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Free camping near Mountain, CO

30 camps: 18 free, 7 fee, 5 unpriced

Within 25 straight-line miles of Mountain, CO there are 30 camps: 18 free, 7 fee, 5 unpriced. The closest is Mary E, 2.2 miles west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Alta Lakes Campground (Dispersed), 3.3 miles out. One of them is a camp Dave has slept at.

Who manages them: 21 on the Forest Service; 5 on the BLM; 4 on an agency our record does not name.

All 30, closest first.
CampMilesCostWaterNearest townSeason today
Mary E2.2FeeSouth Fork San Miguel River (river)2.1 mi to Lime
Alta Lakes Campground (Dispersed)3.3FreeAlta Reservoir Number 3 (water)2.1 mi to Ophir
Sunshine Campground3.4UnpricedCushman Lake (water)3.4 mi to Mountain Village
Wilderness Campsite 15.2FreeLower Blue Lake (water)4.4 mi to Telluride
Matterhorn Campground6.1FeeLake Fork (river)2.8 mi to Ophir
Priest Lake Designated Camping Area6.8FreePriest Lakes (water)3.0 mi to Ophir
East Dallas8.3FreeWilson Creek (river)6.3 mi to Portland
Silver Pick8.5FreeBig Bear Creek (stream)5.7 mi to Vanadium
Dispersed camp site8.8FreeRed Mountain Creek (river)1.4 mi to Ironton
Thistledown Campground9.5UnpricedCanyon Creek (river)0.1 mi to Thistledown
South Mineral Cg9.9Fee4.7 mi to Ophir
Dispersed Camping Area10.0FreeRed Mountain Creek (river)0.7 mi to Ironton
Angel Creek10Fee2.1 mi to Ouray
Corkscrew10Free6.1 mi to Ouray
South Mineral Dispersed Area11FreeMineral Creek (river)2.8 mi to Silverton
Woods Lake Campground11FeeWoods Lake (water)7.2 mi to Vanadium
Amphitheatre Campground12FeePortland Creek (stream)0.5 mi to Ouray
Ouray CountyDave slept here13FreeMineral Creek (river)3.7 mi to Ironton
Cayton Campground13FeeCoke Oven Creek (stream)6.2 mi to Rico
Caddis Flats Campground14FreeSpecie Creek (stream)2.3 mi to Placerville
Burro Bridge Campground 15UnpricedWest Dolores River (river)1.7 mi to Dunton
Little Molas Lake Campground15UnpricedLittle Molas Lake (water)5.2 mi to Silverton
BLM Dispersed Camping16FreeAnimas River (river)0.1 mi to Middleton
Cunningham Gulch Dispersed Camping18FreeCunningham Creek (river)2.8 mi to Howardsville
Cunningham Gulch Dispersed Camping18FreeCunningham Creek (river)3.1 mi to Howardsville
Cunningham Gulch Dispersed Camping18Free
Sig Creek Campground 21UnpricedEast Fork Hermosa Creek (river)6.9 mi to Cascade
West Fork Cimarron Dispersed21Free8.0 mi to Portland
Burrows Park Dispersed Camping22FreeLake Fork Gunnison River (river)6.9 mi to Eureka
Owl Creek Pass Dispersed22Free8.7 mi to Portland
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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.