 of these camps.
All 35 camps near Buena Vista, CO
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaffee CountyDave slept here | 3.4 | Free | Fourmile Creek (stream) | 2.8 mi to Buena Vista | — |
| Bootleg | 8.6 | Fee | — | 6.8 mi to Nathrop | — |
| Cottonwood Lake | 8.8 | Fee | — | 8.8 mi to Buena Vista | — |
| Mt. Princeton | 9.4 | Fee | — | 8.4 mi to Nathrop | — |
| Collegiate Peaks | 9.7 | Fee | — | 9.7 mi to Buena Vista | — |
| Chalk Lake | 9.7 | Fee | — | 8.8 mi to Nathrop | — |
| Cascade | 10 | Fee | — | 9.5 mi to Nathrop | — |
| Iron City | 14 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Garfield | — |
| Stone Cabin | 14 | Free | Clear Creek (river) | 2.2 mi to Granite | — |
| Browns Canyon National Monument | 16 | Unpriced | Sunnyside Park Ditch (stream) | 4.3 mi to Turret | — |
| Buffalo Springs | 16 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Hartsel | — |
| Chaffee CountyDave slept here | 17 | Free | — | 5.0 mi to Maysville | — |
| Mirror Lake Campground | 17 | Unpriced | — | — | — |
| Weston Pass | 17 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Twin Lakes | — |
| Angel of Shavano Campground | 18 | Fee | North Fork South Arkansas River (stream) | 3.5 mi to Maysville | — |
| North Fork Reservoir | 18 | Fee | — | 4.6 mi to Garfield | — |
| Stage Stop Meadows Dispersed Camping Area | 19 | Free | Pass Creek (stream) | 4.7 mi to Abbeyville | — |
| Winfield | 19 | Free | South Fork Clear Creek (stream) | 0.0 mi to Winfield | — |
| Dexter | 21 | Fee | — | 0.9 mi to Twin Lakes | — |
| Middle Quartz Creek Campground | 21 | Unpriced | Middle Quartz Creek (stream) | 5.0 mi to Pitkin | — |
| Whitestar | 22 | Fee | — | 2.9 mi to Twin Lakes | — |
| Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area | 22 | Unpriced | — | 0.6 mi to Salida | — |
| Parry Peak | 22 | Fee | — | 5.5 mi to Twin Lakes | — |
| Lakeview | 22 | Fee | — | 2.3 mi to Twin Lakes | — |
| Lake View Campground | 22 | Fee | Mount Elbert Forebay (water) | 1.4 mi to Twin Lakes | — |
| Quartz Creek Campground | 22 | Unpriced | North Quartz Creek (stream) | 3.3 mi to Pitkin | — |
| Twin Peaks | 22 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Rivers End Campground | 23 | Fee | Taylor Park Reservoir (water) | 6.9 mi to Abbeyville | — |
| BLM dispersed camp — Chaffee County, CO | 24 | Free | South Arkansas River (river) | 1.8 mi to Salida | — |
| Lakeview | 24 | Fee | — | 15 mi to Pitkin | — |
| Monarch Park | 24 | Fee | — | 2.9 mi to Garfield | — |
| Dinner Station | 25 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Dinner Station Campground | 25 | Fee | Trail Creek (stream) | 9.5 mi to Winfield | — |
| Pitkin Campground | 25 | Fee | Middle Quartz Creek (stream) | 0.9 mi to Pitkin | — |
| Pitkin | 25 | Fee | — | 0.7 mi to Pitkin | Open |
Who manages the camps near Buena Vista, CO
Who manages them: 28 on the Forest Service; 4 on the BLM; 2 on an agency our record does not name; 1 spread across 1 other manager.
- Pike and San Isabel National Forests — 20 camps: 2 free, 18 fee
- Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests — 10 camps: 1 free, 6 fee, 3 unpriced
- Royal Gorge Field Office — 4 camps: 2 free, 2 unpriced
- Federal — 1 camp: 1 free
Season read for these camps, today
Today's season read covers 1 of the 35: 1 open, 0 closed, 0 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 Buena Vista, 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 Buena Vista, 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.