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Camping near

Poncha Springs, Colorado

21 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Poncha Springs in Chaffee County: 20 Forest Service, 1 BLM.

21
federal places to camp
20 Forest Service, 1 BLM
4.5 mi
to the nearest one
Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area
11,000 ft
at the highest of them
North Fork Campground. The lowest, Hayden Creek, sits at 7,752 ft
185
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 73 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 Poncha Springs, nearest first

21 places

  1. Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area camping area BLM · Chaffee County 4.5 miaway n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  2. Ohaver Lake Forest Service · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · Chaffee County 7.5 miaway 9,200 ftelevation 32sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Angel of Shavano Group group campground Forest Service · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · Chaffee County 9 miaway n/aelevation 1site 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Angel of Shavano Forest Service · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · Chaffee County 9.1 miaway 9,172 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  5. Monarch Park Forest Service · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · Chaffee County 13.6 miaway 10,500 ftelevation 35sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. North Fork Campground Forest Service · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · Chaffee County 14.8 miaway 11,000 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  7. Bootleg Forest Service · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · Chaffee County 15 miaway 8,396 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  8. Mount Princeton Forest Service · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · Chaffee County 15.6 miaway 8,600 ftelevation 19sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  9. Chalk Lake Forest Service · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · Chaffee County 15.9 miaway 9,000 ftelevation 19sites 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  10. Cascade Forest Service · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · Chaffee County 16 miaway 9,000 ftelevation 21sites 73 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  11. Brewery Creek Guard Station cabin or lookout Forest Service · Rio Grande National Forest · Saguache County 16.9 miaway 9,500 ftelevation 1site 25 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  12. Bassam Guard Station cabin or lookout Forest Service · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · Park County 17.1 miaway 9,743 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  13. Snowblind Forest Service · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forest · Gunnison County 18.6 miaway 9,274 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  14. Hayden Creek Forest Service · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · Fremont County 18.9 miaway 7,752 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  15. Iron City Forest Service · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · Chaffee County 19.2 miaway 9,884 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  16. Coaldale Campground Forest Service · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · Fremont County 19.5 miaway 7,289 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  17. Cottonwood Lake Forest Service · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · Chaffee County 21.6 miaway 9,570 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  18. Quartz Forest Service · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forest · Gunnison County 22.9 miaway 9,854 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  19. Collegiate Peaks Forest Service · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · Chaffee County 24 miaway 9,800 ftelevation 56sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  20. Pitkin Forest Service · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forest · Gunnison County 24.1 miaway 9,320 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  21. Lake Creek Forest Service · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · Fremont County 28.6 miaway 8,216 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival