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Camping near

Oak Creek, Colorado

9 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Oak Creek in Routt County: 9 Forest Service.

9
federal places to camp
9 Forest Service
14.3 mi
to the nearest one
Meadows Campground
9,720 ft
at the highest of them
Shepherds Rim Campground. The lowest, North Fork Campground, sits at 7,800 ft
135
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 76 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 Oak Creek, nearest first

9 places

  1. Meadows Campground Forest Service · Medicine Bow-Routt NFs · Routt County 14.3 miaway 9,300 ftelevation 30sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Lynx Pass Campground Forest Service · Medicine Bow-Routt NFs · Routt County 18.6 miaway 8,991 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  3. Cold Springs Campground Forest Service · Medicine Bow-Routt NFs · Garfield County 18.8 miaway 10,253 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  4. Dumont Campground Forest Service · Medicine Bow-Routt NFs · Grand County 19.8 miaway 9,561 ftelevation 21sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Dry Lake Campground Forest Service · Medicine Bow-Routt NFs · Routt County 20.3 miaway 8,277 ftelevation 22sites 76 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Shepherds Rim Campground Forest Service · White River National Forest · Garfield County 24.5 miaway 9,720 ftelevation 15sites 54 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Grizzly Creek Guard Station cabin or lookout Forest Service · Medicine Bow-Routt NFs · Jackson County 27.6 miaway 8,500 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Teal Lake Group Campsite group campground Forest Service · Medicine Bow-Routt NFs · Jackson County 28.4 miaway 8,829 ftelevation 18sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  9. North Fork Campground Forest Service · White River National Forest · Rio Blanco County 30 miaway 7,800 ftelevation 28sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov