A gravel road curving into a high mountain valley at first light, the peaks catching the sun.

Camping near

Carbonate, Colorado

8 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Carbonate in Garfield County: 6 Forest Service, 2 BLM.

8
federal places to camp
6 Forest Service, 2 BLM
11.4 mi
to the nearest one
Meadow Ridge Campground
9,720 ft
at the highest of them
Shepherds Rim Campground. The lowest, North Fork Campground, sits at 7,800 ft
65
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 54 feet

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Federal land, by managing agency

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • US Forest Service (USFS)
  • National Park Service (NPS)
  • US Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
  • Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
  • Department Of Defense (DOD)
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  • Other Federal
  • State
  • Local
  • Alaska Native Lands (Patented or Interim Conveyed)
  • Alaska Native Allotment

Federal campgrounds, by agency

  • Forest Service
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • National Park Service
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife and others

State and local land (USGS PAD-US)

  • State land
  • County and city land
  • Regional agency or district
  • Land trust or conservancy

Gaps with no tint inside public land are private parcels, often old mining claims and homesteads. They are not open to the public.

Dashed clay lines on the base map are unpaved tracks from OpenStreetMap. They show what exists on the ground, not what is legal to drive.

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Boundaries are approximate and land status changes. This map is a planning aid, not a survey or a statement of access. Confirm routes, closures and camping rules with the managing office.

Within 30 miles of Carbonate, nearest first

8 places

  1. Meadow Ridge Campground Forest Service · White River National Forest · Garfield County 11.4 miaway 9,595 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  2. Meadow Lake Campground Forest Service · White River National Forest · Garfield County 11.8 miaway 9,586 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  3. Shepherds Rim Campground Forest Service · White River National Forest · Garfield County 17.9 miaway 9,720 ftelevation 15sites 54 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Marvine Campground Forest Service · White River National Forest · Rio Blanco County 18.6 miaway 8,200 ftelevation 22sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Gypsum Campground BLM · Eagle County 20.3 miaway 6,245 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  6. North Fork Campground Forest Service · White River National Forest · Rio Blanco County 22.3 miaway 7,800 ftelevation 28sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Cold Springs Campground Forest Service · Medicine Bow-Routt NFs · Garfield County 22.9 miaway 10,253 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  8. Thompson Creek Campground BLM · Pitkin County 29.4 miaway 7,287 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed