U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · Colorado
Grand Mesa National Forest
16 federal campgrounds, 3 of them with first-come, first-served sites.
16Campgrounds
3With first-come sites
$14–$22A night, across 4
108Sites, from 12
9,780–10,490 ftElevation
Where they are
16 of 16 mappedDrawing the map
© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap · Esri hillshadeSource: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026
The campgrounds · 16
16 campgrounds
ReservableOpenJumbo Campground
ReservableIsland Lake Campground
ReservableBlack Bear Cabin at Mesa Lakes (CO)
ReservableMoose Manor Cabin
Seen from the air The agency never photographed these, so here is the satellite view. Same data, same sources.
Cobbett Lake20 sites · rigs to 45 ft · 10,270 ft · drinking waterReservableBig Creek (CO)4 sites · 10,140 ftReservableCottonwood Lake (CO)4 sites · 10,150 ftReservableCrag Crest4 sites · 10,160 ftReservableLittle Bear4 sites · 10,250 ftReservableSpruce Grove (CO)4 sites · 10,000 ftReservableWard Lake4 sites · 10,220 ftReservableWeir and Johnson4 sites · 10,490 ftReservableBig Creek Campground - Grand Valley RDfrom $18 · 10,140 ftFirst-comeCobbett Campground - Grand Valley RDfrom $22 · 10,270 ft · drinking waterCrag Crest Campground - Grand Valley RDfrom $14 · 10,210 ftFirst-comeLittle Bear Campground - Grand Valley RDfrom $22 · 10,250 ftFirst-come
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026
This land
measured from the nearest campground in the unitCamping here is a stake in what happens to it. More Than Just Parks tracks the threats and the comment windows.
Source: USFS Inventoried Roadless Areas via MTJP Roadless Map · Jul 29, 2026
Who answers for this land
Grand Mesa National Forest’s campgrounds sit in one congressional district. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.
Jeff Hurd (R)
SRC · RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM · unified by CAMPANAC · refreshed nightly