Free camping near Piedra, CO
Within 25 straight-line miles of Piedra, CO there are 35 camps: 10 free, 15 fee, 10 unpriced. The closest is Bridge Campground , 2.3 miles north-west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Dispersed campsite, 11 miles out.
Who manages them: 27 on the Forest Service; 8 on an agency our record does not name.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridge Campground | 2.3 | Unpriced | Trail Ridge Reservoir (water) | 16 mi to Dyke | — |
| Williams Creek Campground | 4.9 | Fee | Williams Creek Reservoir (water) | — | — |
| Teal | 5.8 | Fee | — | 5.8 mi to Piedra | — |
| Palisades Horse | 7.0 | Fee | — | 7.0 mi to Piedra | — |
| Cimarrona Campground | 7.1 | Unpriced | Cimarrona Creek (stream) | 18 mi to Spar City | — |
| Dispersed campsite | 11 | Free | Turkey Springs Reservoir (water) | 4.1 mi to Dyke | — |
| Dispersed campsite | 13 | Free | Sawmill Reservoir (water) | 1.9 mi to Dyke | — |
| Jackson Dispersed Campground | 14 | Free | San Juan River (river) | 3.0 mi to Treasure | — |
| West Fork Campground | 15 | Fee | — | — | — |
| East Fork | 16 | Fee | — | 10.0 mi to Pagosa Springs | — |
| Lower Piedra Campground | 16 | Unpriced | Elk Creek (river) | 2.2 mi to Piedra | — |
| Ute Campground | 17 | Unpriced | Pargin Reservoir (water) | 2.2 mi to Chimney Rock | — |
| Lower Piedra Campground | 17 | Unpriced | Piedra River (river) | 1.3 mi to Piedra | — |
| Dispersed camping | 18 | Free | Tie Creek (stream) | 8.6 mi to Treasure | — |
| Dispersed camping | 18 | Free | Tie Creek (stream) | 8.8 mi to Treasure | — |
| Pine River Cg | 19 | Fee | — | 15 mi to Bayfield | — |
| Dispersed camping | 19 | Free | Tie Creek (stream) | 9.4 mi to Treasure | — |
| Ivy Creek Campground | 19 | Unpriced | Ivy Creek (river) | 2.4 mi to Spar City | — |
| Thirty Mile Campground | 20 | Fee | — | — | — |
| 30 Mile Stock Unloading Area | 20 | Free | Rio Grande (river) | 16 mi to Spar City | — |
| Thirty Mile Campground | 20 | Fee | Rio Grande (river) | 16 mi to Spar City | — |
| River Hill Campground | 20 | Fee | Rio Grande (river) | 14 mi to Spar City | — |
| Middle Mountain Campground | 20 | Unpriced | Little Creek (stream) | 3.5 mi to Vallecito | — |
| Pine Point | 20 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Bayfield | — |
| North Canyon Campground | 21 | Fee | Little Creek (stream) | 2.8 mi to Vallecito | — |
| Graham Creek Campground | 21 | Fee | Graham Creek (stream) | 2.6 mi to Vallecito | — |
| Vallecito | 21 | Fee | — | 17 mi to Bayfield | — |
| Big Meadows Campground | 21 | Fee | Spruce Creek (stream) | 4.4 mi to Lucky Seven Summer Homes | — |
| Road Canyon Campground | 22 | Unpriced | Road Canyon Reservoir Number 2 (water) | 13 mi to Spar City | — |
| Tucker Ponds Campground | 23 | Unpriced | Pass Creek (stream) | 6.3 mi to Lucky Seven Summer Homes | — |
| Pass Creek Dispersed Campground | 23 | Free | Pass Creek (stream) | 4.6 mi to Lucky Seven Summer Homes | — |
| Dispersed Camping | 23 | Free | Pass Creek (stream) | 4.5 mi to Lucky Seven Summer Homes | — |
| Rio Grande Campground | 24 | Unpriced | Rio Grande (river) | 4.5 mi to Spar City | — |
| Crooked Creek Dispersed Area | 24 | Free | — | 14 mi to City of Creede | — |
| Lost Trail | 25 | Fee | Rio Grande (river) | 14 mi to Middleton | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Piedra, 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.