Free camping near Placerville, CO
Yes. 12 of the 23 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Placerville, CO are listed as free; 7 charge a fee and 4 have no price on record. The closest free one is Caddis Flats Campground, 3.3 miles northwest, on Bureau of Land Management land.
Dave has slept at one of these camps.
All 23 camps near Placerville, CO
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caddis Flats Campground | 3.3 | Free | Specie Creek (stream) | 2.3 mi to Placerville | — |
| Woods Lake Campground | 8.3 | Fee | Woods Lake (water) | 7.2 mi to Vanadium | — |
| Silver Pick | 8.4 | Free | Big Bear Creek (stream) | 5.7 mi to Vanadium | — |
| Mary E | 9.0 | Fee | South Fork San Miguel River (river) | 2.1 mi to Lime | — |
| Sunshine Campground | 11 | Unpriced | Cushman Lake (water) | 3.4 mi to Mountain Village | — |
| Wilderness Campsite 1 | 12 | Free | Lower Blue Lake (water) | 4.4 mi to Telluride | — |
| East Dallas | 13 | Free | Wilson Creek (river) | 6.3 mi to Portland | — |
| Alta Lakes Campground (Dispersed) | 13 | Free | Alta Reservoir Number 3 (water) | 2.1 mi to Ophir | — |
| Matterhorn Campground | 14 | Fee | Lake Fork (river) | 2.8 mi to Ophir | — |
| Priest Lake Designated Camping Area | 15 | Free | Priest Lakes (water) | 3.0 mi to Ophir | — |
| Burro Bridge Campground | 15 | Unpriced | West Dolores River (river) | 1.7 mi to Dunton | — |
| Cayton Campground | 17 | Fee | Coke Oven Creek (stream) | 6.2 mi to Rico | — |
| Thistledown Campground | 18 | Unpriced | Canyon Creek (river) | 0.1 mi to Thistledown | — |
| Angel Creek | 19 | Fee | — | 2.1 mi to Ouray | — |
| Dispersed camp site | 20 | Free | Red Mountain Creek (river) | 1.4 mi to Ironton | — |
| South Mineral Cg | 20 | Fee | — | 4.7 mi to Ophir | — |
| Corkscrew | 21 | Free | — | 6.1 mi to Ouray | — |
| Amphitheatre Campground | 21 | Fee | Portland Creek (stream) | 0.5 mi to Ouray | — |
| Dispersed Camping Area | 21 | Free | Red Mountain Creek (river) | 0.7 mi to Ironton | — |
| South Mineral Dispersed Area | 22 | Free | Mineral Creek (river) | 2.8 mi to Silverton | — |
| Iron Springs Campground | 23 | Unpriced | Raspberry Creek (stream) | 15 mi to Norwood | — |
| Ouray CountyDave slept here | 23 | Free | Mineral Creek (river) | 3.7 mi to Ironton | — |
| Antone Spring | 23 | Free | — | 15 mi to Norwood | — |
Who manages the camps near Placerville, CO
Who manages them: 19 on the Forest Service; 3 on an agency our record does not name; 1 on the BLM.
- Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests — 18 camps: 10 free, 5 fee, 3 unpriced
- San Juan National Forest — 4 camps: 1 free, 2 fee, 1 unpriced
- Uncompahgre Field Office — 1 camp: 1 free
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 23 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Placerville, 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 Placerville, 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.