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U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · Colorado

Uncompahgre National Forest

20 campgrounds here, 6 of them walk-up.

20Campgrounds
6Take walk-ups
$10–$28A night, across 7
131Sites, from 14
8,450–9,650 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 20 of these 20 campgrounds

Where they are

20 of 20 mapped
Drawing the map
© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap · Esri hillshade
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 9, 2026

The campgrounds · 20

20 campgrounds
ReservableOpen
Amphitheater (CO)
Uncompahgre National Forest · CO
35 sites3 pull-through sitesrigs to 35 ft8,450 ftdrinking watertoilets
Reservable
Matterhorn
Uncompahgre National Forest · CO
from $2628 sites4 pull-through sitesrigs to 40 ft9,470 ftdrinking watertoiletshookups
Reservable
Alpine Ranger Station
Uncompahgre National Forest · CO
1 site9,610 fttoilets
Reservable
Aspen Leaf Cabin (Uncompahgre National Forest, Co)
Uncompahgre National Forest · CO
1 site8,810 ftdrinking watertoilets
Reservable
Jackson Guard Station
Uncompahgre National Forest · CO
1 site9,040 fttoilets
Reservable
Lone Cone Cabin
Uncompahgre National Forest · CO
1 site1 pull-through site9,220 fttoilets
Reservable
Matterhorn Cabin
Uncompahgre National Forest · CO
1 site9,480 fttoilets
Reservable
Oak Cabin
Uncompahgre National Forest · CO
1 site8,810 ftdrinking watertoiletshookups
Seen from the air The agency never photographed these, so here’s the satellite view.
Iron Springs Campground - Ouray RDUncompahgre National Forest · COfrom $16 · 9,580 ftFirst-comeOpenSunshine Campground - Norwood RDUncompahgre National Forest · COfrom $28 · 9,590 ftFirst-comeOpenSilver Jack Campground (CO)Uncompahgre National Forest · COfrom $20 · 45 sites · 9,100 ft · drinking waterReservableBeaver Lake (CO)Uncompahgre National Forest · CO4 sites · 8,780 ftReservableBig CimarronUncompahgre National Forest · CO4 sites · 8,650 ftReservableSunshineUncompahgre National Forest · CO4 sites · 9,590 ftReservableWoods LakeUncompahgre National Forest · CO4 sites · 9,390 ftReservableBig Blue Campground - Gunnison RDUncompahgre National Forest · CO9,650 ftFirst-comeColumbine Campground - Ouray RDUncompahgre National Forest · COfrom $16 · 9,070 ftFirst-comeDivide Forks Campground - Grand Valley RDUncompahgre National Forest · COfrom $14 · 8,760 ftFirst-comeThistledown Campground - Ouray RDUncompahgre National Forest · COfrom $10 · 8,520 ftFirst-come
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 9, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
developing
Roadless
Uncompahgre26,175 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Ophir Needles72 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Sunshine Mesa651 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Cimarron15,638 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Elk Creek2,697 acres · 4 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Wilson Mesa1,205 acres · 4 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 · Aug 12, 2026

Heads up

Wildfire
Gold Mountain fire · 2.3 mi from the nearest campground here · 39,747 acres · 92% contained
Wildfire
Elk fire · 6.6 mi from the nearest campground here · 7,257 acres · 73% contained
Wildfire
Snyder fire · 30 mi from the nearest campground here · 28,264 acres · 100% contained
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Sep 5, 2026

Who answers for this land

Uncompahgre 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 · 20 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