Free camping near Cripple Creek, CO
Within 25 straight-line miles of Cripple Creek, CO there are 24 camps: 5 free, 15 fee, 4 unpriced. The closest is Skagware Reservoir Dispersed Camping, 8.1 miles south-east of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Skagware Reservoir Dispersed Camping, 8.1 miles out. Today's season read covers 2 of them: 2 open, 0 closed, 0 worth a call.
Who manages them: 17 on the Forest Service; 3 on the BLM; 2 on an agency our record does not name; 2 spread across 1 other manager.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skagware Reservoir Dispersed Camping | 8.1 | Free | Skagway Reservoir (water) | 4.3 mi to Goldfield | — |
| Banks Campground | 8.5 | Unpriced | Carlin Gulch (stream) | 2.3 mi to Marigold | — |
| Shelf Road Sites | 8.7 | Unpriced | Carlin Gulch (stream) | 2.5 mi to Marigold | — |
| The Crags | 9.3 | Fee | — | 2.3 mi to Midland | — |
| Red Canyon Park (Canon City) | 12 | Free | North Fork Millsap Creek (stream) | 5.3 mi to Marigold | Open |
| Wye | 13 | Free | Little Fountain Creek (stream) | 0.7 mi to Rosemont | — |
| Dispersed Campsite | 16 | Free | Eight Mile Creek (stream) | 3.5 mi to Adelaide | — |
| Blue Mountain | 18 | Fee | — | 4.0 mi to Florissant | — |
| Springer Gulch | 18 | Fee | — | 7.4 mi to Florissant | — |
| Riverside | 18 | Fee | — | 4.7 mi to Florissant | — |
| Cove | 19 | Fee | — | 9.5 mi to Florissant | — |
| Spillway | 19 | Fee | — | 9.8 mi to Florissant | — |
| Meadow Ridge | 19 | Fee | — | 2.1 mi to Cascade-Chipita Park | — |
| Thunder Ridge | 19 | Fee | — | 2.1 mi to Cascade-Chipita Park | — |
| Springdale | 19 | Fee | — | 1.9 mi to Woodland Park | — |
| Gold Belt Recreation Management Area | 21 | Unpriced | Four Mile C reek (stream) | 1.2 mi to East Cañon | — |
| Happy Meadows Campground | 21 | Unpriced | Vermillion Creek (stream) | 2.3 mi to Lake George | — |
| Red Rocks | 21 | Fee | — | 3.3 mi to Woodland Park | — |
| South Meadows | 22 | Fee | — | 4.9 mi to Woodland Park | — |
| Pike Community | 23 | Fee | — | 5.1 mi to Woodland Park | — |
| Colorado | 24 | Fee | — | 6.0 mi to Westcreek | — |
| Round Mountain | 24 | Fee | — | 9.7 mi to Florissant | — |
| Painted Rocks | 24 | Fee | — | 5.4 mi to Westcreek | — |
| Temple Canyon Park (Canon City) | 24 | Free | Grape Creek (stream) | 4.5 mi to Prospect Heights | Open |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Cripple Creek, 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.