Free camping near Leadville North, CO
Yes. 10 of the 48 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Leadville North, CO are listed as free; 29 charge a fee and 9 have no price on record. The closest free one is Homestake Valley, 15 miles north, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Printer Boy Campground, 2.0 miles west, a fee campground.
All 48 camps near Leadville North, CO
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Printer Boy Campground | 2.0 | Fee | Tennessee Creek (stream) | 0.9 mi to Leadville Junction | — |
| Silver Dollar Campground | 2.2 | Fee | Tennessee Creek (stream) | 0.7 mi to Leadville Junction | — |
| Molly Brown Campground | 2.3 | Unpriced | Tennessee Creek (stream) | 0.8 mi to Leadville Junction | — |
| Belle of Colorado Campground | 2.3 | Fee | Tennessee Creek (stream) | 1.0 mi to Leadville Junction | — |
| Father Dyer Campground | 2.3 | Fee | Tennessee Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to Leadville Junction | — |
| Baby Doe Campground | 2.3 | Unpriced | Tennessee Creek (stream) | 1.1 mi to Leadville Junction | — |
| Matchless | 2.6 | Fee | — | 2.6 mi to Leadville North | — |
| Tabor | 2.7 | Fee | — | 2.7 mi to Leadville North | — |
| May Queen | 6.7 | Fee | — | 6.7 mi to Leadville North | Closed |
| Mosquito Peaks | 7.4 | Unpriced | Cooney Lake (water) | 2.5 mi to Birdseye | — |
| Halfmoon East Campground | 8.3 | Unpriced | Halfmoon Creek (stream) | 4.8 mi to Kobe | — |
| Halfmoon West Campground | 8.4 | Unpriced | Halfmoon Creek (stream) | 4.8 mi to Kobe | — |
| Elbert Creek Campground | 9.2 | Unpriced | Halfmoon Creek (stream) | 5.1 mi to Twin Lakes | — |
| Kite Lake | 11 | Fee | — | 4.3 mi to Alma | Check |
| Camp Hale Memorial | 11 | Fee | — | 6.9 mi to Red Cliff | — |
| Camp Hale East Fork | 11 | Fee | — | 6.1 mi to Copper Mountain | — |
| Lakeview | 11 | Fee | — | 2.3 mi to Twin Lakes | — |
| Lake View Campground | 12 | Fee | Mount Elbert Forebay (water) | 1.4 mi to Twin Lakes | — |
| Dexter | 12 | Fee | — | 0.9 mi to Twin Lakes | — |
| Four Mile Creek Campground | 12 | Unpriced | Fourmile Creek (stream) | 5.5 mi to Fairplay | — |
| Gold Park | 12 | Fee | — | 8.0 mi to Red Cliff | — |
| Whitestar | 12 | Fee | — | 2.9 mi to Twin Lakes | — |
| Horseshoe Campground | 13 | Unpriced | Fourmile Creek (stream) | 4.8 mi to Fairplay | — |
| Parry Peak | 14 | Fee | — | 5.5 mi to Twin Lakes | — |
| Twin Peaks | 15 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Homestake Valley | 15 | Free | Homestake Creek (stream) | 2.7 mi to Red Cliff | — |
| Weston Pass | 16 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Twin Lakes | — |
| Hornsilver | 16 | Fee | — | 1.4 mi to Red Cliff | — |
| Stone Cabin | 17 | Free | Clear Creek (river) | 2.2 mi to Granite | — |
| Elk Wallow | 17 | Fee | — | 2.5 mi to Norrie | — |
| Chapman Group | 18 | Fee | — | 1.8 mi to Norrie | — |
| Half Moon Campground | 18 | Unpriced | Notch Mountain Creek (stream) | 3.0 mi to Belden | — |
| Chapman Cg | 18 | Fee | — | 1.3 mi to Norrie | — |
| Lost Man Cg | 19 | Fee | Roaring Fork River (stream) | 7.5 mi to Everett | — |
| Winfield | 20 | Free | South Fork Clear Creek (stream) | 0.0 mi to Winfield | — |
| Portal | 21 | Free | Grizzly Creek (stream) | 6.0 mi to Everett | — |
| Selkirk | 21 | Fee | — | 7.0 mi to Blue River | — |
| Lincoln Creek dispersed campsite #8 | 22 | Free | Lincoln Creek (stream) | 7.5 mi to Ashcroft | — |
| Lincoln Creek dispersed campsite #7 | 22 | Free | Lincoln Creek (stream) | 7.4 mi to Ashcroft | — |
| Lincoln Creek dispersed campsite #6 | 22 | Free | Lincoln Creek (stream) | 7.4 mi to Ashcroft | — |
| Lincoln Creek dispersed campsite #4 | 23 | Free | Lincoln Creek (stream) | 7.3 mi to Ashcroft | — |
| Lincoln Creek dispersed campsite #5 | 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 | — |
| Buffalo Springs | 23 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Hartsel | — |
| Dearhamer | 24 | Fee | — | 5.0 mi to Norrie | — |
| Weller Cg | 24 | Fee | — | 8.1 mi to Aspen | — |
| Fulford Cave | 25 | Fee | — | 1.8 mi to Fulford | — |
Who manages the camps near Leadville North, CO
Who manages them: 40 on the Forest Service; 6 on an agency our record does not name; 2 on the BLM.
- Pike and San Isabel National Forests — 24 camps: 1 free, 16 fee, 7 unpriced
- White River National Forest — 21 camps: 8 free, 12 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 48: 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 North, 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 North, 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.