Free camping near Silverthorne, CO
Yes. 4 of the 49 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Silverthorne, CO are listed as free; 44 charge a fee and 1 has no price on record. The closest free one is Spraddle Creek Ranch, 15 miles west, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Heaton Bay Pa, 3.9 miles south, a fee campground.
Dave has slept at one of these camps.
All 49 camps near Silverthorne, CO
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heaton Bay Pa | 3.9 | Fee | — | 2.0 mi to Frisco | — |
| Heaton Bay Cg | 3.9 | Fee | — | 1.9 mi to Frisco | — |
| Windy Point | 4.3 | Fee | — | 1.2 mi to Dillon | — |
| Prospector | 4.8 | Fee | — | 1.7 mi to Dillon | — |
| Blue River | 5.0 | Fee | — | 5.0 mi to Silverthorne | — |
| Pine Cove Cg | 5.1 | Fee | — | 1.3 mi to Frisco | — |
| Peak One | 5.3 | Fee | — | 1.2 mi to Frisco | — |
| Lowry | 5.4 | Fee | — | 2.2 mi to Dillon | — |
| Sugarloaf | 9.6 | Fee | — | 9.6 mi to Silverthorne | Open |
| South Fork | 9.9 | Fee | — | 9.9 mi to Silverthorne | Open |
| Gore Creek | 10 | Fee | — | 4.7 mi to Vail | — |
| Prairie Point | 15 | Fee | — | 4.4 mi to Heeney | — |
| Spraddle Creek Ranch | 15 | Free | — | — | — |
| Mcdonald Flats Cg | 15 | Fee | — | 4.0 mi to Heeney | — |
| Horseshoe | 17 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Heeney | — |
| Cataract Creek | 17 | Fee | — | 2.4 mi to Heeney | — |
| Mizpah | 18 | Fee | — | 6.0 mi to Empire | — |
| Piney Designated Dispersed | 18 | Free | Piney River (stream) | 5.3 mi to Vail | — |
| Byers Creek | 18 | Fee | — | 5.9 mi to Fraser | — |
| Cow Creek South | 18 | Fee | — | 1.4 mi to Heeney | — |
| Cow Creek North | 19 | Fee | — | 1.2 mi to Heeney | — |
| Hornsilver | 19 | Fee | — | 1.4 mi to Red Cliff | — |
| Hall Valley | 19 | Fee | — | 7.6 mi to Montezuma | — |
| Elliott Creek | 20 | Fee | — | 1.2 mi to Heeney | — |
| Homestake Valley | 20 | Free | Homestake Creek (stream) | 2.7 mi to Red Cliff | — |
| Camp Hale East Fork | 20 | Fee | — | 6.1 mi to Copper Mountain | — |
| Willows | 20 | Fee | — | 1.1 mi to Heeney | — |
| Handcart | 20 | Fee | — | 7.7 mi to Montezuma | — |
| Jefferson Creek | 20 | Fee | — | 9.8 mi to Blue River | — |
| Guanella Pass | 20 | Fee | — | 5.8 mi to Silver Plume | — |
| Clear Lake | 20 | Fee | — | 3.2 mi to Silver Plume | — |
| Michigan Creek | 20 | Fee | — | 8.5 mi to Blue River | — |
| Clear Creek CountyDave slept here | 20 | Free | Leavenworth Creek (stream) | 1.4 mi to Silver Plume | — |
| Camp Hale Memorial | 20 | Fee | — | 6.9 mi to Red Cliff | — |
| Aspen | 21 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Blue River | — |
| Geneva Park | 21 | Fee | — | 7.9 mi to Montezuma | — |
| Lodgepole | 21 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Blue River | — |
| Selkirk | 21 | Fee | — | 7.0 mi to Blue River | — |
| Half Moon Campground | 21 | Unpriced | Notch Mountain Creek (stream) | 3.0 mi to Belden | — |
| Robbers Roost | 21 | Fee | — | 3.4 mi to Winter Park | — |
| St. Louis Creek | 22 | Fee | — | 3.0 mi to Fraser | — |
| Burning Bear Cg | 22 | Fee | — | 9.5 mi to Montezuma | — |
| Midland | 23 | Fee | — | 2.1 mi to Winter Park | — |
| Kite Lake | 23 | Fee | — | 4.3 mi to Alma | Check |
| West Chicago Creek | 23 | Fee | — | 3.3 mi to Georgetown | — |
| Timberline | 23 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Montezuma | — |
| Idlewild | 24 | Fee | — | 1.7 mi to Winter Park | Closed |
| Kenosha Pass | 24 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Montezuma | — |
| Kenosha East | 25 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Montezuma | — |
Who manages the camps near Silverthorne, CO
Who manages them: 48 on the Forest Service; 1 on an agency our record does not name.
- White River National Forest — 23 camps: 3 free, 19 fee, 1 unpriced
- Pike and San Isabel National Forests — 13 camps: 13 fee
- Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests — 12 camps: 12 fee
- An agency our record does not name — 1 camp: 1 free
Season read for these camps, today
Today's season read covers 4 of the 49: 2 open, 1 closed, 1 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 Silverthorne, 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 Silverthorne, 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.