Camping near Coaldale, Colorado
Camping near Coaldale, Colorado includes 2 public campgrounds on record, 1 reservable and 1 first-come. All are run by the U.S. Forest Service. The nearest, Coaldale, is 1.5 miles from Coaldale in a straight line, and all 2 are within 15 miles. Another 9 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Coaldale.
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Camping near Coaldale at a glance
- Public campgrounds
- 2 (2 National Forest)
- Getting a site
- 1 reservable and 1 first-come
- Cost
- Lowest posted fee at Coaldale: "Single Site: $22 per night"
- Distance from Coaldale
- 1.5 miles (Coaldale) to 1.9 miles (Hayden Creek) in a straight line; 2 within 15 miles
- Elevation
- 8,000 ft (Hayden Creek) to 8,500 ft (Coaldale), 2 of 2 on record
- Campsites
- 11 across the 1 campground that state a count
- RVs
- 1 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 25 ft (Hayden Creek)
Distances are straight-line miles from Coaldale'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 Coaldale
- Lake Creek, 11 miles from Coaldale in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Westcliffe.
- O'haver Lake, 19 miles from Coaldale in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ($28.00 for overnight use as of 2025. $10.00 for day use as of 2025.); listed under camping near Salida.
- Ohaver Lake, 19 miles from Coaldale in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Chaffee.
- Alvarado, 23 miles from Coaldale in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $30 per night); listed under camping near Westcliffe.
- North Crestone Creek, 24 miles from Coaldale in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Day Use:); listed under camping near Crestone.
- Angel of Shavano, 27 miles from Coaldale in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ($25.00 for overnight use as of 2025.); listed under camping near Poncha Springs.
- Angel of Shavano Group Campground, 27 miles from Coaldale in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Poncha Springs.
- Monarch Park, 30 miles from Coaldale in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Poncha Springs.
- Oak Creek, 30 miles from Coaldale in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Fremont.
Things to do near Coaldale
Public land and water within 30 miles of Coaldale, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.
- Pike and San Isabel National Forests, all 2 campgrounds here sit inside this national forest, the nearest Coaldale at 1.5 miles from Coaldale; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
- Valley View Hot Springs, a hot spring whose mapped point is 11 miles from Coaldale; soaking details on swimholesmap.com.
- Frantz Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 17 miles from Coaldale; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Lake O'Haver fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 19 miles from Coaldale; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- San Isabel Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 21 miles from Coaldale; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Sangre de Cristo Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 22 miles from Coaldale; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Browns Canyon National Monument, a BLM unit whose mapped point is 29 miles from Coaldale; its camping rule, field office, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Supplies and emergencies near Coaldale
Nearest emergency room
St Thomas More Hospital
1338 Phay Ave, Canon City, CO, 32 miles from Coaldale . (719) 285-2000
Next nearest: Rio Grande Hospital, 310 CO Rd A, Del Norte, CO, 49 miles , (719) 657-2510.
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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- Cotopaxi store
- Loaf 'N Jug
- Alta Convenience
- Fuel
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- Sinclair
- Shell
- Western Fuel
- Propane
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- Westcliffe Petroleum
- RV dump station
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- Four Seasons RV Park
- Pharmacy
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- Salida Pharmacy & Fountain
- Laundromat
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- Laundromat
Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Coaldale: 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 Coaldale, CO?
2 public campgrounds are on record near Coaldale. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Coaldale (1.5 miles) and Hayden Creek (1.9 miles). 1 is first-come, first-served with no reservations and 1 books through Recreation.gov.
Is there free camping near Coaldale, CO?
Not at a developed campground: each of the 2 public campgrounds on record near Coaldale charges a fee, listed in the table.
Where can I camp with an RV near Coaldale, CO?
1 campground near Coaldale takes RVs: Hayden Creek. None has hookups on record. The nearest mapped RV dump station is at Four Seasons RV Park, 14 miles from town (OpenStreetMap).
Where is the nearest emergency room to Coaldale, CO?
St Thomas More Hospital, 1338 Phay Ave, Canon City, CO, is 32 miles from Coaldale in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (719) 285-2000. In an emergency, call 911.
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