Free camping near Silverton, CO
Within 25 straight-line miles of Silverton, CO there are 43 camps: 20 free, 15 fee, 8 unpriced. The closest is South Mineral Dispersed Area, 2.8 miles west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is South Mineral Dispersed Area, 2.8 miles out. 3 of them are camps Dave has slept at.
Who manages them: 32 on the Forest Service; 6 on an agency our record does not name; 5 on the BLM.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Mineral Dispersed Area | 2.8 | Free | Mineral Creek (river) | 2.8 mi to Silverton | — |
| Cunningham Gulch Dispersed Camping | 4.8 | Free | Cunningham Creek (river) | 2.8 mi to Howardsville | — |
| Cunningham Gulch Dispersed Camping | 4.9 | Free | Cunningham Creek (river) | 3.1 mi to Howardsville | — |
| Cunningham Gulch Dispersed Camping | 4.9 | Free | — | — | — |
| Little Molas Lake Campground | 5.2 | Unpriced | Little Molas Lake (water) | 5.2 mi to Silverton | — |
| BLM Dispersed Camping | 5.9 | Free | Animas River (river) | 0.1 mi to Middleton | — |
| South Mineral Cg | 6.0 | Fee | — | 4.7 mi to Ophir | — |
| Dispersed camp site | 7.6 | Free | Red Mountain Creek (river) | 1.4 mi to Ironton | — |
| Dispersed Camping Area | 7.8 | Free | Red Mountain Creek (river) | 0.7 mi to Ironton | — |
| Corkscrew | 8.9 | Free | — | 6.1 mi to Ouray | — |
| Ouray CountyDave slept here | 11 | Free | Mineral Creek (river) | 3.7 mi to Ironton | — |
| Alta Lakes Campground (Dispersed) | 11 | Free | Alta Reservoir Number 3 (water) | 2.1 mi to Ophir | — |
| Priest Lake Designated Camping Area | 12 | Free | Priest Lakes (water) | 3.0 mi to Ophir | — |
| Matterhorn Campground | 12 | Fee | Lake Fork (river) | 2.8 mi to Ophir | — |
| Thistledown Campground | 13 | Unpriced | Canyon Creek (river) | 0.1 mi to Thistledown | — |
| Angel Creek | 13 | Fee | — | 2.1 mi to Ouray | — |
| Sunshine Campground | 13 | Unpriced | Cushman Lake (water) | 3.4 mi to Mountain Village | — |
| Burrows Park Dispersed Camping | 14 | Free | Lake Fork Gunnison River (river) | 6.9 mi to Eureka | — |
| Amphitheatre Campground | 15 | Fee | Portland Creek (stream) | 0.5 mi to Ouray | — |
| Mary E | 16 | Fee | South Fork San Miguel River (river) | 2.1 mi to Lime | — |
| Wilderness Campsite 1 | 16 | Free | Lower Blue Lake (water) | 4.4 mi to Telluride | — |
| Mill Creek Campground | 16 | Unpriced | Lake Fork Gunnison River (river) | 7.9 mi to Henson | — |
| Sig Creek Campground | 17 | Unpriced | East Fork Hermosa Creek (river) | 6.9 mi to Cascade | — |
| Cayton Campground | 17 | Fee | Coke Oven Creek (stream) | 6.2 mi to Rico | — |
| Lost Trail | 17 | Fee | Rio Grande (river) | 14 mi to Middleton | — |
| East Dallas | 18 | Free | Wilson Creek (river) | 6.3 mi to Portland | — |
| Silver Pick | 19 | Free | Big Bear Creek (stream) | 5.7 mi to Vanadium | — |
| Williams Creek Campground | 20 | Fee | Williams Creek (stream) | 7.2 mi to Henson | — |
| Hinsdale CountyDave slept here | 20 | Free | Nellie Creek (stream) | 1.5 mi to Henson | — |
| Haviland Lake Campground | 21 | Fee | Haviland Lake (water) | 1.5 mi to Tacoma | — |
| Hinsdale CountyDave slept here | 22 | Free | — | 6.3 mi to Lake | — |
| Chris Park | 22 | Fee | — | 17 mi to Rico | — |
| Woods Lake Campground | 22 | Fee | Woods Lake (water) | 7.2 mi to Vanadium | — |
| Burro Bridge Campground | 22 | Unpriced | West Dolores River (river) | 1.7 mi to Dunton | — |
| West Fork Cimarron Dispersed | 23 | Free | — | 8.0 mi to Portland | — |
| Thirty Mile Campground | 23 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Thirty Mile Campground | 23 | Fee | Rio Grande (river) | 16 mi to Spar City | — |
| 30 Mile Stock Unloading Area | 23 | Free | Rio Grande (river) | 16 mi to Spar City | — |
| Vallecito | 24 | Fee | — | 17 mi to Bayfield | — |
| Transfer Park Campground | 24 | Unpriced | Blodgett Creek (river) | 7.0 mi to Rockwood | — |
| River Hill Campground | 24 | Fee | Rio Grande (river) | 14 mi to Spar City | — |
| Owl Creek Pass Dispersed | 25 | Free | — | 8.7 mi to Portland | — |
| Florida Campground | 25 | Unpriced | Blodgett Creek (river) | 7.0 mi to Rockwood | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Silverton, 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.