Camping near Delta, Colorado

Camping near Delta at a glance

Public campgrounds

2 (1 BLM, 1 National Forest)

Getting a site

1 reservable

Cost

Lowest posted fee at Weir and Johnson: "Single Site: $16 per night"

Distance from Delta

13 miles (Cottonwood Grove Campground) to 25 miles (Weir and Johnson) in a straight line; 1 within 15 miles

Elevation

5,105 ft (Cottonwood Grove Campground) to 10,486 ft (Weir and Johnson), 2 of 2 on record

Campsites

11 across the 1 campground that state a count

Distances are straight-line miles from Delta'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 Delta

• Island Lake, 19 miles from Delta in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site Non-Electric: $26 per night); listed under camping near Mesa.
• Little Bear, 20 miles from Delta in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $22-24 per night); listed under camping near Cedaredge.
• Spruce Grove, 20 miles from Delta in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $16 per night); listed under camping near Mesa.
• Cobbett Lake, 20 miles from Delta in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $22-24 per night); listed under camping near Cedaredge.
• Jumbo, 20 miles from Delta in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $26 per night); listed under camping near Mesa.
• Ward Lake, 20 miles from Delta in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $22-24 per night); listed under camping near Cedaredge.
• Crag Crest, 22 miles from Delta in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $14 per night); listed under camping near Cedaredge.
• Cottonwood Lake, 23 miles from Delta in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $18 per night); listed under camping near Collbran.
• Black Canyon Of The Gunnison North Rim Campground, 24 miles from Delta in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ($20 per night); listed under camping near Montrose.
• Big Creek, 25 miles from Delta in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $18 per night); listed under camping near Collbran.
• Black Canyon Of The Gunnison South Rim Campground, 26 miles from Delta in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ; listed under camping near Montrose.
• Columbine, 28 miles from Delta in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Montrose.
• East Portal Campground, 29 miles from Delta in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable (Site: $20 per night); listed under camping near Montrose.

Things to do near Delta

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

• Sweitzer Lake State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 4.3 miles from Delta; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Fruit Growers Reservoir water level, a reservoir whose mapped point is 8.6 miles from Delta; current water level on reservoirfinder.com.
• Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area, Cottonwood Grove Campground (13 miles from Delta) sits inside this BLM unit; publiclandsdb.com has its camping rule, field office, and boundary.
• Dominguez Canyon Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 16 miles from Delta; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Gunnison Gorge Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 16 miles from Delta; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Dominguez/Escalante National Conservation Area, a BLM unit whose mapped point is 17 miles from Delta; its camping rule, field office, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Ward Creek Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 19 miles from Delta; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Cobbett Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 20 miles from Delta; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Reed Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 21 miles from Delta; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Black Canyon of the Gunnison Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 21 miles from Delta; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Delta

Groceries

• City Market supermarket · 1.1 miles · (970) 874-9718 · Hours 06:00-23:00
• Maverik convenience store · 1.2 miles · (970) 874-7025 · Hours 24/7
• Walmart Supercenter supermarket · 1.9 miles · (970) 874-1585 · Hours 06:00-23:00

Fuel

• Phillips 66 fuel station · 0.6 miles
• CIty Market Gas fuel station · 1.1 miles
• Sinclair fuel station · 1.2 miles · (970) 874-5386

RV dump station

• Cedar Creek RV Park RV park · 22 miles · (970) 249-3884

Pharmacy

• Hartman Brothers pharmacy · 22 miles

Laundromat

• Sudsy Duds Inc laundromat · 1.1 miles · (970) 874-7732
• SOUTHSIDE Laundry laundromat · 23 miles

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Delta: propane, 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.