Free camping near Frisco, CO
Yes. 4 of the 47 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Frisco, CO are listed as free; 41 charge a fee and 2 have no price on record. The closest free one is Spraddle Creek Ranch, 15 miles west, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Peak One, 1.2 miles east, a fee campground.
Dave has slept at one of these camps.
All 47 camps near Frisco, CO
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peak One | 1.2 | Fee | — | 1.2 mi to Frisco | — |
| Pine Cove Cg | 1.3 | Fee | — | 1.3 mi to Frisco | — |
| Heaton Bay Cg | 1.9 | Fee | — | 1.9 mi to Frisco | — |
| Heaton Bay Pa | 2.0 | Fee | — | 2.0 mi to Frisco | — |
| Prospector | 3.1 | Fee | — | 1.7 mi to Dillon | — |
| Windy Point | 3.2 | Fee | — | 1.2 mi to Dillon | — |
| Lowry | 3.6 | Fee | — | 2.2 mi to Dillon | — |
| Gore Creek | 10 | Fee | — | 4.7 mi to Vail | — |
| Blue River | 10 | Fee | — | 5.0 mi to Silverthorne | — |
| Sugarloaf | 15 | Fee | — | 9.6 mi to Silverthorne | Open |
| Camp Hale East Fork | 15 | Fee | — | 6.1 mi to Copper Mountain | — |
| South Fork | 15 | Fee | — | 9.9 mi to Silverthorne | Open |
| Spraddle Creek Ranch | 15 | Free | — | — | — |
| Hornsilver | 16 | Fee | — | 1.4 mi to Red Cliff | — |
| Michigan Creek | 16 | Fee | — | 8.5 mi to Blue River | — |
| Jefferson Creek | 16 | Fee | — | 9.8 mi to Blue River | — |
| Selkirk | 16 | Fee | — | 7.0 mi to Blue River | — |
| Camp Hale Memorial | 16 | Fee | — | 6.9 mi to Red Cliff | — |
| Homestake Valley | 16 | Free | Homestake Creek (stream) | 2.7 mi to Red Cliff | — |
| Hall Valley | 17 | Fee | — | 7.6 mi to Montezuma | — |
| Handcart | 17 | Fee | — | 7.7 mi to Montezuma | — |
| Aspen | 17 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Blue River | — |
| Lodgepole | 17 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Blue River | — |
| Kite Lake | 17 | Fee | — | 4.3 mi to Alma | Check |
| Half Moon Campground | 19 | Unpriced | Notch Mountain Creek (stream) | 3.0 mi to Belden | — |
| Geneva Park | 19 | Fee | — | 7.9 mi to Montezuma | — |
| Prairie Point | 20 | Fee | — | 4.4 mi to Heeney | — |
| Mosquito Peaks | 20 | Unpriced | Cooney Lake (water) | 2.5 mi to Birdseye | — |
| Piney Designated Dispersed | 20 | Free | Piney River (stream) | 5.3 mi to Vail | — |
| Timberline | 20 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Montezuma | — |
| Guanella Pass | 20 | Fee | — | 5.8 mi to Silver Plume | — |
| Mcdonald Flats Cg | 20 | Fee | — | 4.0 mi to Heeney | — |
| Burning Bear Cg | 21 | Fee | — | 9.5 mi to Montezuma | — |
| Mizpah | 21 | Fee | — | 6.0 mi to Empire | — |
| Clear Lake | 21 | Fee | — | 3.2 mi to Silver Plume | — |
| Kenosha Pass | 21 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Montezuma | — |
| Kenosha East | 21 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Montezuma | — |
| Cataract Creek | 21 | Fee | — | 2.4 mi to Heeney | — |
| Clear Creek CountyDave slept here | 22 | Free | Leavenworth Creek (stream) | 1.4 mi to Silver Plume | — |
| Gold Park | 22 | Fee | — | 8.0 mi to Red Cliff | — |
| Horseshoe | 22 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Heeney | — |
| Byers Creek | 23 | Fee | — | 5.9 mi to Fraser | — |
| Cow Creek South | 23 | Fee | — | 1.4 mi to Heeney | — |
| Cow Creek North | 23 | Fee | — | 1.2 mi to Heeney | — |
| Elliott Creek | 24 | Fee | — | 1.2 mi to Heeney | — |
| West Chicago Creek | 24 | Fee | — | 3.3 mi to Georgetown | — |
| Willows | 24 | Fee | — | 1.1 mi to Heeney | — |
Who manages the camps near Frisco, CO
Who manages them: 45 on the Forest Service; 1 on the BLM; 1 on an agency our record does not name.
- White River National Forest — 24 camps: 3 free, 20 fee, 1 unpriced
- Pike and San Isabel National Forests — 13 camps: 13 fee
- Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests — 8 camps: 8 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 3 of the 47: 2 open, 0 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 Frisco, 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 Frisco, 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.