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U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · Colorado

White River National Forest

48 federal campgrounds, 18 of them with first-come, first-served sites.

48Campgrounds

18With first-come sites

466Sites, from 25

7,140–10,540 ftElevation

Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 48 of these 48 campgrounds

Where they are

48 of 48 mapped

Drawing the map

© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap · Esri hillshade

Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

The campgrounds · 48

48 campgrounds

Windy Point Group (CO)

White River National Forest · CO

2 sites2 group sitesrigs to 45 ft9,080 ftdrinking water

Difficult Campground

White River National Forest · CO

48 sites48 with a bear box5 pull-through sitesrigs to 60 ft8,190 ftdrinking water

Bogan Flats Campground and Group

White River National Forest · CO

37 sites7 pull-through sites1 group siterigs to 80 ft7,560 fttoilets

White River National Forest · CO

37 sites10 pull-through sitesrigs to 65 ft7,140 ftdrinking watertoiletshookups

Deep Lake Campground

White River National Forest · CO

29 sites4 group sites9,010 fttoiletshookups

Mollie B_white River

White River National Forest · CO

26 sites4 pull-through sitesrigs to 60 ft7,850 ftdrinking watertoilets

Gore Creek Campground

White River National Forest · CO

25 sites25 with a bear box8 hike-in sitesrigs to 35 ft8,760 ft

Blue River Campground (CO)

White River National Forest · CO

24 sitesrigs to 2 ft8,470 fttoilets

Seen from the air The agency never photographed these, so here is the satellite view. Same data, same sources.

Yeoman CampgroundWhite River National Forest23 sites · rigs to 30 ft · 9,010 ft · hookupsReservable South Fork (White River)White River National Forest18 sites · 9,010 ft · hookupsReservable East MarvineWhite River National Forest · CO10 sites · rigs to 70 ft · 9,010 ft · hookupsReservable Horse ThiefWhite River National Forest · CO7 sites · rigs to 55 ft · 9,710 ft · hookups · drinking waterReservable Avalanche CampgroundWhite River National Forest · CO7,320 ftFirst-come Cataract Creek CampgroundWhite River National Forest · CO8,570 ftFirst-come Deep Lake CampgroundWhite River National Forest · CO10,510 ftFirst-come Elk Wallow CampgroundWhite River National Forest · CO8,850 ftFirst-come Fulford Cave CampgroundWhite River National Forest · CO9,430 ftFirst-come Gold Park CampgroundWhite River National Forest · CO9,230 ftFirst-come Halfmoon CampgroundWhite River National Forest · CO10,280 ftFirst-come Himes Peak CampgroundWhite River National Forest · CO8,780 ftFirst-come Hornsilver CampgroundWhite River National Forest · CO8,770 ftFirst-come Lincoln Creek Dispersed CampgroundWhite River National Forest · CO9,590 ftFirst-come Lost Man CampgroundWhite River National Forest · CO10,530 ftFirst-come McDonald Flats CampgroundWhite River National Forest · CO7,960 ftFirst-come Meadow Lake CampgroundWhite River National Forest · CO9,590 ftFirst-come Meadow Ridge CampgroundWhite River National Forest · CO9,590 ftFirst-come North Fork CampgroundWhite River National Forest · CO7,790 ft Portal CampgroundWhite River National Forest · CO10,540 ftFirst-come South Fork Campground & TrailheadWhite River National Forest · CO7,600 ft Sweetwater Lake CampgroundWhite River National Forest · CO7,740 ft Trappers Lake / Bucks CampgroundWhite River National Forest · CO9,740 ft Trappers Lake / Cutthroat CampgroundWhite River National Forest · CO9,770 ft

Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit

developing

Thompson Dividedrilling · 2 mi

Roadless

Mcclure Pass2,206 acres · 1 mi · inventoried roadless area

Roadless

Big Ridge To South Fork B6,017 acres · 1 mi · inventoried roadless area

Roadless

Crystal River6,070 acres · 1 mi · inventoried roadless area

Roadless

Tigiwon1,991 acres · 1 mi · inventoried roadless area

Roadless

Maroon East1,383 acres · 1 mi · inventoried roadless area

Roadless

Black Lake West895 acres · 2 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

Willow fire · 12 mi from the nearest campground here · 7,534 acres · 80% contained

Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Aug 19, 2026

Who answers for this land

White River National Forest’s campgrounds sit in 2 congressional districts. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Jeff Hurd (R)CO 3rd · 32 campgrounds · grade F

Joe Neguse (D)CO 2nd · 16 campgrounds · grade A+

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

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