Camping near Basalt, Colorado

Camping near Basalt at a glance

Public campgrounds

3 (3 National Forest)

Getting a site

1 reservable and 2 first-come

Cost

Lowest posted fee at Elk Wallow: "Single Site: $20 per night"

Distance from Basalt

13 miles (Mollie B) to 23 miles (Elk Wallow) in a straight line; 2 within 15 miles

Elevation

7,800 ft (Mollie B) to 8,800 ft (Elk Wallow), 3 of 3 on record

Campsites

18 across the 1 campground that state a count

RVs

1 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 30 ft (Little Mattie)

Distances are straight-line miles from Basalt'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 Basalt

• Avalanche Campground, 12 miles from Basalt in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $21 per night); listed under camping near Pitkin.
• Little Maud, 13 miles from Basalt in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $34 per night); listed under camping near Eagle.
• Ruedi Marina Campground, 13 miles from Basalt in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $31 per night); listed under camping near Eagle.
• Thompson Creek Campground, 13 miles from Basalt in a straight line , BLM ; listed under camping near Pitkin.
• Redstone Family, 15 miles from Basalt 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, 16 miles from Basalt in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Pitkin.
• Dearhamer, 17 miles from Basalt in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Day Use fee); listed under camping near Pitkin.
• Silver Bar, 18 miles from Basalt in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $15 per night); listed under camping near Aspen.
• Silver Bell, 18 miles from Basalt in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $15 per night); listed under camping near Pitkin.
• Silver Queen, 18 miles from Basalt in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $15 per night); listed under camping near Aspen.
• Maroon Bells Amphitheatre, 20 miles from Basalt in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Standard nonelectric: $200 per night); listed under camping near Pitkin.
• Gypsum Campground, 20 miles from Basalt in a straight line , BLM ; listed under camping near Eagle.
• Difficult Campground, 22 miles from Basalt in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $33 per night); listed under camping near Aspen.
• Difficult Gcg Group Campground, 22 miles from Basalt in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ; listed under camping near Pitkin.
• Bogan Flats Campground, 22 miles from Basalt in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $34 per night); listed under camping near Marble.
• Yeoman Park, 22 miles from Basalt in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $23 per night); listed under camping near Eagle.
• Bogan Flats Group, 22 miles from Basalt in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Gunnison.
• Chapman Campground, 22 miles from Basalt in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Day Use Fee); listed under camping near Pitkin.
• Mcclure, 22 miles from Basalt in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Paonia.
• Fulford Cave, 23 miles from Basalt in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $23 per night); listed under camping near Eagle.
• Chapman Group, 23 miles from Basalt in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Pitkin.
• Weller Campground, 25 miles from Basalt in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $28 per night); listed under camping near Aspen.
• Lincoln Gulch Campground, 26 miles from Basalt in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $28 per night); listed under camping near Aspen.
• Lincoln Creek Dispersed, 26 miles from Basalt in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Aspen.
• Gothic, 27 miles from Basalt in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $18 per night); listed under camping near Crested Butte.
• Lost Man Campground, 28 miles from Basalt in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $28 per night); listed under camping near Aspen.

Things to do near Basalt

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

• White River National Forest, all 3 campgrounds here sit inside this national forest, the nearest Mollie B at 13 miles from Basalt; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
• Penny Hot Springs, a hot spring whose mapped point is 14 miles from Basalt; soaking details on swimholesmap.com.
• Ruedi Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 14 miles from Basalt; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Hanging Lake, a waterfall whose mapped point is 18 miles from Basalt; details on the falls on swimholesmap.com.
• Sylvan Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 19 miles from Basalt; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Glenwood Hot Springs, a hot spring whose mapped point is 19 miles from Basalt; soaking details on swimholesmap.com.
• Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 19 miles from Basalt; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Maroon Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 20 miles from Basalt; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Crater Lake, a swimming hole whose mapped point is 20 miles from Basalt; swimming details on swimholesmap.com.
• Sylvan Lake State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 21 miles from Basalt; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Basalt

Groceries

• Whole Foods Market supermarket · 2.2 miles · (970) 927-1500 · Hours Mo-Su 08:00-21:00
• 7-Eleven convenience store · 9.5 miles · (970) 963-0423 · Hours 24/7
• MANA Foods supermarket · 9.5 miles

Fuel

• Phillips 66 fuel station · 9.3 miles
• 7-Eleven fuel station · 9.4 miles
• City Market Fuel Center fuel station · 9.5 miles

Propane

• Costco Propane fuel station · 21 miles

RV dump station

• Carbondale / Crystal River KOA RV park · 9.2 miles · (970) 963-2341

Pharmacy

• City Market Pharmacy pharmacy · 9.6 miles · Hours Mo-Fr 09:00-13:00,13:30-19:00; Sa 09:00-13:00,13:30-18:00; Su 10:00-13:00,13:30-17:00
• Downtown Drug pharmacy · 19 miles
• Nearly Everything Store pharmacy · 23 miles

Laundromat

• Laundromat laundromat · 9.2 miles
• Corky's laundromat · 22 miles

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Basalt: potable water fill 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.