Free camping near Oak Creek, CO
Yes. 5 of the 27 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Oak Creek, CO are listed as free; 19 charge a fee and 3 have no price on record. The closest free one is Trout Creek, 7.6 miles west, on U.S. Forest Service land.
Dave has slept at one of these camps.
All 27 camps near Oak Creek, CO
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trout Creek | 7.6 | Free | — | 6.8 mi to Dunckley | — |
| Crosho Lake | 8.7 | Free | Crosho Lake (water) | 7.1 mi to Phippsburg | — |
| Chapman Reservoir | 9.1 | Fee | — | 7.8 mi to Phippsburg | — |
| Sheriff'S Reservoir | 13 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Phippsburg | — |
| Meadows | 14 | Fee | Walton Creek (stream) | 9.5 mi to Steamboat Springs | Open |
| Bear River | 15 | Fee | — | 8.8 mi to Yampa | — |
| Bear Lake | 17 | Fee | Bear Lake Reservoir (water) | 11 mi to Trapper | Check |
| King Mountain | 18 | Unpriced | King Creek (stream) | 3.5 mi to Toponas | — |
| Horseshoe | 18 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Yampa | — |
| Lynx Pass | 19 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Yampa | Open |
| Vaughan Lake | 19 | Fee | Vaughan Lake (water) | 12 mi to Dunckley | — |
| Cold Springs | 19 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Yampa | — |
| Dumont Lake | 20 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Steamboat Springs | — |
| Dry Lake Campground | 20 | Unpriced | — | — | — |
| Granite Campground | 21 | Fee | — | 7.0 mi to Steamboat Springs | — |
| Routt CountyDave slept here | 21 | Free | North Fork Fish Creek (stream) | 5.5 mi to Steamboat Springs | — |
| Ripple Creek Pass | 21 | Unpriced | — | 14 mi to Dunckley | — |
| Red Dirt Reservoir | 21 | Free | — | 13 mi to Kremmling | — |
| Rock Creek | 22 | Free | Rock Creek (river) | 9.2 mi to Radium | — |
| Summit Lake | 24 | Fee | Summit Lake (water) | 8.9 mi to Steamboat Springs | — |
| Himes Peak | 24 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Trappers Lake/Horse Thief | 24 | Fee | — | 18 mi to Carbonate | — |
| Trappers Lake/Bucks | 24 | Fee | Scotts Lake (water) | 18 mi to Carbonate | — |
| Hidden Lakes | 24 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Steamboat Springs | — |
| Shepherds Rim / Trappers Lake | 24 | Fee | — | 18 mi to Carbonate | — |
| Blacktail Creek | 25 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Kremmling | — |
| Trappers Lake/Cutthroat | 25 | Fee | — | 18 mi to Carbonate | — |
Who manages the camps near Oak Creek, CO
Who manages them: 25 on the Forest Service; 1 on the BLM; 1 on an agency our record does not name.
- Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest — 20 camps: 5 free, 14 fee, 1 unpriced
- White River National Forest — 6 camps: 5 fee, 1 unpriced
- Colorado River Valley Field Office — 1 camp: 1 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Today's season read covers 3 of the 27: 2 open, 0 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 Oak Creek, 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 Oak Creek, 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.