Camping near Aspen, Colorado

Camping near Aspen at a glance

Public campgrounds

8 (8 National Forest)

Getting a site

3 reservable and 5 first-come

Cost

2 free; lowest posted fee at Silver Bar: "Single Site: $15 per night"

Distance from Aspen

4.5 miles (Silver Bar) to 15 miles (Portal) in a straight line; 8 within 15 miles

Elevation

8,200 ft (Difficult Campground) to 10,560 ft (Portal), 8 of 8 on record

Campsites

66 across the 4 campgrounds that state a count

RVs

3 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 60 ft (Difficult Campground)

Drinking water

1 of 8

Distances are straight-line miles from Aspen's point in the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2025), not driving distances. Every other fact comes from each campground's own sourced record, linked from its page.

More campgrounds within 30 miles of Aspen

• Silver Bell, 4.7 miles from Aspen in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $15 per night); listed under camping near Pitkin.
• Difficult Gcg Group Campground, 5 miles from Aspen in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ; listed under camping near Pitkin.
• Maroon Bells Amphitheatre, 9.1 miles from Aspen in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Standard nonelectric: $200 per night); listed under camping near Pitkin.
• Ruedi Marina Campground, 12 miles from Aspen in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $31 per night); listed under camping near Eagle.
• Little Mattie, 13 miles from Aspen in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $31 per night); listed under camping near Basalt.
• Dearhamer, 13 miles from Aspen in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Day Use fee); listed under camping near Pitkin.
• Mollie B, 13 miles from Aspen in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $34 per night); listed under camping near Basalt.
• Little Maud, 13 miles from Aspen in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $34 per night); listed under camping near Eagle.
• Chapman Campground, 13 miles from Aspen in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Day Use Fee); listed under camping near Pitkin.
• Chapman Group, 13 miles from Aspen in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Pitkin.
• Elk Wallow, 16 miles from Aspen in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $20 per night); listed under camping near Basalt.
• Gothic, 17 miles from Aspen in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $18 per night); listed under camping near Crested Butte.
• Dorchester, 18 miles from Aspen in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Almont.
• Avalanche Campground, 20 miles from Aspen in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $21 per night); listed under camping near Pitkin.
• Redstone Family, 21 miles from Aspen in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $38 per night (non-electric), $45 per night (electric)); listed under camping near Carbondale.
• Redstone, 21 miles from Aspen in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Pitkin.
• Oh Be Joyful Campground, 22 miles from Aspen in a straight line , BLM , reservable ; listed under camping near Gunnison.
• May Queen, 22 miles from Aspen in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Leadville.
• Fulford Cave, 23 miles from Aspen in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $23 per night); listed under camping near Eagle.
• Yeoman Park, 23 miles from Aspen in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $23 per night); listed under camping near Eagle.
• Elbert Creek, 23 miles from Aspen in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ($26 per night); listed under camping near Leadville.
• Bogan Flats Group, 24 miles from Aspen in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Gunnison.
• Bogan Flats Campground, 24 miles from Aspen in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $34 per night); listed under camping near Marble.
• Halfmoon East, 24 miles from Aspen in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ($26 per night); listed under camping near Leadville.
• Halfmoon West, 24 miles from Aspen in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ($26 per night); listed under camping near Leadville.
• Twin Peaks, 24 miles from Aspen in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Site: $28 per night); listed under camping near Leadville.
• Dinner Station, 24 miles from Aspen in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $18 per night); listed under camping near Almont.
• Mosca, 24 miles from Aspen in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $14 per night); listed under camping near Almont.
• Parry Peak, 25 miles from Aspen in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Leadville.
• Cement Creek, 25 miles from Aspen in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $18 per night); listed under camping near Crested Butte.
• Thompson Creek Campground, 25 miles from Aspen in a straight line , BLM ; listed under camping near Pitkin.
• Gold Park, 26 miles from Aspen in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $27 per night); listed under camping near Red Cliff.
• Matchless, 26 miles from Aspen in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ($29 per night); listed under camping near Leadville.
• Mcclure, 26 miles from Aspen in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Paonia.
• Whitestar, 26 miles from Aspen in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ; listed under camping near Leadville.
• Lake Irwin, 26 miles from Aspen in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $24 per vehicle); listed under camping near Crested Butte.
• Silver Dollar, 26 miles from Aspen in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Leadville.
• Lakeview, 26 miles from Aspen in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Buena Vista andLeadville.
• Tabor, 26 miles from Aspen in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ($29 per night); listed under camping near Leadville.
• White Star, 26 miles from Aspen in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Lake.
• Molly Brown, 26 miles from Aspen in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Leadville.
• Baby Doe, 27 miles from Aspen in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29- $33 per night); listed under camping near Leadville.
• Belle of Colorado, 27 miles from Aspen in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Leadville.
• Father Dyer, 27 miles from Aspen in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Leadville.
• Printer Boy, 27 miles from Aspen in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Lake.
• Printerboy Group Campground, 27 miles from Aspen in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ; listed under camping near Leadville.
• Rivers End, 27 miles from Aspen in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $18 per night); listed under camping near Almont.
• Erickson Springs, 28 miles from Aspen in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $14 per night); listed under camping near Paonia.
• Dexter, 28 miles from Aspen in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Leadville.
• Lakeview, 29 miles from Aspen in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site Non-Electric: $26 per night); listed under camping near Almont.
• Lakeview Gunnison, 30 miles from Aspen in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Gunnison.

Things to do near Aspen

Public land and water within 30 miles of Aspen, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.

• White River National Forest, all 8 campgrounds here sit inside this national forest, the nearest Silver Bar at 4.5 miles from Aspen; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
• Maroon Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 8.9 miles from Aspen; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Crater Lake, a swimming hole whose mapped point is 10 miles from Aspen; swimming details on swimholesmap.com.
• Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 11 miles from Aspen; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 11 miles from Aspen; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Ruedi Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 12 miles from Aspen; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Lost Man Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 13 miles from Aspen; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Conundrum Hot Springs, a hot spring whose mapped point is 13 miles from Aspen; soaking details on swimholesmap.com.
• Mount Massive Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 19 miles from Aspen; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Sylvan Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 20 miles from Aspen; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Aspen

Groceries

• Clark's Market supermarket · 1 mile
• City Market supermarket · 1.3 miles
• Clark's supermarket · 5.9 miles · Hours Mo-Su 07:00-21:00

Fuel

• Conoco fuel station · 0.9 miles
• Shell fuel station · 1 mile
• Conoco fuel station · 6 miles

RV dump station

• Carbondale / Crystal River KOA RV park · 22 miles · (970) 963-2341

Laundromat

• Laundromat laundromat · 25 miles

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Aspen: propane, potable water fill, pharmacy, and ice. Stores, fuel, propane, dump stations, water fill, laundromats, and pharmacies are the nearest few mapped within 25 miles, straight-line, © OpenStreetMap contributors (data as of 2026-10-01; this extract under the ODbL). Hours are as mapped; call ahead.