U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · Colorado

White River National Forest

Here, one in three take walk-ups.

58Campgrounds
19Take walk-ups
$6–$38A night, across 29
898Sites, from 34
7,140–10,730 ftElevation

Where they are

58 of 58 mapped
Drawing the map
© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap · Esri hillshade
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

The campgrounds

58 campgrounds
In 1 places, folded
White River National Forest58 campgrounds
Chapman Campground and GroupReservableWhite River National Forest · COfrom $306 pull-through sites1 group site84 sitesrigs to 99 ft8,590 ftdrinking watertoiletsHeaton BayReservableWhite River National Forest · COfrom $298 hike-in sites14 with a tent pad87 sitesrigs to 40 ft9,100 fthookupsdrinking watertoiletsPeak OneReservableWhite River National Forest · COfrom $281 pull-through site79 sitesrigs to 99 ft9,040 ftdrinking watertoiletsProspectorReservableWhite River National Forest · COfrom $271 with a tent pad23 pull-through sites106 sitesrigs to 70 ft9,190 ftdrinking watertoiletsDifficult CampgroundReservableWhite River National Forest · COfrom $3348 with a bear box5 pull-through sites48 sitesrigs to 60 ft8,190 ftdrinking waterBogan Flats Campground and GroupReservableWhite River National Forest · COfrom $327 pull-through sites1 group site37 sitesrigs to 80 ft7,560 fttoiletsRedstoneReservableWhite River National Forest · COfrom $3810 pull-through sites37 sitesrigs to 65 ft7,140 fthookupsdrinking watertoiletsDeep Lake CampgroundReservableWhite River National Forest · COfrom $64 group sites29 sites9,010 fttoiletsNorth Fork CampgroundReservableWhite River National Forest · COfrom $286 pull-through sites28 sitesrigs to 40 ft7,870 ftdrinking watertoiletsLowry CampgroundReservableWhite River National Forest · COfrom $273 hike-in sites2 pull-through sites27 sitesrigs to 55 ft9,260 fthookupsdrinking watertoiletsMollie B_white RiverReservableWhite River National Forest · COSites from $324 pull-through sites26 sitesrigs to 60 ft7,850 ftdrinking watertoiletsGore Creek CampgroundReservableWhite River National Forest · COfrom $2925 with a bear box8 hike-in sites25 sitesrigs to 35 ft8,760 ft
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 · 2 mi
Roadless
Maroon East1,383 acres · 0 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Wildcat Mountain B2,324 acres · 1 mi · inventoried roadless area
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

Camping here is a stake in what happens to it. More Than Just Parks tracks the threats and the comment windows.

Source: MTJP Threatened Lands map · Oct 3, 2026

Heads up

Wildfire
Willow fire · 12 mi from the nearest campground here · 7,359 acres · 92% contained
Wildfire
Dry Creek fire · 25 mi from the nearest campground here · 316 acres · 100% contained
Wildfire
Clear fire · 48 mi from the nearest campground here · 0 acres
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Oct 23, 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, official portrait
Jeff Hurd (R)CO 3rd · 37 campgrounds · grade F
Joe Neguse, official portrait
Joe Neguse (D)CO 2nd · 21 campgrounds · grade A+
Source: campground records from RIDB, NPS, USFS EDW and BLM, unified by CAMPANAC, refreshed nightly