Free camping near Grand Lake, CO
Yes. 13 of the 35 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Grand Lake, CO are listed as free; 19 charge a fee and 3 have no price on record. The closest free one is Bull Mountain, 4.0 miles southwest, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Green Ridge, 3.5 miles south, a fee campground.
All 35 camps near Grand Lake, CO
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Ridge | 3.5 | Fee | — | 3.5 mi to Grand Lake | Open |
| Bull Mountain | 4.0 | Free | Stillwater Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Grand Lake | — |
| Highway 4 Pullout Dispersed camping | 4.0 | Free | Stillwater Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Grand Lake | — |
| Cutthroat Bay | 5.0 | Fee | — | 5.0 mi to Grand Lake | — |
| Stillwater Campground | 6.2 | Unpriced | Stillwater Creek (stream) | 6.1 mi to Grand Lake | — |
| Sunset Point | 7.7 | Fee | — | 6.3 mi to Granby | — |
| Arapaho Bay | 9.9 | Fee | — | 9.3 mi to Granby | — |
| Willow Creek | 10 | Fee | — | 5.6 mi to Granby | — |
| Sawmill Gulch | 12 | Free | Willow Creek (stream) | 11 mi to Hot Sulphur Springs | — |
| Denver Creek | 13 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Hot Sulphur Springs | — |
| Meeker Park | 16 | Fee | Cabin Creek (stream) | 0.6 mi to Meeker Park | Closed |
| Olive Ridge Campground | 16 | Fee | Fox Creek (stream) | 1.0 mi to Allenspark | — |
| Grandview | 17 | Fee | — | 17 mi to Grand Lake | — |
| Allenspark Dispersed Camping | 17 | Free | Rock Creek (stream) | 1.1 mi to Arrowood | — |
| Strawberry | 18 | Unpriced | Ranch Creek (stream) | 0.7 mi to Tabernash | — |
| Long Draw | 18 | Fee | — | 16 mi to Estes Park | — |
| Pawnee | 18 | Fee | — | 2.8 mi to Ward | Closed |
| Camp Dick | 19 | Fee | — | 2.7 mi to Hidden Lake | — |
| Pines | 19 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Beaver Reservoir Dispersed Camping | 19 | Free | Beaver Reservoir (water) | 1.4 mi to Peaceful Valley | — |
| Peaceful Valley | 19 | Fee | — | 2.3 mi to Hidden Lake | — |
| Aspen | 21 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Rainbow Lakes | 22 | Fee | Rainbow Lakes (water) | 3.3 mi to Caribou City | — |
| Ruby Gulch Dispersed Camping | 22 | Free | Glacier Lake (water) | 2.4 mi to Ward | — |
| Allenspark Dispersed Camping | 22 | Free | West Fork Little Thompson River (river) | 1.3 mi to Big Elk Meadows | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — Boulder County, CO | 22 | Free | Horseshoe Creek (stream) | 3.0 mi to Eldora | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — CO | 23 | Free | Horseshoe Creek (stream) | 3.0 mi to Caribou City | — |
| Pole Hill Road Dispersed Camping | 23 | Free | — | 2.1 mi to Glen Comfort | — |
| St. Louis Creek | 23 | Fee | — | 3.0 mi to Fraser | — |
| Caribou Dispersed Camping Area | 23 | Unpriced | Horseshoe Creek (stream) | 2.1 mi to Eldora | — |
| Chambers Lake | 23 | Fee | — | — | — |
| 4 dispersed campsites | 24 | Free | Comanche Lake (water) | 8.3 mi to Spencer Heights | — |
| Gordon Gulch | 24 | Free | Glacier Lake (water) | 1.3 mi to Lakewood | — |
| Gordon Gulch Dispersed Camping Area | 24 | Free | Glacier Lake (water) | 1.5 mi to Lakewood | — |
| Idlewild | 24 | Fee | — | 1.7 mi to Winter Park | Closed |
Who manages the camps near Grand Lake, CO
Who manages them: 26 on the Forest Service; 8 on an agency our record does not name; 1 on the BLM.
- Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests — 32 camps: 13 free, 17 fee, 2 unpriced
- Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest — 2 camps: 2 fee
- Kremmling Field Office — 1 camp: 1 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Today's season read covers 4 of the 35: 1 open, 3 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 Grand Lake, 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 Grand Lake, 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.