Free camping near Nathrop, CO
Yes. 8 of the 29 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Nathrop, CO are listed as free; 15 charge a fee and 6 have no price on record. The closest free one is Chaffee County, 9.9 miles north. The closest camp of any kind is Bootleg, 6.8 miles west, a fee campground.
Dave has slept at 2 of these camps.
All 29 camps near Nathrop, CO
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bootleg | 6.8 | Fee | — | 6.8 mi to Nathrop | — |
| Mt. Princeton | 8.4 | Fee | — | 8.4 mi to Nathrop | — |
| Chalk Lake | 8.8 | Fee | — | 8.8 mi to Nathrop | — |
| Cascade | 9.5 | Fee | — | 9.5 mi to Nathrop | — |
| Browns Canyon National Monument | 9.5 | Unpriced | Sunnyside Park Ditch (stream) | 4.3 mi to Turret | — |
| Chaffee CountyDave slept here | 9.9 | Free | Fourmile Creek (stream) | 2.8 mi to Buena Vista | — |
| Cottonwood Lake | 12 | Fee | — | 8.8 mi to Buena Vista | — |
| Chaffee CountyDave slept here | 12 | Free | — | 5.0 mi to Maysville | — |
| Collegiate Peaks | 14 | Fee | — | 9.7 mi to Buena Vista | — |
| Angel of Shavano Campground | 14 | Fee | North Fork South Arkansas River (stream) | 3.5 mi to Maysville | — |
| Iron City | 14 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Garfield | — |
| Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area | 15 | Unpriced | — | 0.6 mi to Salida | — |
| North Fork Reservoir | 16 | Fee | — | 4.6 mi to Garfield | — |
| BLM dispersed camp — Chaffee County, CO | 17 | Free | South Arkansas River (river) | 1.8 mi to Salida | — |
| Mirror Lake Campground | 19 | Unpriced | — | — | — |
| Buffalo Springs | 20 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Hartsel | — |
| Stone Cabin | 21 | Free | Clear Creek (river) | 2.2 mi to Granite | — |
| Middle Quartz Creek Campground | 21 | Unpriced | Middle Quartz Creek (stream) | 5.0 mi to Pitkin | — |
| Monarch Park | 21 | Fee | — | 2.9 mi to Garfield | — |
| Quartz Creek Campground | 22 | Unpriced | North Quartz Creek (stream) | 3.3 mi to Pitkin | — |
| O'Haver Lake | 23 | Fee | — | 7.6 mi to Poncha Springs | — |
| Marshall Pass Dispersed Campground | 23 | Free | Grays Creek (stream) | 7.0 mi to Poncha Springs | — |
| Weston Pass | 23 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Twin Lakes | — |
| Stage Stop Meadows Dispersed Camping Area | 23 | Free | Pass Creek (stream) | 4.7 mi to Abbeyville | — |
| Poncha Pass Dispersed Campground | 24 | Free | — | 7.4 mi to Poncha Springs | — |
| Silver Creek Dispersed Campground | 24 | Free | Silver Creek (stream) | 7.6 mi to Bonanza | — |
| Snowblind Campground | 24 | Unpriced | Canyon Creek (stream) | 1.9 mi to Whitepine | — |
| Pitkin Campground | 25 | Fee | Middle Quartz Creek (stream) | 0.9 mi to Pitkin | — |
| Pitkin | 25 | Fee | — | 0.7 mi to Pitkin | Open |
Who manages the camps near Nathrop, CO
Who manages them: 19 on the Forest Service; 5 on an agency our record does not name; 4 on the BLM; 1 spread across 1 other manager.
- Pike and San Isabel National Forests — 16 camps: 3 free, 13 fee
- Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests — 7 camps: 1 free, 2 fee, 4 unpriced
- Royal Gorge Field Office — 4 camps: 2 free, 2 unpriced
- An agency our record does not name — 1 camp: 1 free
- Federal — 1 camp: 1 free
Season read for these camps, today
Today's season read covers 1 of the 29: 1 open, 0 closed, 0 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 Nathrop, 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 Nathrop, 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.