Free camping near Oak Creek, CO
Within 25 straight-line miles of Oak Creek, CO there are 26 camps: 5 free, 19 fee, 2 unpriced. The closest is Trout Creek, 7.6 miles west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Trout Creek, 7.6 miles out. One of them is a camp Dave has slept at.
Who manages them: 24 on the Forest Service; 1 on the BLM; 1 on an agency our record does not name.
| 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 | — |
| Bear River | 15 | Fee | — | 8.8 mi to Yampa | — |
| Bear Lake | 17 | Fee | Bear Lake Reservoir (water) | 11 mi to Trapper | — |
| 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 | — |
| 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 | — |
| 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 | — |
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.