Camping near Crestone, Colorado
Camping near Crestone, Colorado includes 1 public campground on record, 1 first-come. All are run by the U.S. Forest Service. Another 7 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Crestone.
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Camping near Crestone at a glance
- Public campgrounds
- 1 (1 National Forest)
- Getting a site
- 1 first-come
- Distance from Crestone
- 1.5 miles in a straight line
- Elevation
- 8,300 ft at North Crestone Creek (the only one on record)
Distances are straight-line miles from Crestone'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 Crestone
- Alvarado, 9.4 miles from Crestone in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $30 per night); listed under camping near Westcliffe.
- Medano Pass Primitive Road Campsites, 17 miles from Crestone in a straight line , National Park Service ; listed under camping near Saguache.
- Lake Creek, 19 miles from Crestone in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Westcliffe.
- Pinon Flats Campground, 20 miles from Crestone in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ; listed under camping near Alamosa.
- Hayden Creek, 24 miles from Crestone in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ($22.00 for overnight use as of 2025 summer operating season.); listed under camping near Coaldale.
- Coaldale, 24 miles from Crestone in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $22 per night); listed under camping near Coaldale.
- Zapata Falls Campground, 26 miles from Crestone in a straight line , BLM , reservable ; listed under camping near Alamosa.
Things to do near Crestone
Public land and water within 30 miles of Crestone, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.
- Rio Grande National Forest, North Crestone Creek (1.5 miles from Crestone) sits inside this national forest; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
- San Isabel Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 5.9 miles from Crestone; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Sangre de Cristo Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 5.9 miles from Crestone; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Baca National Wildlife Refuge, a national wildlife refuge whose mapped point is 8.3 miles from Crestone; its hours, camping, hunting and fishing rules, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve, a National Park Service unit whose mapped point is 12 miles from Crestone; its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Great Sand Dunes Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 15 miles from Crestone; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Valley View Hot Springs, a hot spring whose mapped point is 15 miles from Crestone; soaking details on swimholesmap.com.
- Zapata Falls, a waterfall whose mapped point is 27 miles from Crestone; details on the falls on swimholesmap.com.
Supplies and emergencies near Crestone
Nearest emergency room
Rio Grande Hospital
310 CO Rd A, Del Norte, CO, 35 miles from Crestone . (719) 657-2510
Next nearest: San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center, 106 Blanca Ave, Alamosa, CO, 38 miles , (719) 587-1202.
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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- Crestone Merchantile
- Lowe's
- Sunflower Natural Foods
- Fuel
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- Curt's Store
- Shell
- Westcliffe Petroleum
- Propane
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- Westcliffe Petroleum
- RV dump station
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- Sand Dunes Recreation Area
Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Crestone: potable water fill, pharmacy, 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 Crestone, CO?
1 public campground is on record near Crestone. Nearest first, straight-line from town: North Crestone Creek (1.5 miles). 1 is first-come, first-served with no reservations.
Is there free camping near Crestone, CO?
Not at a developed campground: each of the 1 public campground on record near Crestone charges a fee, listed in the table.
Where is the nearest emergency room to Crestone, CO?
Rio Grande Hospital, 310 CO Rd A, Del Norte, CO, is 35 miles from Crestone in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (719) 657-2510. In an emergency, call 911.
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