Free camping near Gunnison, CO
Yes. 13 of the 29 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Gunnison, CO are listed as free; 8 charge a fee and 8 have no price on record. The closest free one is Dispersed camp — Gunnison County, CO, 18 miles northwest. The closest camp of any kind is Almont Camp Site, 8.3 miles northeast, a fee campground.
All 29 camps near Gunnison, CO
| 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 | Open |
| 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 | Open |
| 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 | — |
Who manages the camps near Gunnison, CO
Who manages them: 27 on the Forest Service; 1 on an agency our record does not name; 1 on the BLM.
- Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests — 28 camps: 13 free, 8 fee, 7 unpriced
- Gunnison Field Office — 1 camp: 1 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Today's season read covers 2 of the 29: 2 open, 0 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 Gunnison, 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 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.