Free camping near Gerrard, CO
Within 25 straight-line miles of Gerrard, CO there are 30 camps: 7 free, 5 fee, 18 unpriced. The closest is Lower Beaver Creek Campground, 7.0 miles south-west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Hansons Mill Dispersed Campsite, 13 miles out.
Who manages them: 23 on the Forest Service; 6 on an agency our record does not name; 1 on the BLM.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Beaver Creek Campground | 7.0 | Unpriced | Beaver Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Lucky Seven Summer Homes | — |
| Highway Springs Campground | 7.1 | Unpriced | Tewksberry Creek (stream) | 3.9 mi to Baxterville | — |
| Upper Beaver Creek Campground | 7.5 | Unpriced | Beaver Creek (stream) | 3.8 mi to Lucky Seven Summer Homes | — |
| Cross Creek Campground | 7.9 | Unpriced | Cross Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Lucky Seven Summer Homes | — |
| Cathedral Campground | 10 | Unpriced | Embargo Creek (stream) | 9.3 mi to Alpine | — |
| Park Creek Campground | 10 | Unpriced | Decker Creek (stream) | 0.8 mi to Lucky Seven Summer Homes | — |
| Palisade Campground | 12 | Unpriced | Rio Grande (river) | 2.2 mi to Wagon Wheel Gap | — |
| Hansons Mill Dispersed Campsite | 13 | Free | West Alder Creek (stream) | 4.5 mi to Wagon Wheel Gap | — |
| Dispersed Camping | 15 | Free | Pass Creek (stream) | 4.5 mi to Lucky Seven Summer Homes | — |
| Pass Creek Dispersed Campground | 15 | Free | Pass Creek (stream) | 4.6 mi to Lucky Seven Summer Homes | — |
| Big Meadows Campground | 16 | Fee | Spruce Creek (stream) | 4.4 mi to Lucky Seven Summer Homes | — |
| Tucker Ponds Campground | 16 | Unpriced | Pass Creek (stream) | 6.3 mi to Lucky Seven Summer Homes | — |
| Poso Campground | 18 | Unpriced | Poso Creek (stream) | 11 mi to La Garita | — |
| Elwood Cabin | 19 | Free | Iron Creek (stream) | 6.8 mi to Platoro | — |
| Rock Creek | 20 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Monte Vista | — |
| Penitente Canyon | 20 | Unpriced | Mogotas Arroyo (stream) | 1.8 mi to La Garita | — |
| Rock Creek Campground | 20 | Fee | South Fork Rock Creek (stream) | 7.9 mi to Jasper | — |
| Comstock Campground | 20 | Unpriced | South Fork Rock Creek (stream) | 5.9 mi to Jasper | — |
| Stunner Campground | 21 | Unpriced | Globe Creek (stream) | 2.9 mi to Platoro | — |
| Storm King Campground | 21 | Unpriced | Lost Cabin Creek (stream) | 13 mi to La Garita | — |
| Mix Lake Campground | 22 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Ivy Creek Campground | 23 | Unpriced | Ivy Creek (river) | 2.4 mi to Spar City | — |
| Marshall Park Campground | 24 | Unpriced | Rio Grande (river) | 4.0 mi to Sunnyside | — |
| Dispersed camping | 24 | Free | Tie Creek (stream) | 9.4 mi to Treasure | — |
| West Fork Campground | 24 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Stone Cellar Campground | 24 | Unpriced | Saquache Creek (stream) | 17 mi to North Creede | — |
| Alamosa Campground | 24 | Unpriced | Willow Creek (stream) | 7.0 mi to Jasper | — |
| Rio Grande Campground | 25 | Unpriced | Rio Grande (river) | 4.5 mi to Spar City | — |
| Dispersed camping | 25 | Free | Tie Creek (stream) | 8.8 mi to Treasure | — |
| Dispersed camping | 25 | Free | Tie Creek (stream) | 8.6 mi to Treasure | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Gerrard, 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.