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Free camping near Ridgway, CO

35 camps: 23 free, 8 fee, 4 unpriced

Within 25 straight-line miles of Ridgway, CO there are 35 camps: 23 free, 8 fee, 4 unpriced. The closest is East Dallas, 8.2 miles south of town. The closest one our audit calls free is East Dallas, 8.2 miles out. 3 of them are camps Dave has slept at.

Who manages them: 27 on the Forest Service; 6 on an agency our record does not name; 2 on the BLM.

All 35, closest first.
CampMilesCostWaterNearest townSeason today
East Dallas8.2FreeWilson Creek (river)6.3 mi to Portland
Owl Creek Pass Dispersed10Free8.7 mi to Portland
Amphitheatre Campground11FeePortland Creek (stream)0.5 mi to Ouray
West Fork Cimarron Dispersed11Free8.0 mi to Portland
Angel Creek11Fee2.1 mi to Ouray
Wilderness Campsite 111FreeLower Blue Lake (water)4.4 mi to Telluride
Thistledown Campground12UnpricedCanyon Creek (river)0.1 mi to Thistledown
Silver Jack Campground13FeeHanging Lake (water)12 mi to Dallas
Middle Fork Cimarron Dispersed13FreeMiddle Fork Cimarron River (river)12 mi to Portland
Beaver Lake Camground13FreeBeaver Lake (water)12 mi to Dallas
Silver Jack13Fee13 mi to Ridgway
Cimarron Forks13Free12 mi to Portland
Big Cimarron13FreeBeaver Lake (water)12 mi to Dallas
East Fork Dispersed14FreeSilver Jack Reservoir (water)13 mi to Dallas
Ouray CountyDave slept here15FreeMineral Creek (river)3.7 mi to Ironton
Corkscrew16Free6.1 mi to Ouray
Dispersed Camping Area17FreeRed Mountain Creek (river)0.7 mi to Ironton
Dispersed camp site17FreeRed Mountain Creek (river)1.4 mi to Ironton
Mary E17FeeSouth Fork San Miguel River (river)2.1 mi to Lime
Alta Lakes Campground (Dispersed)19FreeAlta Reservoir Number 3 (water)2.1 mi to Ophir
Hinsdale CountyDave slept here20Free6.3 mi to Lake
Sunshine Campground20UnpricedCushman Lake (water)3.4 mi to Mountain Village
Big Blue Campground20UnpricedSoldier Creek (river)13 mi to Lake City
Caddis Flats Campground20FreeSpecie Creek (stream)2.3 mi to Placerville
Hinsdale CountyDave slept here21FreeNellie Creek (stream)1.5 mi to Henson
Burrows Park Dispersed Camping22FreeLake Fork Gunnison River (river)6.9 mi to Eureka
Matterhorn Campground23FeeLake Fork (river)2.8 mi to Ophir
Silver Pick23FreeBig Bear Creek (stream)5.7 mi to Vanadium
Alpine Plateau Dispersed Area23FreeCampbell Creek (stream)13 mi to Lake City
BLM Dispersed Camping23FreeAnimas River (river)0.1 mi to Middleton
Priest Lake Designated Camping Area23FreePriest Lakes (water)3.0 mi to Ophir
South Mineral Dispersed Area23FreeMineral Creek (river)2.8 mi to Silverton
South Mineral Cg24Fee4.7 mi to Ophir
Iron Springs Campground25UnpricedRaspberry Creek (stream)15 mi to Norwood
Woods Lake Campground25FeeWoods Lake (water)7.2 mi to Vanadium
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Every distance on this page is a straight line from Ridgway, 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.