Free camping near Dillon, CO
Within 25 straight-line miles of Dillon, CO there are 51 camps: 4 free, 45 fee, 2 unpriced. The closest is Windy Point, 1.2 miles south of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Spraddle Creek Ranch, 17 miles out. One of them is a camp Dave has slept at.
Who manages them: 49 on the Forest Service; 1 on an agency our record does not name; 1 on the BLM.
| 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 | — |
| South Fork | 12 | Fee | — | 9.9 mi to Silverthorne | — |
| 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 | — |
| 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 | — |
The other 1 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Dillon, CO.
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.