Free camping near Leadville, CO
Within 25 straight-line miles of Leadville, CO there are 47 camps: 10 free, 28 fee, 9 unpriced. The closest is Silver Dollar Campground, 3.2 miles west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Stone Cabin, 16 miles out.
Who manages them: 39 on the Forest Service; 6 on an agency our record does not name; 2 on the BLM.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Dollar Campground | 3.2 | Fee | Tennessee Creek (stream) | 0.7 mi to Leadville Junction | — |
| Printer Boy Campground | 3.3 | Fee | Tennessee Creek (stream) | 0.9 mi to Leadville Junction | — |
| Molly Brown Campground | 3.4 | Unpriced | Tennessee Creek (stream) | 0.8 mi to Leadville Junction | — |
| Belle of Colorado Campground | 3.5 | Fee | Tennessee Creek (stream) | 1.0 mi to Leadville Junction | — |
| Baby Doe Campground | 3.6 | Unpriced | Tennessee Creek (stream) | 1.1 mi to Leadville Junction | — |
| Father Dyer Campground | 3.6 | Fee | Tennessee Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to Leadville Junction | — |
| Matchless | 3.6 | Fee | — | 2.6 mi to Leadville North | — |
| Tabor | 3.9 | Fee | — | 2.7 mi to Leadville North | — |
| Mosquito Peaks | 6.9 | Unpriced | Cooney Lake (water) | 2.5 mi to Birdseye | — |
| May Queen | 7.8 | Fee | — | 6.7 mi to Leadville North | — |
| Halfmoon East Campground | 8.2 | Unpriced | Halfmoon Creek (stream) | 4.8 mi to Kobe | — |
| Halfmoon West Campground | 8.3 | Unpriced | Halfmoon Creek (stream) | 4.8 mi to Kobe | — |
| Elbert Creek Campground | 9.1 | Unpriced | Halfmoon Creek (stream) | 5.1 mi to Twin Lakes | — |
| Kite Lake | 10 | Fee | — | 4.3 mi to Alma | — |
| Four Mile Creek Campground | 11 | Unpriced | Fourmile Creek (stream) | 5.5 mi to Fairplay | — |
| Dexter | 11 | Fee | — | 0.9 mi to Twin Lakes | — |
| Lakeview | 11 | Fee | — | 2.3 mi to Twin Lakes | — |
| Lake View Campground | 11 | Fee | Mount Elbert Forebay (water) | 1.4 mi to Twin Lakes | — |
| Horseshoe Campground | 12 | Unpriced | Fourmile Creek (stream) | 4.8 mi to Fairplay | — |
| Whitestar | 12 | Fee | — | 2.9 mi to Twin Lakes | — |
| Camp Hale East Fork | 12 | Fee | — | 6.1 mi to Copper Mountain | — |
| Camp Hale Memorial | 12 | Fee | — | 6.9 mi to Red Cliff | — |
| Gold Park | 13 | Fee | — | 8.0 mi to Red Cliff | — |
| Parry Peak | 14 | Fee | — | 5.5 mi to Twin Lakes | — |
| Twin Peaks | 14 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Weston Pass | 15 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Twin Lakes | — |
| Stone Cabin | 16 | Free | Clear Creek (river) | 2.2 mi to Granite | — |
| Homestake Valley | 16 | Free | Homestake Creek (stream) | 2.7 mi to Red Cliff | — |
| Hornsilver | 17 | Fee | — | 1.4 mi to Red Cliff | — |
| Elk Wallow | 18 | Fee | — | 2.5 mi to Norrie | — |
| Chapman Group | 19 | Fee | — | 1.8 mi to Norrie | — |
| Half Moon Campground | 19 | Unpriced | Notch Mountain Creek (stream) | 3.0 mi to Belden | — |
| Chapman Cg | 19 | Fee | — | 1.3 mi to Norrie | — |
| Lost Man Cg | 20 | Fee | Roaring Fork River (stream) | 7.5 mi to Everett | — |
| Winfield | 20 | Free | South Fork Clear Creek (stream) | 0.0 mi to Winfield | — |
| Selkirk | 20 | Fee | — | 7.0 mi to Blue River | — |
| Portal | 21 | Free | Grizzly Creek (stream) | 6.0 mi to Everett | — |
| Buffalo Springs | 22 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Hartsel | — |
| Lincoln Creek dispersed campsite #8 | 23 | Free | Lincoln Creek (stream) | 7.5 mi to Ashcroft | — |
| Lincoln Creek dispersed campsite #7 | 23 | Free | Lincoln Creek (stream) | 7.4 mi to Ashcroft | — |
| Lincoln Creek dispersed campsite #6 | 23 | Free | Lincoln Creek (stream) | 7.4 mi to Ashcroft | — |
| Lincoln Creek dispersed campsite #5 | 23 | Free | Lincoln Creek (stream) | 7.3 mi to Ashcroft | — |
| Lincoln Creek dispersed campsite #4 | 23 | Free | Lincoln Creek (stream) | 7.3 mi to Ashcroft | — |
| Lincoln Creek dispersed campsite #1 | 23 | Free | Lincoln Creek (stream) | 7.3 mi to Ashcroft | — |
| Lincoln Gulch Cg | 23 | Fee | — | 9.3 mi to Aspen | — |
| Weller Cg | 24 | Fee | — | 8.1 mi to Aspen | — |
| Michigan Creek | 25 | Fee | — | 8.5 mi to Blue River | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Leadville, 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.