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Camping near

Fort Collins, Colorado

8 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Fort Collins in Larimer County: 7 Forest Service, 1 Park Service.

8
federal places to camp
7 Forest Service, 1 Park Service
17.8 mi
to the nearest one
Ansel Watrous
8,184 ft
at the highest of them
Rocky Mountain National Park Aspenglen Campground. The lowest, Ansel Watrous, sits at 5,835 ft
125
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 55 feet

Interactive map. Drag to pan, scroll or pinch to zoom, and select any point to see which agency manages the land. Arrow keys pan and the plus and minus keys zoom when the map has focus. A list of every state with its share of federal land is on the Explore page.

Map layers

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Base map
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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.

Select any point to see who manages the land.

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 Fort Collins, nearest first

8 places

  1. Ansel Watrous Forest Service · Arapaho · Larimer County 17.8 miaway 5,835 ftelevation 17sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Stove Prairie Forest Service · Arapaho · Larimer County 19.8 miaway 6,073 ftelevation 9sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Buckhorn Ranger Station cabin or lookout Forest Service · Arapaho · Larimer County 21.3 miaway 8,277 ftelevation 3sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Narrows Forest Service · Arapaho · Larimer County 21.7 miaway 6,460 ftelevation 14sites 55 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Mountain Park Forest Service · Arapaho · Larimer County 23.1 miaway 6,675 ftelevation 30sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Kelly Flats Campground Forest Service · Arapaho · Larimer County 23.7 miaway 6,775 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  7. Jacks Gulch Forest Service · Arapaho · Larimer County 25 miaway 8,172 ftelevation 3sites 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Rocky Mountain National Park Aspenglen Campground Park Service · Rocky Mountain National Park · Larimer County 29.6 miaway 8,184 ftelevation 49sites 2 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov