Free camping near Somerset, CO
Within 25 straight-line miles of Somerset, CO there are 22 camps: 10 free, 7 fee, 5 unpriced. The closest is Erickson Springs Campground, 11 miles east of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Mcclure, 16 miles out.
Who manages them: 19 on the Forest Service; 2 on an agency our record does not name; 1 on the BLM.
| 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 | — |
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.