Free camping near Mountain, CO
Yes. 18 of the 30 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Mountain, CO are listed as free; 7 charge a fee and 5 have no price on record. The closest free one is Alta Lakes Campground (Dispersed), 3.3 miles south, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Mary E, 2.2 miles west, a fee campground.
Dave has slept at one of these camps.
All 30 camps near Mountain, CO
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary E | 2.2 | Fee | South Fork San Miguel River (river) | 2.1 mi to Lime | — |
| Alta Lakes Campground (Dispersed) | 3.3 | Free | Alta Reservoir Number 3 (water) | 2.1 mi to Ophir | — |
| Sunshine Campground | 3.4 | Unpriced | Cushman Lake (water) | 3.4 mi to Mountain Village | — |
| Wilderness Campsite 1 | 5.2 | Free | Lower Blue Lake (water) | 4.4 mi to Telluride | — |
| Matterhorn Campground | 6.1 | Fee | Lake Fork (river) | 2.8 mi to Ophir | — |
| Priest Lake Designated Camping Area | 6.8 | Free | Priest Lakes (water) | 3.0 mi to Ophir | — |
| East Dallas | 8.3 | Free | Wilson Creek (river) | 6.3 mi to Portland | — |
| Silver Pick | 8.5 | Free | Big Bear Creek (stream) | 5.7 mi to Vanadium | — |
| Dispersed camp site | 8.8 | Free | Red Mountain Creek (river) | 1.4 mi to Ironton | — |
| Thistledown Campground | 9.5 | Unpriced | Canyon Creek (river) | 0.1 mi to Thistledown | — |
| South Mineral Cg | 9.9 | Fee | — | 4.7 mi to Ophir | — |
| Dispersed Camping Area | 10.0 | Free | Red Mountain Creek (river) | 0.7 mi to Ironton | — |
| Angel Creek | 10 | Fee | — | 2.1 mi to Ouray | — |
| Corkscrew | 10 | Free | — | 6.1 mi to Ouray | — |
| South Mineral Dispersed Area | 11 | Free | Mineral Creek (river) | 2.8 mi to Silverton | — |
| Woods Lake Campground | 11 | Fee | Woods Lake (water) | 7.2 mi to Vanadium | — |
| Amphitheatre Campground | 12 | Fee | Portland Creek (stream) | 0.5 mi to Ouray | — |
| Ouray CountyDave slept here | 13 | Free | Mineral Creek (river) | 3.7 mi to Ironton | — |
| Cayton Campground | 13 | Fee | Coke Oven Creek (stream) | 6.2 mi to Rico | — |
| Caddis Flats Campground | 14 | Free | Specie Creek (stream) | 2.3 mi to Placerville | — |
| Burro Bridge Campground | 15 | Unpriced | West Dolores River (river) | 1.7 mi to Dunton | — |
| Little Molas Lake Campground | 15 | Unpriced | Little Molas Lake (water) | 5.2 mi to Silverton | — |
| BLM Dispersed Camping | 16 | Free | Animas River (river) | 0.1 mi to Middleton | — |
| Cunningham Gulch Dispersed Camping | 18 | Free | Cunningham Creek (river) | 2.8 mi to Howardsville | — |
| Cunningham Gulch Dispersed Camping | 18 | Free | Cunningham Creek (river) | 3.1 mi to Howardsville | — |
| Cunningham Gulch Dispersed Camping | 18 | Free | — | — | — |
| Sig Creek Campground | 21 | Unpriced | East Fork Hermosa Creek (river) | 6.9 mi to Cascade | — |
| West Fork Cimarron Dispersed | 21 | Free | — | 8.0 mi to Portland | — |
| Burrows Park Dispersed Camping | 22 | Free | Lake Fork Gunnison River (river) | 6.9 mi to Eureka | — |
| Owl Creek Pass Dispersed | 22 | Free | — | 8.7 mi to Portland | — |
Who manages the camps near Mountain, CO
Who manages them: 21 on the Forest Service; 5 on the BLM; 4 on an agency our record does not name.
- Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests — 18 camps: 11 free, 5 fee, 2 unpriced
- San Juan National Forest — 6 camps: 1 free, 2 fee, 3 unpriced
- Gunnison Field Office — 4 camps: 4 free
- An agency our record does not name — 1 camp: 1 free
- Uncompahgre Field Office — 1 camp: 1 free
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 30 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Mountain, 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 Mountain, 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.