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Bureau of Land Management · Public Domain · Colorado

Gunnison Field Office

Here, one in four take walk-ups.

12Campgrounds
3Take walk-ups
1Free to camp
$10–$24A night, across 5
152Sites, from 6
7,550–9,470 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 12 of these 12 campgrounds

Where they are

12 of 12 mapped
Drawing the map
© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap · Esri hillshade
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

The campgrounds

12 campgrounds
Lake Fork CampgroundReservableGunnison Field Office · COfrom $2416 pull-through sites83 sitesrigs to 52 ft7,550 ftdrinking watertoiletsMill Creek Campground (CO)ReservableGunnison Field Office · COfrom $2031 sitesrigs to 50 ft9,450 ftdrinking watertoiletsOh Be Joyful CampgroundReservableGunnison Field Office · COfrom $2015 walk-in sites30 with a bear box30 sitesrigs to 58 ft8,960 fttoiletsGateview CampgroundFirst-comeGunnison Field Office · COFree6 sites7,580 fttoiletsRed Creek CampgroundReservableGunnison Field Office · CO1 site7,580 ftdrinking watertoiletsRed Creek Group SiteReservableGunnison Field Office · CO1 group site1 siterigs to 22 ft8,120 ftBent CreekGunnison Field Office · CO9,430 ftCebolla Creek CampgroundGunnison Field Office · CO8,460 ftMill Creek Recreation SiteGunnison Field Office · CO9,470 ftRed Bridge CampgroundFirst-comeGunnison Field Office · COfrom $107,800 ftRiver Flats CampgroundGunnison Field Office · CO8,930 ftThe Gate CampgroundFirst-comeGunnison Field Office · COfrom $108,000 ftdrinking watertoilets
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
Watch
Thompson Dividedrilling · 22 mi
Roadless
Carson Peak25,876 acres · 1 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Gothic Mountain6,235 acres · 5 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Raggeds27,059 acres · 5 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Big Buck / Kitty / Ruby9,761 acres · 6 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Whetstone Mountain17,530 acres · 6 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Elk Creek2,697 acres · 7 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.

Roadless areas: USFS Inventoried Roadless Areas via MTJP Roadless Map · Jul 29, 2026
Source: MTJP Threatened Lands map · Oct 3, 2026

Heads up

Wildfire
Elk fire · 9.8 mi from the nearest campground here · 7,257 acres · 90% contained
Wildfire
Gold Mountain fire · 19 mi from the nearest campground here · 39,747 acres · 92% contained
Caution
Toxic Algae May Be Present In Blue Mesa Reservoir Cyanotoxin levels in the Blue Mesa Reservoir are now below state thresholds. Toxins are still present at low levels, therefore keep kids and pets out of the water. Avoid all contact with algae. If exposed, shower immediately.
Alerts: National Park Service alerts API · Oct 24, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Oct 22, 2026

Who answers for this land

Gunnison Field Office’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 · 12 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