Free camping near Cathedral, CO
Within 25 straight-line miles of Cathedral, CO there are 24 camps: 9 free, 4 fee, 11 unpriced. The closest is Cebolla, 4.5 miles south-west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Cebolla, 4.5 miles out. 2 of them are camps Dave has slept at.
Who manages them: 18 on the Forest Service; 3 on the BLM; 3 on an agency our record does not name.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cebolla | 4.5 | Free | Rough Creek (stream) | 11 mi to Smith Place | — |
| Spruce Campground | 5.3 | Free | Cebolla Creek (stream) | 11 mi to Lake City | — |
| Hidden Valley Tent Campground | 6.3 | Unpriced | Cebolla Creek (stream) | 10 mi to Lake City | — |
| Cebolla Creek CG | 7.3 | Unpriced | Rudolph Gulch (stream) | 1.0 mi to Smith Place | — |
| Deer Lakes Campground | 9.6 | Unpriced | — | — | — |
| Slumgullion | 12 | Free | Slumgullion Creek (stream) | 5.9 mi to Lake City | — |
| Salt House | 18 | Free | — | — | — |
| North Clear Creek Campground | 18 | Unpriced | North Clear Creek (river) | 9.8 mi to Sunnyside | — |
| Silver Thread Campground | 19 | Fee | South Clear Creek (river) | 11 mi to Sunnyside | — |
| Alpine Plateau Dispersed Area | 19 | Free | Campbell Creek (stream) | 13 mi to Lake City | — |
| Bristol Head | 19 | Fee | — | 12 mi to City of Creede | — |
| Bristol Head Campground | 19 | Fee | South Clear Creek (river) | 10 mi to Sunnyside | — |
| Stone Cellar Campground | 20 | Unpriced | Saquache Creek (stream) | 17 mi to North Creede | — |
| Red Bridge Campground | 20 | Unpriced | — | — | — |
| Williams Creek Campground | 20 | Fee | Williams Creek (stream) | 7.2 mi to Henson | — |
| Marshall Park Campground | 20 | Unpriced | Rio Grande (river) | 4.0 mi to Sunnyside | — |
| Hinsdale CountyDave slept here | 21 | Free | Nellie Creek (stream) | 1.5 mi to Henson | — |
| Hinsdale CountyDave slept here | 21 | Free | — | 6.3 mi to Lake | — |
| Big Blue Campground | 21 | Unpriced | Soldier Creek (river) | 13 mi to Lake City | — |
| Crooked Creek Dispersed Area | 21 | Free | — | 14 mi to City of Creede | — |
| Rio Grande Campground | 22 | Unpriced | Rio Grande (river) | 4.5 mi to Spar City | — |
| Mill Creek Campground | 23 | Unpriced | Lake Fork Gunnison River (river) | 7.9 mi to Henson | — |
| Road Canyon Campground | 24 | Unpriced | Road Canyon Reservoir Number 2 (water) | 13 mi to Spar City | — |
| Hansons Mill Dispersed Campsite | 25 | Free | West Alder Creek (stream) | 4.5 mi to Wagon Wheel Gap | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Cathedral, 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.