Camping near Boulder, Colorado
Camping near Boulder, Colorado includes 1 public campground on record, 1 reservable. All are run by the U.S. Forest Service. Another 19 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Boulder.
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Camping near Boulder at a glance
- Public campgrounds
- 1 (1 National Forest)
- Getting a site
- 1 reservable
- Distance from Boulder
- 18 miles in a straight line
- Elevation
- 9,664 ft at Pawnee (the only one on record)
- Campsites
- 45 across the 1 campground that state a count
- RVs
- 1 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 100 ft (Pawnee)
Distances are straight-line miles from Boulder'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 Boulder
- Kelly Dahl, 15 miles from Boulder in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Gilpin.
- Peaceful Valley, 15 miles from Boulder in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Allenspark.
- Camp Dick, 16 miles from Boulder in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Allenspark.
- Rainbow Lakes, 17 miles from Boulder in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $22 per night); listed under camping near Nederland.
- Pawnee, 17 miles from Boulder in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Ward.
- Cold Springs - Arapaho Roosevelt NF, 18 miles from Boulder in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Gilpin.
- Cold Springs, 18 miles from Boulder in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $27 per night); listed under camping near Gilpin.
- Pickle Gulch, 19 miles from Boulder in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Gilpin.
- Olive Ridge, 19 miles from Boulder in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Allenspark.
- Pickle Gulch Group Campground, 19 miles from Boulder in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Gilpin.
- Meeker Park, 21 miles from Boulder in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $16 per night); listed under camping near Meeker Park.
- Columbine, 21 miles from Boulder in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $26 per night); listed under camping near Gilpin.
- Rocky Mountain National Park Longs Peak Campground, 24 miles from Boulder in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable (Standard nonelectric: $30 per night); listed under camping near Larimer.
- Rocky Mountain National Park Glacier Basin Campground, 28 miles from Boulder in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ; listed under camping near Larimer.
- Arapaho Bay, 28 miles from Boulder in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Grand.
- Midland Group Campground, 29 miles from Boulder in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Winter Park.
- Idlewild, 29 miles from Boulder in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Winter Park.
- Robbers Roost, 30 miles from Boulder in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Winter Park.
- Rocky Mountain National Park Moraine Park Campground, 30 miles from Boulder in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ; listed under camping near Larimer.
Things to do near Boulder
Public land and water within 30 miles of Boulder, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.
- Viele Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 3.6 miles from Boulder; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Harper Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 5.6 miles from Boulder; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Eldorado Canyon State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 7.6 miles from Boulder; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Waneka Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 7.6 miles from Boulder; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Lagerman Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 8.3 miles from Boulder; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge, a national wildlife refuge whose mapped point is 11 miles from Boulder; its hours, camping, hunting and fishing rules, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Ketner Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 12 miles from Boulder; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- McCall Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 13 miles from Boulder; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Standley Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 13 miles from Boulder; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Barker Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 13 miles from Boulder; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Supplies and emergencies near Boulder
Nearest emergency room
Boulder Community Health
4747 Arapahoe Ave, Boulder, CO, 0.9 miles from Boulder . (303) 440-2273
Next nearest: Good Samaritan Medical Center LLC, 200 Exempla Cir, Lafayette, CO, 9.3 miles , (303) 689-4000.
In an emergency, call 911.
Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) .
- Groceries
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- Whole Foods Market
- Las 10 Americas Carniceria and Supermarket
- Circle K
- Fuel
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- Circle K
- Kwik Serv
- Phillips 66
- Propane
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- AmeriGas
- Enviro Gas
- TBG Service Company, LLC
- RV dump station
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- LaVern M. Johnson RV Park
- Dump Station
- Golden Clear Creek RV Park
- Pharmacy
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- CVS Pharmacy
- Walgreens
- Walgreens
- Laundromat
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- Pundry Dry Cleaners Coin Laundry
- Folsom Street Laundry
- John's Cleaners
Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Boulder: 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.
Common questions
Where can I camp around Boulder, CO?
1 public campground is on record near Boulder. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Pawnee (18 miles). 1 books through Recreation.gov.
Where can I camp with an RV near Boulder, CO?
1 campground near Boulder takes RVs: Pawnee. None has hookups on record. The nearest mapped RV dump station is at LaVern M. Johnson RV Park, 14 miles from town (OpenStreetMap).
Where can I go tent camping near Boulder, CO?
Pawnee lists tent or walk-in sites on record.
Where is the nearest emergency room to Boulder, CO?
Boulder Community Health, 4747 Arapahoe Ave, Boulder, CO, is 0.9 miles from Boulder in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (303) 440-2273. In an emergency, call 911.
Every campground in the state: camping in Colorado ; by agency: National Forest campgrounds in Colorado .