Free camping near Minturn, CO
Yes. 3 of the 42 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Minturn, CO are listed as free; 34 charge a fee and 5 have no price on record. The closest free one is Homestake Valley, 4.4 miles south, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Hornsilver, 3.3 miles south, a fee campground.
All 42 camps near Minturn, CO
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hornsilver | 3.3 | Fee | — | 1.4 mi to Red Cliff | — |
| Half Moon Campground | 3.6 | Unpriced | Notch Mountain Creek (stream) | 3.0 mi to Belden | — |
| Homestake Valley | 4.4 | Free | Homestake Creek (stream) | 2.7 mi to Red Cliff | — |
| Spraddle Creek Ranch | 7.5 | Free | — | — | — |
| Gore Creek | 8.5 | Fee | — | 4.7 mi to Vail | — |
| Camp Hale Memorial | 8.8 | Fee | — | 6.9 mi to Red Cliff | — |
| Gold Park | 9.5 | Fee | — | 8.0 mi to Red Cliff | — |
| Camp Hale East Fork | 9.5 | Fee | — | 6.1 mi to Copper Mountain | — |
| Piney Designated Dispersed | 13 | Free | Piney River (stream) | 5.3 mi to Vail | — |
| Fulford Cave | 15 | Fee | — | 1.8 mi to Fulford | — |
| Yeoman Park | 16 | Fee | — | 1.5 mi to Fulford | — |
| Heaton Bay Cg | 17 | Fee | — | 1.9 mi to Frisco | — |
| Peak One | 17 | Fee | — | 1.2 mi to Frisco | — |
| Heaton Bay Pa | 17 | Fee | — | 2.0 mi to Frisco | — |
| Pine Cove Cg | 17 | Fee | — | 1.3 mi to Frisco | — |
| May Queen | 18 | Fee | — | 6.7 mi to Leadville North | Closed |
| Tabor | 18 | Fee | — | 2.7 mi to Leadville North | — |
| Father Dyer Campground | 18 | Fee | Tennessee Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to Leadville Junction | — |
| Elk Wallow | 18 | Fee | — | 2.5 mi to Norrie | — |
| Baby Doe Campground | 18 | Unpriced | Tennessee Creek (stream) | 1.1 mi to Leadville Junction | — |
| Printer Boy Campground | 18 | Fee | Tennessee Creek (stream) | 0.9 mi to Leadville Junction | — |
| Belle of Colorado Campground | 19 | Fee | Tennessee Creek (stream) | 1.0 mi to Leadville Junction | — |
| Windy Point | 19 | Fee | — | 1.2 mi to Dillon | — |
| Blue River | 19 | Fee | — | 5.0 mi to Silverthorne | — |
| Prospector | 19 | Fee | — | 1.7 mi to Dillon | — |
| Molly Brown Campground | 19 | Unpriced | Tennessee Creek (stream) | 0.8 mi to Leadville Junction | — |
| Silver Dollar Campground | 19 | Fee | Tennessee Creek (stream) | 0.7 mi to Leadville Junction | — |
| Matchless | 19 | Fee | — | 2.6 mi to Leadville North | — |
| Lowry | 19 | Fee | — | 2.2 mi to Dillon | — |
| Mosquito Peaks | 19 | Unpriced | Cooney Lake (water) | 2.5 mi to Birdseye | — |
| Kite Lake | 20 | Fee | — | 4.3 mi to Alma | Check |
| Chapman Group | 21 | Fee | — | 1.8 mi to Norrie | — |
| Bocco Mountain | 21 | Unpriced | Alkali Creek (stream) | 1.1 mi to Wolcott | — |
| Chapman Cg | 21 | Fee | — | 1.3 mi to Norrie | — |
| Cataract Creek | 21 | Fee | — | 2.4 mi to Heeney | — |
| Dearhamer | 23 | Fee | — | 5.0 mi to Norrie | — |
| Prairie Point | 23 | Fee | — | 4.4 mi to Heeney | — |
| Mcdonald Flats Cg | 23 | Fee | — | 4.0 mi to Heeney | — |
| Elliott Creek | 24 | Fee | — | 1.2 mi to Heeney | — |
| Cow Creek South | 24 | Fee | — | 1.4 mi to Heeney | — |
| Cow Creek North | 25 | Fee | — | 1.2 mi to Heeney | — |
| Willows | 25 | Fee | — | 1.1 mi to Heeney | — |
Who manages the camps near Minturn, CO
Who manages them: 40 on the Forest Service; 2 on the BLM.
- White River National Forest — 30 camps: 3 free, 26 fee, 1 unpriced
- Pike and San Isabel National Forests — 9 camps: 7 fee, 2 unpriced
- Colorado River Valley Field Office — 1 camp: 1 unpriced
- Royal Gorge Field Office — 1 camp: 1 unpriced
- The Forest Service — 1 camp: 1 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Today's season read covers 2 of the 42: 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 Minturn, 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 Minturn, 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.