Camping near Cedaredge, Colorado
Camping near Cedaredge, Colorado includes 4 public campgrounds on record, 4 reservable. All are run by the U.S. Forest Service. The nearest, Little Bear, is 11 miles from Cedaredge in a straight line, and all 4 are within 15 miles. Another 10 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Cedaredge.
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Camping near Cedaredge at a glance
- Public campgrounds
- 4 (4 National Forest)
- Getting a site
- 4 reservable
- Cost
- Lowest posted fee at Crag Crest: "Single Site: $14 per night"
- Distance from Cedaredge
- 11 miles (Little Bear) to 11 miles (Crag Crest) in a straight line; 4 within 15 miles
- Elevation
- 10,159 ft (Crag Crest) to 10,283 ft (Cobbett Lake), 4 of 4 on record
- Campsites
- 23 across the 4 campgrounds that state a count
- RVs
- 1 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 45 ft (Cobbett Lake)
- Drinking water
- 3 of 4
Distances are straight-line miles from Cedaredge'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 Cedaredge
- Cottonwood Grove Campground, 9 miles from Cedaredge in a straight line , BLM ; listed under camping near Delta.
- Island Lake, 11 miles from Cedaredge in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site Non-Electric: $26 per night); listed under camping near Mesa.
- Cottonwood Lake, 13 miles from Cedaredge in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $18 per night); listed under camping near Collbran.
- Big Creek, 13 miles from Cedaredge in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $18 per night); listed under camping near Collbran.
- Weir and Johnson, 13 miles from Cedaredge in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $16 per night); listed under camping near Delta.
- Spruce Grove, 14 miles from Cedaredge in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $16 per night); listed under camping near Mesa.
- Jumbo, 14 miles from Cedaredge in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $26 per night); listed under camping near Mesa.
- Black Canyon Of The Gunnison North Rim Campground, 24 miles from Cedaredge in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ($20 per night); listed under camping near Montrose.
- Black Canyon Of The Gunnison South Rim Campground, 27 miles from Cedaredge in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ; listed under camping near Montrose.
- East Portal Campground, 29 miles from Cedaredge in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable (Site: $20 per night); listed under camping near Montrose.
Lake camping near Cedaredge
- On Cobbett Lake: Little Bear (11 miles from Cedaredge) and Cobbett Lake (11 miles from Cedaredge) .
- On Reed Reservoir: Crag Crest (11 miles from Cedaredge) .
Every lake campground in the state: lake campgrounds in Colorado.
Things to do near Cedaredge
Public land and water within 30 miles of Cedaredge, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.
- Fruit Growers Reservoir water level, a reservoir whose mapped point is 4.9 miles from Cedaredge; current water level on reservoirfinder.com.
- Ward Creek Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 9.4 miles from Cedaredge; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Reed Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 9.7 miles from Cedaredge; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests, all 4 campgrounds here sit inside this national forest, the nearest Little Bear at 11 miles from Cedaredge; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
- Cobbett Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 11 miles from Cedaredge; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Weir and Johnson Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 13 miles from Cedaredge; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area, a BLM unit whose mapped point is 13 miles from Cedaredge; its camping rule, field office, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Sweitzer Lake State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 14 miles from Cedaredge; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Gunnison Gorge Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 17 miles from Cedaredge; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Overland Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 20 miles from Cedaredge; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Supplies and emergencies near Cedaredge
Nearest emergency room
Delta County Memorial Hospital
1501 E 3rd St, Delta, CO, 12 miles from Cedaredge . (970) 874-7681
Next nearest: Montrose Regional Health, 800 S 3rd St, Montrose, CO, 29 miles , (970) 249-2211.
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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- Safeway
- Walmart Supercenter
- City Market
- Fuel
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- Safeway Fuel Station
- Shell
- CIty Market Gas
- Laundromat
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- Sudsy Duds Inc
Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Cedaredge: propane, RV dump station, 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.
Common questions
Where can I camp around Cedaredge, CO?
4 public campgrounds are on record near Cedaredge. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Little Bear (11 miles), Ward Lake (11 miles), Cobbett Lake (11 miles), and Crag Crest (11 miles). 4 book through Recreation.gov.
Is there free camping near Cedaredge, CO?
Not at a developed campground: each of the 4 public campgrounds on record near Cedaredge charges a fee, listed in the table.
Where can I camp with an RV near Cedaredge, CO?
1 campground near Cedaredge takes RVs: Cobbett Lake. None has hookups on record.
Where can I camp near Cedaredge with drinking water?
Cobbett Lake, Little Bear, and Ward Lake have potable water on record.
Where can I camp near a lake around Cedaredge, CO?
Little Bear and Cobbett Lake sit on Cobbett Lake and Crag Crest sits on Reed Reservoir.
Where is the nearest emergency room to Cedaredge, CO?
Delta County Memorial Hospital, 1501 E 3rd St, Delta, CO, is 12 miles from Cedaredge in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (970) 874-7681. In an emergency, call 911.
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