Free camping near Copper Mountain, CO
Within 25 straight-line miles of Copper Mountain, CO there are 46 camps: 3 free, 35 fee, 8 unpriced. The closest is Camp Hale East Fork, 6.1 miles south-west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Homestake Valley, 8.8 miles out.
Who manages them: 45 on the Forest Service; 1 on the BLM.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Hale East Fork | 6.1 | Fee | — | 6.1 mi to Copper Mountain | — |
| Camp Hale Memorial | 7.2 | Fee | — | 6.9 mi to Red Cliff | — |
| Homestake Valley | 8.8 | Free | Homestake Creek (stream) | 2.7 mi to Red Cliff | — |
| Hornsilver | 8.9 | Fee | — | 1.4 mi to Red Cliff | — |
| Peak One | 10 | Fee | — | 1.2 mi to Frisco | — |
| Pine Cove Cg | 10 | Fee | — | 1.3 mi to Frisco | — |
| Kite Lake | 11 | Fee | — | 4.3 mi to Alma | — |
| Heaton Bay Cg | 11 | Fee | — | 1.9 mi to Frisco | — |
| Gore Creek | 11 | Fee | — | 4.7 mi to Vail | — |
| Heaton Bay Pa | 11 | Fee | — | 2.0 mi to Frisco | — |
| Prospector | 12 | Fee | — | 1.7 mi to Dillon | — |
| Mosquito Peaks | 12 | Unpriced | Cooney Lake (water) | 2.5 mi to Birdseye | — |
| Windy Point | 12 | Fee | — | 1.2 mi to Dillon | — |
| Half Moon Campground | 12 | Unpriced | Notch Mountain Creek (stream) | 3.0 mi to Belden | — |
| Lowry | 12 | Fee | — | 2.2 mi to Dillon | — |
| Gold Park | 13 | Fee | — | 8.0 mi to Red Cliff | — |
| Spraddle Creek Ranch | 15 | Free | — | — | — |
| Selkirk | 15 | Fee | — | 7.0 mi to Blue River | — |
| Father Dyer Campground | 16 | Fee | Tennessee Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to Leadville Junction | — |
| Tabor | 16 | Fee | — | 2.7 mi to Leadville North | — |
| Printer Boy Campground | 16 | Fee | Tennessee Creek (stream) | 0.9 mi to Leadville Junction | — |
| Baby Doe Campground | 16 | Unpriced | Tennessee Creek (stream) | 1.1 mi to Leadville Junction | — |
| Belle of Colorado Campground | 17 | Fee | Tennessee Creek (stream) | 1.0 mi to Leadville Junction | — |
| Molly Brown Campground | 17 | Unpriced | Tennessee Creek (stream) | 0.8 mi to Leadville Junction | — |
| Silver Dollar Campground | 17 | Fee | Tennessee Creek (stream) | 0.7 mi to Leadville Junction | — |
| Matchless | 17 | Fee | — | 2.6 mi to Leadville North | — |
| Michigan Creek | 17 | Fee | — | 8.5 mi to Blue River | — |
| Blue River | 18 | Fee | — | 5.0 mi to Silverthorne | — |
| May Queen | 19 | Fee | — | 6.7 mi to Leadville North | — |
| Jefferson Creek | 19 | Fee | — | 9.8 mi to Blue River | — |
| Four Mile Creek Campground | 19 | Unpriced | Fourmile Creek (stream) | 5.5 mi to Fairplay | — |
| Aspen | 19 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Blue River | — |
| Lodgepole | 20 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Blue River | — |
| Horseshoe Campground | 20 | Unpriced | Fourmile Creek (stream) | 4.8 mi to Fairplay | — |
| Piney Designated Dispersed | 20 | Free | Piney River (stream) | 5.3 mi to Vail | — |
| Hall Valley | 21 | Fee | — | 7.6 mi to Montezuma | — |
| Handcart | 21 | Fee | — | 7.7 mi to Montezuma | — |
| Timberline | 23 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Montezuma | — |
| Sugarloaf | 24 | Fee | — | 9.6 mi to Silverthorne | — |
| South Fork | 24 | Fee | — | 9.9 mi to Silverthorne | — |
| Elk Wallow | 24 | Fee | — | 2.5 mi to Norrie | — |
| Kenosha Pass | 24 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Montezuma | — |
| Kenosha East | 24 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Montezuma | — |
| Halfmoon East Campground | 24 | Unpriced | Halfmoon Creek (stream) | 4.8 mi to Kobe | — |
| Halfmoon West Campground | 24 | Unpriced | Halfmoon Creek (stream) | 4.8 mi to Kobe | — |
| Fulford Cave | 24 | Fee | — | 1.8 mi to Fulford | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Copper Mountain, 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.