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U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · Colorado

Uncompahgre National Forest

Here, 30% take walk-ups.

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 · Oct 24, 2026

The campgrounds

20 campgrounds
Amphitheater (CO)ReservableSeasonalUncompahgre National Forest · COSites from $283 pull-through sites35 sitesrigs to 35 ft8,450 ftdrinking watertoiletsMatterhornReservableUncompahgre National Forest · COfrom $264 pull-through sites28 sitesrigs to 40 ft9,470 fthookupsdrinking watertoiletsAlpine Ranger StationReservableUncompahgre National Forest · CO1 site9,610 fttoiletsAspen Leaf Cabin (Uncompahgre National Forest, Co)ReservableUncompahgre National Forest · CO1 site8,810 ftdrinking watertoiletsJackson Guard StationReservableUncompahgre National Forest · COSites from $751 site9,040 fttoiletsLone Cone CabinReservableUncompahgre National Forest · COSites from $1201 pull-through site1 site9,220 fttoiletsMatterhorn CabinReservableUncompahgre National Forest · COSites from $2401 site9,480 fttoiletsOak CabinReservableUncompahgre National Forest · CO1 site8,810 fthookupsdrinking watertoiletsSilesca CabinReservableUncompahgre National Forest · COSites from $1201 with a bear box1 siterigs to 20 ft9,120 fthookupsSilver Jack Campground (CO)ReservableUncompahgre National Forest · COfrom $201 group site45 sites9,100 ftdrinking waterBeaver Lake (CO)ReservableUncompahgre National Forest · CO4 sites8,780 ftBig CimarronReservableUncompahgre National Forest · CO4 sites8,650 ftSunshineReservableUncompahgre National Forest · CO4 sites9,590 ftWoods LakeReservableUncompahgre National Forest · CO4 sites9,390 ftBig Blue Campground - Gunnison RDFirst-comeUncompahgre National Forest · CO9,650 ftColumbine Campground - Ouray RDFirst-comeUncompahgre National Forest · COfrom $169,070 fttoiletsDivide Forks Campground - Grand Valley RDFirst-comeUncompahgre National Forest · COfrom $148,760 ftIron Springs Campground - Ouray RDFirst-comeSeasonalUncompahgre National Forest · COfrom $169,580 fttoiletsSunshine Campground - Norwood RDFirst-comeSeasonalUncompahgre National Forest · COfrom $289,590 ftThistledown Campground - Ouray RDFirst-comeUncompahgre National Forest · COfrom $108,520 ft
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 24, 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 · Oct 16, 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 · 90% contained
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Oct 22, 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