Free camping near Somerset, CO
Yes. 10 of the 22 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Somerset, CO are listed as free; 7 charge a fee and 5 have no price on record. The closest free one is Mcclure, 16 miles northeast, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Erickson Springs Campground, 11 miles east, with no price on record.
All 22 camps near Somerset, CO
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erickson Springs Campground | 11 | Unpriced | Anthracite Creek (stream) | 8.9 mi to Marble | — |
| Lost Lake Campground | 14 | Unpriced | Lost Lake Slough (water) | 12 mi to Baldwin | — |
| Mcclure | 16 | Free | Lee Creek (stream) | 2.8 mi to Placita | — |
| McClure Campground | 16 | Free | Lee Creek (stream) | 2.7 mi to Placita | — |
| Bogan Flats Group Campground | 16 | Fee | Chair Creek (stream) | 2.7 mi to Placita | — |
| Bogan Flats Campground | 16 | Fee | Chair Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Placita | — |
| Bogan Flats Cg | 16 | Fee | — | 4.0 mi to Marble | — |
| Lake Irwin Campground | 19 | Fee | Lake Irwin (water) | 6.7 mi to Crested Butte | — |
| Kebler Pass Designated Camping Area | 21 | Free | — | 6.2 mi to Crested Butte | — |
| Poverty Gulch Designated Camping Area | 21 | Free | — | 7.2 mi to Mount Crested Butte | — |
| Dispersed camp — Gunnison County, CO | 21 | Free | South Castle Creek (stream) | 7.6 mi to Baldwin | — |
| Splains Gulch Designated Camping Area | 22 | Free | Coal Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Crested Butte | — |
| Slate River Designated Camping Area | 22 | Free | Poverty Gulch (stream) | 3.8 mi to Gothic | — |
| Weir and Johnson Campground | 22 | Unpriced | Sackett Reservoir (water) | 7.3 mi to Grand Mesa | — |
| Musicians Camp Designated Camping Area | 22 | Free | Slate River (stream) | 3.8 mi to Gothic | — |
| Twin Lake Dispersed Camping Area | 22 | Free | Twin Lake Number 1 (water) | 6.7 mi to Grand Mesa | — |
| Redstone Family | 23 | Fee | — | 1.4 mi to Redstone | — |
| Cottonwood Grove Campground | 23 | Unpriced | Gunnison River (river) | 3.1 mi to Payne | — |
| Washington Gulch Designated Camping Area | 24 | Free | Washington Gulch (stream) | 2.3 mi to Gothic | — |
| Gothic Designated Camping Area | 24 | Fee | — | 7.1 mi to Mount Crested Butte | — |
| Cottonwood Lake Campground | 25 | Unpriced | — | — | — |
| Gothic | 25 | Fee | — | 5.6 mi to Mount Crested Butte | — |
Who manages the camps near Somerset, CO
Who manages them: 19 on the Forest Service; 2 on an agency our record does not name; 1 on the BLM.
- Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests — 17 camps: 10 free, 3 fee, 4 unpriced
- White River National Forest — 4 camps: 4 fee
- Uncompahgre Field Office — 1 camp: 1 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 22 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Somerset, 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 Somerset, 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.