A white Tacoma with a camper shell parked on a rise above a broad, empty basin under building cloud.

Camping near

Del Norte, Colorado

16 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Del Norte in Rio Grande County: 15 Forest Service, 1 BLM.

16
federal places to camp
15 Forest Service, 1 BLM
12 mi
to the nearest one
Penitente Canyon Campground
9,296 ft
at the highest of them
Big Meadows Reservoir Campground. The lowest, Penitente Canyon Campground, sits at 7,915 ft
141
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 70 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 Del Norte, nearest first

16 places

  1. Cathedral Forest Service · Rio Grande National Forest · Rio Grande County in town areaaway n/aelevation 22sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Comstock Forest Service · Rio Grande National Forest · Rio Grande County in town areaaway n/aelevation 6sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Ivy Creek Forest Service · Rio Grande National Forest · Rio Grande County in town areaaway n/aelevation 4sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Rio Grande Forest Service · Rio Grande National Forest · Rio Grande County in town areaaway n/aelevation 7sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Rock Creek Forest Service · Rio Grande National Forest · Rio Grande County in town areaaway n/aelevation 11sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Penitente Canyon Campground BLM · Penitente Canyon · Saguache County 12 miaway 7,915 ftelevation 17sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Fitton Guard Station Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Rio Grande National Forest · Rio Grande County 14.6 miaway 10,577 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Off Cow Camp Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Rio Grande National Forest · Rio Grande County 14.6 miaway 10,540 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  9. Alder Guard Station cabin or lookout Forest Service · Rio Grande National Forest · Rio Grande County 16.2 miaway 8,385 ftelevation 1site 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  10. Carnero Guard Station cabin or lookout Forest Service · Rio Grande National Forest · Saguache County 21.8 miaway 9,840 ftelevation 1site 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  11. Platoro Cabin 1 cabin or lookout Forest Service · Rio Grande National Forest · Conejos County 24.4 miaway 10,000 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  12. Platoro Cabin 2 cabin or lookout Forest Service · Rio Grande National Forest · Conejos County 24.4 miaway 10,000 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  13. Elwood Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Rio Grande National Forest · Rio Grande County 24.6 miaway 11,532 ftelevation 1site 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  14. Big Meadows Reservoir Campground Forest Service · Rio Grande National Forest · Mineral County 26.1 miaway 9,296 ftelevation 47sites 60 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  15. Lake Fork Forest Service · Rio Grande National Forest · Conejos County 26.9 miaway n/aelevation 19sites 70 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  16. Stone Cellar Guard Station cabin or lookout Forest Service · Rio Grande National Forest · Saguache County 29.6 miaway 9,500 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov