Free camping near Dillon, CO
Yes. 4 of the 51 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Dillon, CO are listed as free; 45 charge a fee and 2 have no price on record. The closest free one is Spraddle Creek Ranch, 17 miles west, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Windy Point, 1.2 miles south, a fee campground.
Dave has slept at one of these camps.
The 50 nearest camps to Dillon, CO
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windy Point | 1.2 | Fee | — | 1.2 mi to Dillon | — |
| Prospector | 1.7 | Fee | — | 1.7 mi to Dillon | — |
| Lowry | 2.2 | Fee | — | 2.2 mi to Dillon | — |
| Heaton Bay Pa | 2.2 | Fee | — | 2.0 mi to Frisco | — |
| Heaton Bay Cg | 2.4 | Fee | — | 1.9 mi to Frisco | — |
| Pine Cove Cg | 2.9 | Fee | — | 1.3 mi to Frisco | — |
| Peak One | 3.2 | Fee | — | 1.2 mi to Frisco | — |
| Blue River | 8.3 | Fee | — | 5.0 mi to Silverthorne | — |
| Sugarloaf | 11 | Fee | — | 9.6 mi to Silverthorne | Open |
| South Fork | 12 | Fee | — | 9.9 mi to Silverthorne | Open |
| Gore Creek | 12 | Fee | — | 4.7 mi to Vail | — |
| Hall Valley | 16 | Fee | — | 7.6 mi to Montezuma | — |
| Handcart | 16 | Fee | — | 7.7 mi to Montezuma | — |
| Jefferson Creek | 17 | Fee | — | 9.8 mi to Blue River | — |
| Mizpah | 17 | Fee | — | 6.0 mi to Empire | — |
| Michigan Creek | 17 | Fee | — | 8.5 mi to Blue River | — |
| Spraddle Creek Ranch | 17 | Free | — | — | — |
| Guanella Pass | 17 | Fee | — | 5.8 mi to Silver Plume | — |
| Aspen | 18 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Blue River | — |
| Lodgepole | 18 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Blue River | — |
| Geneva Park | 18 | Fee | — | 7.9 mi to Montezuma | — |
| Clear Lake | 18 | Fee | — | 3.2 mi to Silver Plume | — |
| Prairie Point | 18 | Fee | — | 4.4 mi to Heeney | — |
| Selkirk | 18 | Fee | — | 7.0 mi to Blue River | — |
| Clear Creek CountyDave slept here | 18 | Free | Leavenworth Creek (stream) | 1.4 mi to Silver Plume | — |
| Mcdonald Flats Cg | 19 | Fee | — | 4.0 mi to Heeney | — |
| Byers Creek | 19 | Fee | — | 5.9 mi to Fraser | — |
| Horseshoe | 19 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Heeney | — |
| Camp Hale East Fork | 19 | Fee | — | 6.1 mi to Copper Mountain | — |
| Burning Bear Cg | 19 | Fee | — | 9.5 mi to Montezuma | — |
| Hornsilver | 20 | Fee | — | 1.4 mi to Red Cliff | — |
| Timberline | 20 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Montezuma | — |
| Homestake Valley | 20 | Free | Homestake Creek (stream) | 2.7 mi to Red Cliff | — |
| Camp Hale Memorial | 20 | Fee | — | 6.9 mi to Red Cliff | — |
| Cataract Creek | 20 | Fee | — | 2.4 mi to Heeney | — |
| West Chicago Creek | 21 | Fee | — | 3.3 mi to Georgetown | — |
| Piney Designated Dispersed | 21 | Free | Piney River (stream) | 5.3 mi to Vail | — |
| Robbers Roost | 21 | Fee | — | 3.4 mi to Winter Park | — |
| Kite Lake | 21 | Fee | — | 4.3 mi to Alma | Check |
| Kenosha Pass | 21 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Montezuma | — |
| Kenosha East | 21 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Montezuma | — |
| Cow Creek South | 21 | Fee | — | 1.4 mi to Heeney | — |
| Cow Creek North | 22 | Fee | — | 1.2 mi to Heeney | — |
| Half Moon Campground | 22 | Unpriced | Notch Mountain Creek (stream) | 3.0 mi to Belden | — |
| St. Louis Creek | 23 | Fee | — | 3.0 mi to Fraser | — |
| Midland | 23 | Fee | — | 2.1 mi to Winter Park | — |
| Elliott Creek | 23 | Fee | — | 1.2 mi to Heeney | — |
| Willows | 23 | Fee | — | 1.1 mi to Heeney | — |
| Mosquito Peaks | 24 | Unpriced | Cooney Lake (water) | 2.5 mi to Birdseye | — |
| Idlewild | 24 | Fee | — | 1.7 mi to Winter Park | Closed |
The other 1 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Dillon, CO.
Who manages the camps near Dillon, CO
Who manages them: 49 on the Forest Service; 1 on an agency our record does not name; 1 on the BLM.
- White River National Forest — 23 camps: 3 free, 19 fee, 1 unpriced
- Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests — 13 camps: 13 fee
- Pike and San Isabel National Forests — 13 camps: 13 fee
- An agency our record does not name — 1 camp: 1 free
- Royal Gorge Field Office — 1 camp: 1 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Today's season read covers 4 of the 51: 2 open, 1 closed, 1 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 Dillon, 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 Dillon, 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.