Free camping near Gunnison, CO
Within 25 straight-line miles of Gunnison, CO there are 29 camps: 13 free, 8 fee, 8 unpriced. The closest is Almont Camp Site, 8.3 miles north-east of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Dispersed camp — Gunnison County, CO, 18 miles out.
Who manages them: 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almont Camp Site | 8.3 | Fee | Fisher Gulch (stream) | 0.9 mi to Almont | — |
| Granite Tent Campground | 15 | Unpriced | Onemile Creek (stream) | 6.0 mi to Almont | — |
| North Bank | 15 | Fee | — | 15 mi to Crested Butte | — |
| North Bank Campground | 15 | Unpriced | Onemile Creek (stream) | 6.5 mi to Almont | — |
| One Mile | 16 | Fee | — | 15 mi to Crested Butte | — |
| Rosy Lane Campground | 16 | Unpriced | Onemile Creek (stream) | 7.0 mi to Almont | — |
| Spring Creek Campground | 16 | Unpriced | Browns Gulch (stream) | 7.2 mi to Almont | — |
| Dispersed camp — Gunnison County, CO | 18 | Free | South Castle Creek (stream) | 7.6 mi to Baldwin | — |
| Lower Cement Creek Camping CC 1-4 | 19 | Free | Cement Creek (stream) | 1.9 mi to Crested Butte South | — |
| Cement Creek | 20 | Fee | — | 8.1 mi to Crested Butte | — |
| Walrod Designated Camping Area | 20 | Free | — | — | — |
| Gold Creek Campground | 20 | Free | Gold Creek (stream) | 4.4 mi to Pitkin | — |
| Lodgepole Campground | 20 | Fee | Gooseberry Creek (stream) | 9.2 mi to Abbeyville | — |
| Soap Creek Corral | 21 | Free | Soap Creek (stream) | 5.8 mi to Sapinero | — |
| Soap Creek Corral / Coal Mesa | 21 | Free | Soap Creek (stream) | 6.0 mi to Sapinero | — |
| Soap Creek Campground | 21 | Unpriced | Oregon Gulch (stream) | 6.2 mi to Sapinero | — |
| Cold Spring Campground | 21 | Unpriced | Gooseberry Creek (stream) | 8.2 mi to Abbeyville | — |
| Farris Creek Designated Camping Area | 22 | Free | Farris Creek (stream) | 3.6 mi to Crested Butte South | — |
| Red Bridge Campground | 23 | Unpriced | — | — | — |
| Lottis Creek Campground | 23 | Fee | Lottis Creek (stream) | 7.2 mi to Abbeyville | — |
| Splains Gulch Designated Camping Area | 23 | Free | Coal Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Crested Butte | — |
| Kebler Pass Designated Camping Area | 23 | Free | — | 6.2 mi to Crested Butte | — |
| Pitkin | 23 | Fee | — | 0.7 mi to Pitkin | — |
| Pitkin Campground | 23 | Fee | Middle Quartz Creek (stream) | 0.9 mi to Pitkin | — |
| Brush Creek Designated Camping Area | 23 | Free | Brush Creek (stream) | 3.9 mi to Mount Crested Butte | — |
| Needle Creek Reservoir Camping Area | 24 | Free | Needle Creek (stream) | 7.3 mi to Doyleville | — |
| Needle Creek Reservoir | 24 | Free | Needle Creek (stream) | 7.3 mi to Doyleville | — |
| Tent City Designated Camping Area | 24 | Free | Brush Creek (stream) | 4.6 mi to Mount Crested Butte | — |
| Mosca Campground | 24 | Unpriced | Spring Creek (stream) | 10 mi to Crested Butte South | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Gunnison, 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.