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

Camping in

Grand County, Colorado

15 federal places to camp in Grand County: 12 Forest Service, 2 BLM, 1 Park Service.

15
federal places to camp
12 Forest Service, 2 BLM, 1 Park Service
13
take reservations
On Recreation.gov. The rest are first come, first served, or not listed there
9,561 ft
at the highest of them
Dumont Campground. The lowest, Radium Recreation Area, sits at 6,873 ft
441
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

Layers
Base map
Legend

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.

Every federal campground in Grand County

15 places

  1. Arapaho Bay Forest Service · Arapaho 8,300 ftelevation 79sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Cutthroat Bay Group group campground Forest Service · Arapaho 8,300 ftelevation 2sites 16 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Dumont Campground Forest Service · Medicine Bow-Routt NFs 9,561 ftelevation 21sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Green Ridge Forest Service · Arapaho 8,354 ftelevation 72sites 47 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Idlewild Campground Forest Service · Arapaho 9,000 ftelevation 24sites 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Midland Group Campground group campground Forest Service · Arapaho 9,500 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Pumphouse Recreation Area BLM · Kremmling Recreation Management Area 7,008 ftelevation 20sites 20 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Radium Recreation Area BLM · Kremmling Recreation Management Area 6,873 ftelevation 18sites 18 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  9. Robbers Roost Campground Forest Service · Arapaho 9,706 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  10. Rocky Mountain National Park Timber Creek Campground Park Service · Rocky Mountain National Park 8,900 ftelevation 80sites 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  11. South Fork Group Site group campground Forest Service · Arapaho 8,962 ftelevation 1site 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  12. St. Louis Creek Forest Service · Arapaho 8,900 ftelevation 17sites 55 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  13. Stillwater Forest Service · Arapaho 8,300 ftelevation 105sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  14. Sunset Point Campground Forest Service · Arapaho 8,298 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  15. Willow Creek Group group campground Forest Service · Arapaho 8,130 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov