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Free camping near Lake, CO

47 camps: 24 free, 12 fee, 11 unpriced

Within 25 straight-line miles of Lake, CO there are 47 camps: 24 free, 12 fee, 11 unpriced. The closest is Hinsdale County, 5.1 miles west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Hinsdale County, 5.1 miles out. 3 of them are camps Dave has slept at.

Who manages them: 34 on the Forest Service; 7 on the BLM; 6 on an agency our record does not name.

All 47, closest first.
CampMilesCostWaterNearest townSeason today
Hinsdale CountyDave slept here5.1FreeNellie Creek (stream)1.5 mi to Henson
Slumgullion5.3FreeSlumgullion Creek (stream)5.9 mi to Lake City
Hinsdale CountyDave slept here6.3Free6.3 mi to Lake
Deer Lakes Campground6.7Unpriced
Williams Creek Campground7.0FeeWilliams Creek (stream)7.2 mi to Henson
Mill Creek Campground9.1UnpricedLake Fork Gunnison River (river)7.9 mi to Henson
Hidden Valley Tent Campground9.8UnpricedCebolla Creek (stream)10 mi to Lake City
Burrows Park Dispersed Camping10FreeLake Fork Gunnison River (river)6.9 mi to Eureka
Spruce Campground11FreeCebolla Creek (stream)11 mi to Lake City
Cebolla12FreeRough Creek (stream)11 mi to Smith Place
Alpine Plateau Dispersed Area14FreeCampbell Creek (stream)13 mi to Lake City
Big Blue Campground14UnpricedSoldier Creek (river)13 mi to Lake City
West Fork Cimarron Dispersed15Free8.0 mi to Portland
Middle Fork Cimarron Dispersed16FreeMiddle Fork Cimarron River (river)12 mi to Portland
Silver Thread Campground16FeeSouth Clear Creek (river)11 mi to Sunnyside
North Clear Creek Campground16UnpricedNorth Clear Creek (river)9.8 mi to Sunnyside
East Fork Dispersed16FreeSilver Jack Reservoir (water)13 mi to Dallas
Owl Creek Pass Dispersed17Free8.7 mi to Portland
Cimarron Forks17Free12 mi to Portland
Bristol Head Campground17FeeSouth Clear Creek (river)10 mi to Sunnyside
Bristol Head17Fee12 mi to City of Creede
Lost Trail18FeeRio Grande (river)14 mi to Middleton
Ouray CountyDave slept here18FreeMineral Creek (river)3.7 mi to Ironton
Crooked Creek Dispersed Area18Free14 mi to City of Creede
Cebolla Creek CG18UnpricedRudolph Gulch (stream)1.0 mi to Smith Place
BLM Dispersed Camping18FreeAnimas River (river)0.1 mi to Middleton
Amphitheatre Campground19FeePortland Creek (stream)0.5 mi to Ouray
Silver Jack19Fee13 mi to Ridgway
Silver Jack Campground19FeeHanging Lake (water)12 mi to Dallas
Road Canyon Campground19UnpricedRoad Canyon Reservoir Number 2 (water)13 mi to Spar City
Beaver Lake Camground20FreeBeaver Lake (water)12 mi to Dallas
Corkscrew20Free6.1 mi to Ouray
River Hill Campground21FeeRio Grande (river)14 mi to Spar City
Thirty Mile Campground21FeeRio Grande (river)16 mi to Spar City
Big Cimarron21FreeBeaver Lake (water)12 mi to Dallas
30 Mile Stock Unloading Area21FreeRio Grande (river)16 mi to Spar City
Thirty Mile Campground21Fee
Angel Creek21Fee2.1 mi to Ouray
Dispersed Camping Area21FreeRed Mountain Creek (river)0.7 mi to Ironton
Cunningham Gulch Dispersed Camping21FreeCunningham Creek (river)2.8 mi to Howardsville
Thistledown Campground21UnpricedCanyon Creek (river)0.1 mi to Thistledown
Red Bridge Campground21Unpriced
Cunningham Gulch Dispersed Camping22FreeCunningham Creek (river)3.1 mi to Howardsville
Cunningham Gulch Dispersed Camping22Free
Dispersed camp site22FreeRed Mountain Creek (river)1.4 mi to Ironton
Marshall Park Campground24UnpricedRio Grande (river)4.0 mi to Sunnyside
Rio Grande Campground24UnpricedRio Grande (river)4.5 mi to Spar City
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Every distance on this page is a straight line from 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.