Camping in
Chaffee County, Colorado
16 federal places to camp in Chaffee County: 14 Forest Service, 2 BLM.
- 16
- federal places to camp
- 14 Forest Service, 2 BLM
- 10
- take reservations
- On Recreation.gov. The rest are first come, first served, or not listed there
- 11,000 ft
- at the highest of them
- North Fork Campground. The lowest, Turtle Rock Campground, sits at 8,290 ft
- 209
- campsites you can book ahead
- On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 73 feet
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Every federal campground in Chaffee County
16 places
- Angel of Shavano Forest Service · Pike and San Isabel National Forests 9,172 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
- Angel of Shavano Group group campground Forest Service · Pike and San Isabel National Forests n/aelevation 1site 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area camping area BLM n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Bootleg Forest Service · Pike and San Isabel National Forests 8,396 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
- Cascade Forest Service · Pike and San Isabel National Forests 9,000 ftelevation 21sites 73 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Chalk Lake Forest Service · Pike and San Isabel National Forests 9,000 ftelevation 19sites 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Collegiate Peaks Forest Service · Pike and San Isabel National Forests 9,800 ftelevation 56sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Cottonwood Lake Forest Service · Pike and San Isabel National Forests 9,570 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
- Crescent Mining Camp cabin or lookout Forest Service · Pike and San Isabel National Forests 10,097 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Dawson Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Pike and San Isabel National Forests 9,524 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Iron City Forest Service · Pike and San Isabel National Forests 9,884 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
- Monarch Park Forest Service · Pike and San Isabel National Forests 10,500 ftelevation 35sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Mount Princeton Forest Service · Pike and San Isabel National Forests 8,600 ftelevation 19sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- North Fork Campground Forest Service · Pike and San Isabel National Forests 11,000 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
- Ohaver Lake Forest Service · Pike and San Isabel National Forests 9,200 ftelevation 32sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Turtle Rock Campground BLM · Royal Gorge 8,290 ftelevation 24sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
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