Camping near Carbondale, Colorado

Camping near Carbondale, Colorado includes 1 public campground on record, 1 first-come. All are run by the U.S. Forest Service. Another 22 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Carbondale.

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Camping near Carbondale at a glance

Public campgrounds: 1 (1 National Forest)
Getting a site: 1 first-come
Cost: Lowest posted fee at Redstone Family: "Single Site: $38 per night (non-electric), $45 per night (electric)"
Distance from Carbondale: 14 miles in a straight line
Elevation: 7,200 ft at Redstone Family (the only one on record)

Distances are straight-line miles from Carbondale'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.

Redstone Family Carbondale · National Forest · 13.5 mi · First-come

Sites: Not on record
Season: Not on record
Fee: Single Site: $38 per night (non-electric), $45 per night (electric)

More campgrounds within 30 miles of Carbondale

Thompson Creek Campground, 6.2 miles from Carbondale in a straight line , BLM ; listed under camping near Pitkin.
Avalanche Campground, 11 miles from Carbondale in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $21 per night); listed under camping near Pitkin.
Redstone, 14 miles from Carbondale in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Pitkin.
Mcclure, 20 miles from Carbondale in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Paonia.
Bogan Flats Campground, 21 miles from Carbondale in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $34 per night); listed under camping near Marble.
Bogan Flats Group, 21 miles from Carbondale in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Gunnison.
Little Maud, 21 miles from Carbondale in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $34 per night); listed under camping near Eagle.
Mollie B, 22 miles from Carbondale in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $34 per night); listed under camping near Basalt.
Ruedi Marina Campground, 22 miles from Carbondale in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $31 per night); listed under camping near Eagle.
Little Mattie, 22 miles from Carbondale in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $31 per night); listed under camping near Basalt.
Gypsum Campground, 22 miles from Carbondale in a straight line , BLM ; listed under camping near Eagle.
Silver Bar, 24 miles from Carbondale in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $15 per night); listed under camping near Aspen.
Silver Bell, 24 miles from Carbondale in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $15 per night); listed under camping near Pitkin.
Silver Queen, 25 miles from Carbondale in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $15 per night); listed under camping near Aspen.
Dearhamer, 26 miles from Carbondale in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Day Use fee); listed under camping near Pitkin.
Maroon Bells Amphitheatre, 26 miles from Carbondale in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Standard nonelectric: $200 per night); listed under camping near Pitkin.
Deep Lake, 26 miles from Carbondale in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $6 per night); listed under camping near Dotsero.
Sweetwater Lake, 28 miles from Carbondale in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $8 per night); listed under camping near Dotsero.
Sweetwater Lake Recreation Area, 28 miles from Carbondale in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Dotsero.
Difficult Campground, 29 miles from Carbondale in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $33 per night); listed under camping near Aspen.
Difficult Gcg Group Campground, 29 miles from Carbondale in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ; listed under camping near Pitkin.
Yeoman Park, 30 miles from Carbondale in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $23 per night); listed under camping near Eagle.

Things to do near Carbondale

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

Penny Hot Springs, a hot spring whose mapped point is 12 miles from Carbondale; soaking details on swimholesmap.com.
Glenwood Hot Springs, a hot spring whose mapped point is 12 miles from Carbondale; soaking details on swimholesmap.com.
White River National Forest, Redstone Family (14 miles from Carbondale) sits inside this national forest; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
Hanging Lake, a waterfall whose mapped point is 14 miles from Carbondale; details on the falls on swimholesmap.com.
Ruedi Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 23 miles from Carbondale; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 24 miles from Carbondale; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Crater Lake, a swimming hole whose mapped point is 25 miles from Carbondale; swimming details on swimholesmap.com.
Maroon Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 25 miles from Carbondale; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Sylvan Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 26 miles from Carbondale; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Sylvan Lake State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 28 miles from Carbondale; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Carbondale

Nearest emergency room

Valley View Hospital Association

1906 Blake Ave, Glenwood Springs, CO, 11 miles from Carbondale . (970) 945-6535

Next nearest: Aspen Valley Hospital District, 401 Castle Creek Rd, Aspen, CO, 25 miles , (970) 544-1261.

In an emergency, call 911.

Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) .

Groceries: 7-Eleven convenience store · 0.5 miles · (970) 963-0423 · Hours 24/7
City Market supermarket · 0.7 miles · (970) 233-5205 · Hours Mo-Su 05:00-22:00
MANA Foods supermarket · 0.7 miles
Fuel: Phillips 66 fuel station · 0.4 miles
7-Eleven fuel station · 0.5 miles
City Market Fuel Center fuel station · 0.6 miles
Propane: Costco Propane fuel station · 24 miles
RV dump station: Carbondale / Crystal River KOA RV park · 5.2 miles · (970) 963-2341
Pharmacy: City Market Pharmacy pharmacy · 0.6 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 · 12 miles
Laundromat: Laundromat laundromat · 0.2 miles

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Carbondale: 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 Carbondale, CO?

1 public campground is on record near Carbondale. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Redstone Family (14 miles). 1 is first-come, first-served with no reservations.

Is there free camping near Carbondale, CO?

Not at a developed campground: each of the 1 public campground on record near Carbondale charges a fee, listed in the table.

Where is the nearest emergency room to Carbondale, CO?

Valley View Hospital Association, 1906 Blake Ave, Glenwood Springs, CO, is 11 miles from Carbondale in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (970) 945-6535. In an emergency, call 911.

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