Free camping near Paonia, CO
Yes. 4 of the 21 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Paonia, CO are listed as free; 8 charge a fee and 9 have no price on record. The closest free one is Twin Lake Dispersed Camping Area, 19 miles northwest. The closest camp of any kind is Cottonwood Grove Campground, 15 miles southwest, with no price on record.
All 21 camps near Paonia, CO
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood Grove Campground | 15 | Unpriced | Gunnison River (river) | 3.1 mi to Payne | — |
| Erickson Springs Campground | 19 | Unpriced | Anthracite Creek (stream) | 8.9 mi to Marble | — |
| Weir and Johnson Campground | 19 | Unpriced | Sackett Reservoir (water) | 7.3 mi to Grand Mesa | — |
| Gunnison Gorge Wilderness | 19 | Fee | Gunnison River (river) | 7.8 mi to Rogers Mesa | — |
| Twin Lake Dispersed Camping Area | 19 | Free | Twin Lake Number 1 (water) | 6.7 mi to Grand Mesa | — |
| Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area | 20 | Unpriced | Gunnison River (river) | 7.7 mi to Rogers Mesa | — |
| Lost Lake Campground | 21 | Unpriced | Lost Lake Slough (water) | 12 mi to Baldwin | — |
| Cottonwood Lake Campground | 21 | Unpriced | — | — | — |
| Crag Crest Campground | 22 | Unpriced | Eggleston Lake (water) | 1.5 mi to Grand Mesa | — |
| Mcclure | 23 | Free | Lee Creek (stream) | 2.8 mi to Placita | — |
| McClure Campground | 23 | Free | Lee Creek (stream) | 2.7 mi to Placita | — |
| Bogan Flats Group Campground | 24 | Fee | Chair Creek (stream) | 2.7 mi to Placita | — |
| Bogan Flats Campground | 24 | Fee | Chair Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Placita | — |
| Ward Lake | 24 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Cedaredge | Check |
| Bogan Flats Cg | 24 | Fee | — | 4.0 mi to Marble | — |
| Ward Lake Campground | 24 | Unpriced | Ward Lake (water) | 1.0 mi to Grand Mesa | — |
| Cobbett Campground | 24 | Fee | Cobbett Lake (water) | 1.0 mi to Grand Mesa | — |
| Cottonwood Lake | 24 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Collbran | Closed |
| Dispersed camp — Gunnison County, CO | 25 | Free | South Castle Creek (stream) | 7.6 mi to Baldwin | — |
| Little Bear | 25 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Cedaredge | — |
| Island Lake Campground | 25 | Unpriced | Little Gem Reservoir (water) | 2.6 mi to Grand Mesa | — |
Who manages the camps near Paonia, CO
Who manages them: 16 on the Forest Service; 3 on the BLM; 2 on an agency our record does not name.
- Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests — 15 camps: 4 free, 4 fee, 7 unpriced
- Uncompahgre Field Office — 3 camps: 1 fee, 2 unpriced
- White River National Forest — 3 camps: 3 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Today's season read covers 2 of the 21: 0 open, 1 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 Paonia, 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 Paonia, 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.