Free camping near Leadville, CO
Yes. 10 of the 47 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Leadville, CO are listed as free; 28 charge a fee and 9 have no price on record. The closest free one is Stone Cabin, 16 miles south, on Bureau of Land Management land. The closest camp of any kind is Silver Dollar Campground, 3.2 miles west, a fee campground.
All 47 camps near Leadville, CO
| 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 | Closed |
| 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 | Check |
| 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 | — |
Who manages the camps near Leadville, CO
Who manages them: 39 on the Forest Service; 6 on an agency our record does not name; 2 on the BLM.
- Pike and San Isabel National Forests — 25 camps: 1 free, 17 fee, 7 unpriced
- White River National Forest — 19 camps: 8 free, 10 fee, 1 unpriced
- Royal Gorge Field Office — 2 camps: 1 free, 1 unpriced
- The Forest Service — 1 camp: 1 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Today's season read covers 2 of the 47: 0 open, 1 closed, 1 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 Leadville, 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 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.