Free camping near Pitkin, CO
Yes. 8 of the 42 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Pitkin, CO are listed as free; 23 charge a fee and 11 have no price on record. The closest free one is Gold Creek Campground, 4.5 miles northwest, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Pitkin, 0.7 miles east, a fee campground.
Dave has slept at one of these camps.
All 42 camps near Pitkin, CO
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitkin | 0.7 | Fee | — | 0.7 mi to Pitkin | Open |
| Pitkin Campground | 0.8 | Fee | Middle Quartz Creek (stream) | 0.9 mi to Pitkin | — |
| Quartz Creek Campground | 3.2 | Unpriced | North Quartz Creek (stream) | 3.3 mi to Pitkin | — |
| Gold Creek Campground | 4.5 | Free | Gold Creek (stream) | 4.4 mi to Pitkin | — |
| Middle Quartz Creek Campground | 4.9 | Unpriced | Middle Quartz Creek (stream) | 5.0 mi to Pitkin | — |
| Snowblind Campground | 8.1 | Unpriced | Canyon Creek (stream) | 1.9 mi to Whitepine | — |
| North Fork Reservoir | 11 | Fee | — | 4.6 mi to Garfield | — |
| Mirror Lake Campground | 11 | Unpriced | — | — | — |
| Iron City | 12 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Garfield | — |
| Monarch Park | 12 | Fee | — | 2.9 mi to Garfield | — |
| Cold Spring Campground | 13 | Unpriced | Gooseberry Creek (stream) | 8.2 mi to Abbeyville | — |
| Lottis Creek Campground | 13 | Fee | Lottis Creek (stream) | 7.2 mi to Abbeyville | — |
| Lodgepole Campground | 13 | Fee | Gooseberry Creek (stream) | 9.2 mi to Abbeyville | — |
| Lakeview | 15 | Fee | — | 15 mi to Pitkin | — |
| Rosy Lane Campground | 15 | Unpriced | Onemile Creek (stream) | 7.0 mi to Almont | — |
| One Mile | 15 | Fee | — | 15 mi to Crested Butte | — |
| North Bank Campground | 16 | Unpriced | Onemile Creek (stream) | 6.5 mi to Almont | — |
| North Bank | 16 | Fee | — | 15 mi to Crested Butte | — |
| Granite Tent Campground | 16 | Unpriced | Onemile Creek (stream) | 6.0 mi to Almont | — |
| Angel of Shavano Campground | 16 | Fee | North Fork South Arkansas River (stream) | 3.5 mi to Maysville | — |
| Cascade | 16 | Fee | — | 9.5 mi to Nathrop | — |
| Stage Stop Meadows Dispersed Camping Area | 16 | Free | Pass Creek (stream) | 4.7 mi to Abbeyville | — |
| Spring Creek Campground | 17 | Unpriced | Browns Gulch (stream) | 7.2 mi to Almont | — |
| Chalk Lake | 17 | Fee | — | 8.8 mi to Nathrop | — |
| Cottonwood Lake | 17 | Fee | — | 8.8 mi to Buena Vista | — |
| Mt. Princeton | 17 | Fee | — | 8.4 mi to Nathrop | — |
| Rivers End Campground | 17 | Fee | Taylor Park Reservoir (water) | 6.9 mi to Abbeyville | — |
| Collegiate Peaks | 18 | Fee | — | 9.7 mi to Buena Vista | — |
| Needle Creek Reservoir | 18 | Free | Needle Creek (stream) | 7.3 mi to Doyleville | — |
| Needle Creek Reservoir Camping Area | 18 | Free | Needle Creek (stream) | 7.3 mi to Doyleville | — |
| Chaffee CountyDave slept here | 18 | Free | — | 5.0 mi to Maysville | — |
| Bootleg | 19 | Fee | — | 6.8 mi to Nathrop | — |
| Almont Camp Site | 19 | Fee | Fisher Gulch (stream) | 0.9 mi to Almont | — |
| Mosca Campground | 20 | Unpriced | Spring Creek (stream) | 10 mi to Crested Butte South | — |
| Dinner Station Campground | 21 | Fee | Trail Creek (stream) | 9.5 mi to Winfield | — |
| Dinner Station | 21 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Cement Creek | 23 | Fee | — | 8.1 mi to Crested Butte | Open |
| Walrod Designated Camping Area | 23 | Free | — | — | — |
| Lower Cement Creek Camping CC 1-4 | 24 | Free | Cement Creek (stream) | 1.9 mi to Crested Butte South | — |
| O'Haver Lake | 24 | Fee | — | 7.6 mi to Poncha Springs | — |
| Marshall Pass Dispersed Campground | 24 | Free | Grays Creek (stream) | 7.0 mi to Poncha Springs | — |
| Browns Canyon National Monument | 25 | Unpriced | Sunnyside Park Ditch (stream) | 4.3 mi to Turret | — |
Who manages the camps near Pitkin, CO
Who manages them: 38 on the Forest Service; 3 on an agency our record does not name; 1 on the BLM.
- Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests — 28 camps: 6 free, 12 fee, 10 unpriced
- Pike and San Isabel National Forests — 13 camps: 2 free, 11 fee
- Royal Gorge Field Office — 1 camp: 1 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Today's season read covers 2 of the 42: 2 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 Pitkin, 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 Pitkin, 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.