Free camping near Rico, CO
Yes. 7 of the 30 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Rico, CO are listed as free; 10 charge a fee and 13 have no price on record. The closest free one is Priest Lake Designated Camping Area, 13 miles northeast, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Cayton Campground, 6.4 miles northeast, a fee campground.
All 30 camps near Rico, CO
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cayton Campground | 6.4 | Fee | Coke Oven Creek (stream) | 6.2 mi to Rico | — |
| Burro Bridge Campground | 7.0 | Unpriced | West Dolores River (river) | 1.7 mi to Dunton | — |
| Sig Creek Campground | 9.0 | Unpriced | East Fork Hermosa Creek (river) | 6.9 mi to Cascade | — |
| Priest Lake Designated Camping Area | 13 | Free | Priest Lakes (water) | 3.0 mi to Ophir | — |
| West Dolores Campground | 13 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Matterhorn Campground | 14 | Fee | Lake Fork (river) | 2.8 mi to Ophir | — |
| Woods Lake Campground | 14 | Fee | Woods Lake (water) | 7.2 mi to Vanadium | — |
| Silver Pick | 14 | Free | Big Bear Creek (stream) | 5.7 mi to Vanadium | — |
| Mavreeso Campground | 15 | Fee | Steer Number Two Reservoir (water) | 4.5 mi to Stoner | — |
| Sunshine Campground | 16 | Unpriced | Cushman Lake (water) | 3.4 mi to Mountain Village | — |
| South Mineral Cg | 16 | Fee | — | 4.7 mi to Ophir | — |
| Haviland Lake Campground | 16 | Fee | Haviland Lake (water) | 1.5 mi to Tacoma | — |
| Alta Lakes Campground (Dispersed) | 17 | Free | Alta Reservoir Number 3 (water) | 2.1 mi to Ophir | — |
| Chris Park | 17 | Fee | — | 17 mi to Rico | — |
| Little Molas Lake Campground | 18 | Unpriced | Little Molas Lake (water) | 5.2 mi to Silverton | — |
| Transfer Campground | 18 | Fee | Kelly Reservoir (water) | 7.5 mi to Millwood | — |
| Darby Campground | 18 | Unpriced | — | — | — |
| Lower Hermosa Campground | 19 | Unpriced | Big Spring Creek (stream) | 3.1 mi to Hermosa | — |
| Mary E | 19 | Fee | South Fork San Miguel River (river) | 2.1 mi to Lime | — |
| South Mineral Dispersed Area | 20 | Free | Mineral Creek (river) | 2.8 mi to Silverton | — |
| La Plata City Campground | 21 | Unpriced | La Plata River (river) | 0.4 mi to La Plata | — |
| Madden Creek Campground | 21 | Unpriced | La Plata River (river) | 1.0 mi to La Plata | — |
| Miner's Cabin Campground | 21 | Unpriced | Root Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to La Plata | — |
| Kroeger Campground | 22 | Unpriced | La Plata River (river) | 1.6 mi to La Plata | — |
| Snowslide Campground | 22 | Unpriced | La Plata River (river) | 1.4 mi to Mayday | — |
| Bay City Campground | 23 | Unpriced | La Plata River (river) | 0.7 mi to Mayday | — |
| Caddis Flats Campground | 24 | Free | Specie Creek (stream) | 2.3 mi to Placerville | — |
| Dispersed camp site | 24 | Free | Red Mountain Creek (river) | 1.4 mi to Ironton | — |
| Wilderness Campsite 1 | 25 | Free | Lower Blue Lake (water) | 4.4 mi to Telluride | — |
| Transfer Park Campground | 25 | Unpriced | Blodgett Creek (river) | 7.0 mi to Rockwood | — |
Who manages the camps near Rico, CO
Who manages them: 28 on the Forest Service; 1 on the BLM; 1 on an agency our record does not name.
- San Juan National Forest — 20 camps: 1 free, 7 fee, 12 unpriced
- Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests — 9 camps: 5 free, 3 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 30 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Rico, 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 Rico, 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.