Free camping near Hot Sulphur Springs, CO
Within 25 straight-line miles of Hot Sulphur Springs, CO there are 30 camps: 3 free, 23 fee, 4 unpriced. The closest is Willow Creek, 9.1 miles north-east of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Sawmill Gulch, 11 miles out.
Who manages them: 25 on the Forest Service; 4 on the BLM; 1 on an agency our record does not name.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Creek | 9.1 | Fee | — | 5.6 mi to Granby | — |
| Sawmill Gulch | 11 | Free | Willow Creek (stream) | 11 mi to Hot Sulphur Springs | — |
| Horseshoe | 12 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Heeney | — |
| Denver Creek | 13 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Hot Sulphur Springs | — |
| Sunset Point | 13 | Fee | — | 6.3 mi to Granby | — |
| Stillwater Campground | 13 | Unpriced | Stillwater Creek (stream) | 6.1 mi to Grand Lake | — |
| Cutthroat Bay | 15 | Fee | — | 5.0 mi to Grand Lake | — |
| Kremmling Recreation Management Area | 15 | Unpriced | Muddy Creek (river) | 0.1 mi to Kremmling | — |
| Strawberry | 15 | Unpriced | Ranch Creek (stream) | 0.7 mi to Tabernash | — |
| Highway 4 Pullout Dispersed camping | 15 | Free | Stillwater Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Grand Lake | — |
| Bull Mountain | 15 | Free | Stillwater Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Grand Lake | — |
| Wolford Recreation Special Recreation Management Area | 16 | Unpriced | Muddy Creek (river) | 4.1 mi to Kremmling | — |
| Cow Creek North | 16 | Fee | — | 1.2 mi to Heeney | — |
| Cow Creek South | 16 | Fee | — | 1.4 mi to Heeney | — |
| Green Ridge | 16 | Fee | — | 3.5 mi to Grand Lake | — |
| St. Louis Creek | 17 | Fee | — | 3.0 mi to Fraser | — |
| Willows | 17 | Fee | — | 1.1 mi to Heeney | — |
| Mcdonald Flats Cg | 17 | Fee | — | 4.0 mi to Heeney | — |
| Prairie Point | 17 | Fee | — | 4.4 mi to Heeney | — |
| Byers Creek | 18 | Fee | — | 5.9 mi to Fraser | — |
| Elliott Creek | 18 | Fee | — | 1.2 mi to Heeney | — |
| Arapaho Bay | 18 | Fee | — | 9.3 mi to Granby | — |
| Cataract Creek | 20 | Fee | — | 2.4 mi to Heeney | — |
| South Fork | 20 | Fee | — | 9.9 mi to Silverthorne | — |
| Sugarloaf | 20 | Fee | — | 9.6 mi to Silverthorne | — |
| Idlewild | 21 | Fee | — | 1.7 mi to Winter Park | — |
| Upper Colorado River Recreation Area | 22 | Fee | — | 8.5 mi to Kremmling | — |
| Midland | 24 | Fee | — | 2.1 mi to Winter Park | — |
| Blue River | 24 | Fee | — | 5.0 mi to Silverthorne | — |
| Robbers Roost | 25 | Fee | — | 3.4 mi to Winter Park | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Hot Sulphur Springs, 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.