Free camping near Silverton, CO
Yes. 20 of the 43 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Silverton, CO are listed as free; 15 charge a fee and 8 have no price on record. The closest free one is South Mineral Dispersed Area, 2.8 miles west, on U.S. Forest Service land.
Dave has slept at 3 of these camps.
All 43 camps near Silverton, CO
| 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 | — |
Who manages the camps near Silverton, CO
Who manages them: 32 on the Forest Service; 6 on an agency our record does not name; 5 on the BLM.
- Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests — 20 camps: 12 free, 6 fee, 2 unpriced
- San Juan National Forest — 11 camps: 1 free, 5 fee, 5 unpriced
- Gunnison Field Office — 5 camps: 4 free, 1 unpriced
- Rio Grande National Forest — 5 camps: 1 free, 4 fee
- An agency our record does not name — 2 camps: 2 free
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 43 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Silverton, CO
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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 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.