Free camping near Empire, CO
Yes. 10 of the 51 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Empire, CO are listed as free; 38 charge a fee and 3 have no price on record. The closest free one is Clear Creek County, 5.4 miles south.
Dave has slept at 3 of these camps.
The 50 nearest camps to Empire, CO
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Creek CountyDave slept here | 5.4 | Free | Leavenworth Creek (stream) | 1.4 mi to Silver Plume | — |
| West Chicago Creek | 5.7 | Fee | — | 3.3 mi to Georgetown | — |
| Mizpah | 6.0 | Fee | — | 6.0 mi to Empire | — |
| Robbers Roost | 6.5 | Fee | — | 3.4 mi to Winter Park | — |
| Clear Lake | 7.6 | Fee | — | 3.2 mi to Silver Plume | — |
| Columbine | 8.0 | Fee | — | 2.6 mi to Central | — |
| Midland | 8.1 | Fee | — | 2.1 mi to Winter Park | — |
| Echo Lake | 8.5 | Fee | — | 6.3 mi to Blue Valley | — |
| Pickle Gulch | 10 | Fee | — | 3.2 mi to Black Hawk | — |
| Guanella Pass | 10 | Fee | — | 5.8 mi to Silver Plume | — |
| Idlewild | 11 | Fee | — | 1.7 mi to Winter Park | Closed |
| Gilpin CountyDave slept here | 11 | Free | Antelope Creek (stream) | 1.1 mi to Tolland | — |
| Gilpin CountyDave slept here | 11 | Free | — | 3.4 mi to Eldora | — |
| Cold Springs | 11 | Fee | — | 2.8 mi to Black Hawk | — |
| Byers Creek | 14 | Fee | — | 5.9 mi to Fraser | — |
| St. Louis Creek | 15 | Fee | — | 3.0 mi to Fraser | — |
| Kelly Dahl | 15 | Fee | — | 1.1 mi to Rollinsville | Open |
| West Magnolia | 16 | Free | Beaver Lake (water) | 1.1 mi to Nederland | — |
| Geneva Park | 16 | Fee | — | 7.9 mi to Montezuma | — |
| Caribou Dispersed Camping Area | 16 | Unpriced | Horseshoe Creek (stream) | 2.1 mi to Eldora | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — Boulder County, CO | 17 | Free | Horseshoe Creek (stream) | 3.0 mi to Eldora | — |
| Burning Bear Cg | 17 | Fee | — | 9.5 mi to Montezuma | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — CO | 17 | Free | Horseshoe Creek (stream) | 3.0 mi to Caribou City | — |
| Sugarloaf | 18 | Fee | — | 9.6 mi to Silverthorne | Open |
| Rainbow Lakes | 18 | Fee | Rainbow Lakes (water) | 3.3 mi to Caribou City | — |
| Strawberry | 19 | Unpriced | Ranch Creek (stream) | 0.7 mi to Tabernash | — |
| South Fork | 19 | Fee | — | 9.9 mi to Silverthorne | Open |
| Deer Creek Cg | 19 | Fee | — | 9.6 mi to Brook Forest | — |
| Meridian Campground | 19 | Unpriced | Elk Creek (stream) | 5.9 mi to Singleton | — |
| Gordon Gulch | 20 | Free | Glacier Lake (water) | 1.3 mi to Lakewood | — |
| Gordon Gulch Dispersed Camping Area | 20 | Free | Glacier Lake (water) | 1.5 mi to Lakewood | — |
| Handcart | 20 | Fee | — | 7.7 mi to Montezuma | — |
| Hall Valley | 20 | Fee | — | 7.6 mi to Montezuma | — |
| Winiger Ridge | 21 | Free | Gross Reservoir (water) | 0.7 mi to Lake Shore Park | — |
| Ruby Gulch Dispersed Camping | 21 | Free | Glacier Lake (water) | 2.4 mi to Ward | — |
| Lowry | 22 | Fee | — | 2.2 mi to Dillon | — |
| Windy Point | 22 | Fee | — | 1.2 mi to Dillon | — |
| Prospector | 22 | Fee | — | 1.7 mi to Dillon | — |
| Timberline | 23 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Montezuma | — |
| Pawnee | 23 | Fee | — | 2.8 mi to Ward | Closed |
| Heaton Bay Pa | 24 | Fee | — | 2.0 mi to Frisco | — |
| Heaton Bay Cg | 24 | Fee | — | 1.9 mi to Frisco | — |
| Pine Cove Cg | 24 | Fee | — | 1.3 mi to Frisco | — |
| Peak One | 24 | Fee | — | 1.2 mi to Frisco | — |
| Blue River | 24 | Fee | — | 5.0 mi to Silverthorne | — |
| Horseshoe | 24 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Heeney | — |
| Kenosha East | 24 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Montezuma | — |
| Jefferson Creek | 24 | Fee | — | 9.8 mi to Blue River | — |
| Kenosha Pass | 24 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Montezuma | — |
| Aspen | 25 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Blue River | — |
The other 1 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Empire, CO.
Who manages the camps near Empire, CO
Who manages them: 45 on the Forest Service; 5 on an agency our record does not name; 1 on the BLM.
- Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests — 29 camps: 9 free, 19 fee, 1 unpriced
- Pike and San Isabel National Forests — 12 camps: 11 fee, 1 unpriced
- White River National Forest — 8 camps: 8 fee
- An agency our record does not name — 1 camp: 1 free
- Kremmling Field Office — 1 camp: 1 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Today's season read covers 5 of the 51: 3 open, 2 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 Empire, 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 Empire, 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.