Free camping near Cathedral, CO
Yes. 9 of the 24 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Cathedral, CO are listed as free; 4 charge a fee and 11 have no price on record. The closest free one is Cebolla, 4.5 miles southwest, on U.S. Forest Service land.
Dave has slept at 2 of these camps.
All 24 camps near Cathedral, CO
| 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 | — |
Who manages the camps near Cathedral, CO
Who manages them: 18 on the Forest Service; 3 on the BLM; 3 on an agency our record does not name.
- Rio Grande National Forest — 11 camps: 3 free, 3 fee, 5 unpriced
- Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests — 9 camps: 5 free, 1 fee, 3 unpriced
- Gunnison Field Office — 3 camps: 3 unpriced
- An agency our record does not name — 1 camp: 1 free
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 24 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Cathedral, 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 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.