Free camping near Cripple Creek, CO
Yes. 5 of the 24 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Cripple Creek, CO are listed as free; 15 charge a fee and 4 have no price on record. The closest free one is Skagware Reservoir Dispersed Camping, 8.1 miles southeast.
All 24 camps near Cripple Creek, CO
| 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 |
Who manages the camps near Cripple Creek, CO
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.
- Pike and San Isabel National Forests — 17 camps: 1 free, 15 fee, 1 unpriced
- Royal Gorge Field Office — 3 camps: 3 unpriced
- An agency our record does not name — 2 camps: 2 free
- Municipal — 2 camps: 2 free
Season read for these camps, today
Today's season read covers 2 of the 24: 2 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 Cripple Creek, 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 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.