Free camping near Sawpit, CO
Yes. 12 of the 24 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Sawpit, CO are listed as free; 7 charge a fee and 5 have no price on record. The closest free one is Caddis Flats Campground, 5.4 miles northwest, on Bureau of Land Management land.
Dave has slept at one of these camps.
All 24 camps near Sawpit, CO
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caddis Flats Campground | 5.4 | Free | Specie Creek (stream) | 2.3 mi to Placerville | — |
| Mary E | 6.9 | Fee | South Fork San Miguel River (river) | 2.1 mi to Lime | — |
| Silver Pick | 7.4 | Free | Big Bear Creek (stream) | 5.7 mi to Vanadium | — |
| Woods Lake Campground | 8.0 | Fee | Woods Lake (water) | 7.2 mi to Vanadium | — |
| Sunshine Campground | 9.5 | Unpriced | Cushman Lake (water) | 3.4 mi to Mountain Village | — |
| Wilderness Campsite 1 | 10 | Free | Lower Blue Lake (water) | 4.4 mi to Telluride | — |
| East Dallas | 11 | Free | Wilson Creek (river) | 6.3 mi to Portland | — |
| Alta Lakes Campground (Dispersed) | 11 | Free | Alta Reservoir Number 3 (water) | 2.1 mi to Ophir | — |
| Matterhorn Campground | 12 | Fee | Lake Fork (river) | 2.8 mi to Ophir | — |
| Priest Lake Designated Camping Area | 13 | 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 | 15 | Fee | Coke Oven Creek (stream) | 6.2 mi to Rico | — |
| Thistledown Campground | 16 | Unpriced | Canyon Creek (river) | 0.1 mi to Thistledown | — |
| Angel Creek | 17 | Fee | — | 2.1 mi to Ouray | — |
| Dispersed camp site | 17 | Free | Red Mountain Creek (river) | 1.4 mi to Ironton | — |
| South Mineral Cg | 18 | Fee | — | 4.7 mi to Ophir | — |
| Corkscrew | 18 | Free | — | 6.1 mi to Ouray | — |
| Dispersed Camping Area | 18 | Free | Red Mountain Creek (river) | 0.7 mi to Ironton | — |
| Amphitheatre Campground | 19 | Fee | Portland Creek (stream) | 0.5 mi to Ouray | — |
| South Mineral Dispersed Area | 20 | Free | Mineral Creek (river) | 2.8 mi to Silverton | — |
| Ouray CountyDave slept here | 21 | Free | Mineral Creek (river) | 3.7 mi to Ironton | — |
| Little Molas Lake Campground | 24 | Unpriced | Little Molas Lake (water) | 5.2 mi to Silverton | — |
| Iron Springs Campground | 24 | Unpriced | Raspberry Creek (stream) | 15 mi to Norwood | — |
| Antone Spring | 25 | Free | — | 15 mi to Norwood | — |
Who manages the camps near Sawpit, CO
Who manages them: 20 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 — 5 camps: 1 free, 2 fee, 2 unpriced
- Uncompahgre Field Office — 1 camp: 1 free
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 24 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Sawpit, 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 Sawpit, 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.