Camping near Craig, Colorado
Camping near Craig, Colorado includes 1 public campground on record, 1 first-come. All are run by the U.S. Forest Service.
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Camping near Craig at a glance
- Public campgrounds
- 1 (1 National Forest)
- Getting a site
- 1 first-come
- Cost
- Lowest posted fee at Freeman Reservoir: "Single Site: $12 per night"
- Distance from Craig
- 18 miles in a straight line
- Elevation
- 8,700 ft at Freeman Reservoir (the only one on record)
Distances are straight-line miles from Craig'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.
Things to do near Craig
Public land and water within 30 miles of Craig, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.
- Yampa River State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 1.8 miles from Craig; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Elkhead Reservoir State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 11 miles from Craig; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, Freeman Reservoir (18 miles from Craig) sits inside this national forest; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
Supplies and emergencies near Craig
Nearest emergency room
Memorial Hospital, the
750 Hospital Loop, Craig, CO, 1.2 miles from Craig . (970) 824-9411
Next nearest: Uchealth Yampa Valley Medical Center, 1024 Central Park Dr, Steamboat Springs, CO, 39 miles , (970) 879-1322.
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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- City Market
- Maverik
- Maverik
- Fuel
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- Maverik
- Maverik
- Maverik
- Pharmacy
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- Walmart Pharmacy
Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Craig: propane, RV dump station, potable water fill, laundromat, 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 Craig, CO?
1 public campground is on record near Craig. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Freeman Reservoir (18 miles). 1 is first-come, first-served with no reservations.
Is there free camping near Craig, CO?
Not at a developed campground: each of the 1 public campground on record near Craig charges a fee, listed in the table.
Where is the nearest emergency room to Craig, CO?
Memorial Hospital, the, 750 Hospital Loop, Craig, CO, is 1.2 miles from Craig in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (970) 824-9411. In an emergency, call 911.
Every campground in the state: camping in Colorado ; by agency: National Forest campgrounds in Colorado .