Free camping near Montezuma, CO
Within 25 straight-line miles of Montezuma, CO there are 39 camps: 1 free, 37 fee, 1 unpriced. The closest is Hall Valley, 7.6 miles south-east of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Clear Creek County, 11 miles out. One of them is a camp Dave has slept at.
Who manages them: 38 on the Forest Service; 1 on an agency our record does not name.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hall Valley | 7.6 | Fee | — | 7.6 mi to Montezuma | — |
| Handcart | 7.7 | Fee | — | 7.7 mi to Montezuma | — |
| Geneva Park | 7.9 | Fee | — | 7.9 mi to Montezuma | — |
| Guanella Pass | 8.3 | Fee | — | 5.8 mi to Silver Plume | — |
| Lowry | 8.6 | Fee | — | 2.2 mi to Dillon | — |
| Prospector | 9.3 | Fee | — | 1.7 mi to Dillon | — |
| Burning Bear Cg | 9.5 | Fee | — | 9.5 mi to Montezuma | — |
| Windy Point | 9.6 | Fee | — | 1.2 mi to Dillon | — |
| Clear Lake | 9.7 | Fee | — | 3.2 mi to Silver Plume | — |
| Jefferson Creek | 10 | Fee | — | 9.8 mi to Blue River | — |
| Pine Cove Cg | 11 | Fee | — | 1.3 mi to Frisco | — |
| Peak One | 11 | Fee | — | 1.2 mi to Frisco | — |
| Aspen | 11 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Blue River | — |
| Lodgepole | 11 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Blue River | — |
| Clear Creek CountyDave slept here | 11 | Free | Leavenworth Creek (stream) | 1.4 mi to Silver Plume | — |
| Heaton Bay Pa | 11 | Fee | — | 2.0 mi to Frisco | — |
| Heaton Bay Cg | 11 | Fee | — | 1.9 mi to Frisco | — |
| Timberline | 11 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Montezuma | — |
| Michigan Creek | 12 | Fee | — | 8.5 mi to Blue River | — |
| Kenosha Pass | 13 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Montezuma | — |
| Kenosha East | 13 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Montezuma | — |
| West Chicago Creek | 13 | Fee | — | 3.3 mi to Georgetown | — |
| Mizpah | 14 | Fee | — | 6.0 mi to Empire | — |
| Selkirk | 15 | Fee | — | 7.0 mi to Blue River | — |
| Echo Lake | 15 | Fee | — | 6.3 mi to Blue Valley | — |
| Sugarloaf | 17 | Fee | — | 9.6 mi to Silverthorne | — |
| South Fork | 17 | Fee | — | 9.9 mi to Silverthorne | — |
| Blue River | 17 | Fee | — | 5.0 mi to Silverthorne | — |
| Deer Creek Cg | 17 | Fee | — | 9.6 mi to Brook Forest | — |
| Meridian Campground | 18 | Unpriced | Elk Creek (stream) | 5.9 mi to Singleton | — |
| Robbers Roost | 18 | Fee | — | 3.4 mi to Winter Park | — |
| Byers Creek | 20 | Fee | — | 5.9 mi to Fraser | — |
| Midland | 21 | Fee | — | 2.1 mi to Winter Park | — |
| Gore Creek | 22 | Fee | — | 4.7 mi to Vail | — |
| Kite Lake | 22 | Fee | — | 4.3 mi to Alma | — |
| Idlewild | 23 | Fee | — | 1.7 mi to Winter Park | — |
| Columbine | 23 | Fee | — | 2.6 mi to Central | — |
| St. Louis Creek | 24 | Fee | — | 3.0 mi to Fraser | — |
| Camp Hale East Fork | 25 | Fee | — | 6.1 mi to Copper Mountain | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Montezuma, 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.