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U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · Colorado

Grand Mesa National Forest

Here, 19% take walk-ups.

16Campgrounds
3Take walk-ups
$14–$26A night, across 7
108Sites, from 12
9,780–10,490 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 16 of these 16 campgrounds

Where they are

16 of 16 mapped
Drawing the map
© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap · Esri hillshade
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

The campgrounds

16 campgrounds
Island Lake CampgroundReservableGrand Mesa National Forest · COfrom $2613 with a tent pad12 pull-through sites32 sitesrigs to 140 ft10,420 fthookupstoiletsJumbo CampgroundReservableSeasonalGrand Mesa National Forest · COfrom $2626 sitesrigs to 45 ft9,800 fthookupsdrinking watertoiletsBlack Bear Cabin at Mesa Lakes (CO)ReservableGrand Mesa National Forest · COSites from $2001 site10,040 fttoiletsMoose Manor CabinReservableGrand Mesa National Forest · COSites from $2001 site9,780 ftdrinking watertoiletsCobbett LakeReservableGrand Mesa National Forest · COfrom $223 pull-through sites20 sitesrigs to 45 ft10,270 ftdrinking watertoiletsBig Creek (CO)ReservableGrand Mesa National Forest · CO4 sites10,140 ftCottonwood Lake (CO)ReservableGrand Mesa National Forest · CO4 sites10,150 ftCrag CrestReservableGrand Mesa National Forest · CO4 sites10,160 ftLittle BearReservableGrand Mesa National Forest · CO4 sites10,250 ftSpruce Grove (CO)ReservableGrand Mesa National Forest · CO4 sites10,000 ftWard LakeReservableGrand Mesa National Forest · CO4 sites10,220 ftWeir and JohnsonReservableGrand Mesa National Forest · CO4 sites10,490 ftBig Creek Campground - Grand Valley RDFirst-comeGrand Mesa National Forest · COfrom $1810,140 ftCobbett Campground - Grand Valley RDGrand Mesa National Forest · COfrom $2210,270 ftdrinking waterCrag Crest Campground - Grand Valley RDFirst-comeGrand Mesa National Forest · COfrom $1410,210 ftLittle Bear Campground - Grand Valley RDFirst-comeGrand Mesa National Forest · COfrom $2210,250 ft
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
Roadless
Nick Mountain10,423 acres · 4 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Salt Creek11,137 acres · 6 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Priest Mountain94,924 acres · 8 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Kannah Creek34,206 acres · 8 mi · inventoried roadless area

Camping 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

Heads up

Wildfire
Dry Creek fire · 29 mi from the nearest campground here · 316 acres · 100% contained
Wildfire
Clear fire · 33 mi from the nearest campground here · 0 acres
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Oct 23, 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, official portrait
Jeff Hurd (R)CO 3rd · 16 campgrounds · grade F
Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score
Unit: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) land units
Source: campground records from RIDB, NPS, USFS EDW and BLM, unified by CAMPANAC, refreshed nightly