Camping near Frisco, Colorado
Camping near Frisco, Colorado includes 5 public campgrounds on record, 4 reservable and 1 first-come. All are run by the U.S. Forest Service. The nearest, Peak One, is 1.2 miles from Frisco in a straight line, and all 5 are within 15 miles. Another 58 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Frisco.
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Camping near Frisco at a glance
- Public campgrounds
- 5 (5 National Forest)
- Getting a site
- 4 reservable and 1 first-come
- Cost
- Lowest posted fee at Peak One: "Single Site: $28 per night"
- Distance from Frisco
- 1.2 miles (Peak One) to 3.2 miles (Windy Point Group Campground) in a straight line; 5 within 15 miles
- Elevation
- 9,024 ft (Pine Cove Campground) to 9,122 ft (Prospector), 5 of 5 on record
- Campsites
- 269 across the 4 campgrounds that state a count
- RVs
- 4 take RVs; hookups at Heaton Bay Campground; longest stated RV length 99 ft (Peak One)
Distances are straight-line miles from Frisco'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.
- Sites
- 77
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $28 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $29 per night
Heaton Bay Campground - Sites
- 84
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $31 per night
Prospector - Sites
- 106
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $29 per night
- Sites
- 2
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Overnight Use:
No campgrounds match these filters.
More campgrounds within 30 miles of Frisco
- Lowry, 3.6 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Summit.
- Gore Creek, 10 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Vail.
- Blue River, 10 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $27 per night); listed under camping near Silverthorne.
- Sugarloaf, 15 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $24 per night); listed under camping near Parshall.
- Camp Hale East Fork Group Campground, 15 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Red Cliff.
- South Fork Group Site - Arapaho NF, 15 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Grand.
- South Fork, 15 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $27 per night); listed under camping near Parshall.
- Hornsilver, 16 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Red Cliff.
- Michigan Creek, 16 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ($22 per night); listed under camping near Jefferson.
- Jefferson Creek, 16 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Jefferson.
- Selkirk, 16 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ($22 per night); listed under camping near Como.
- Camp Hale Memorial, 16 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Red Cliff.
- Homestake Valley, 16 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Red Cliff.
- Hall Valley, 17 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ($24 per night); listed under camping near Park.
- Handcart, 17 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Site: $24 per night); listed under camping near Park.
- Aspen, 17 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $24 per night); listed under camping near Jefferson.
- Lodgepole, 17 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Jefferson.
- Kite Lake, 17 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ; listed under camping near Alma.
- Tigiwon Community House, 18 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Site: $60 per night); listed under camping near Eagle.
- Halfmoon, 19 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $19 per night); listed under camping near Minturn.
- Geneva Park, 19 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Park.
- Prairie Point, 20 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $23 per night); listed under camping near Heeney.
- Timberline, 20 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Park.
- Guanella Pass, 20 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $26 per night); listed under camping near Georgetown.
- Mcdonald Flats Campground, 20 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $23 per night); listed under camping near Heeney.
- Burning Bear Campground, 21 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $28 per night); listed under camping near Park.
- Clear Lake, 21 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $23 per night); listed under camping near Georgetown.
- Mizpah, 21 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $23 per night); listed under camping near Empire.
- Kenosha Pass, 21 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Grant.
- Kenosha East, 21 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Site: $24 per night); listed under camping near Park.
- Cataract Creek, 21 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $23 per night); listed under camping near Heeney.
- Gold Park, 22 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $27 per night); listed under camping near Red Cliff.
- Horseshoe, 22 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $23 per night); listed under camping near Parshall.
- Byers Creek, 23 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ; listed under camping near Grand.
- Cow Creek South, 23 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Summit.
- Cow Creek North, 24 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $21 per night); listed under camping near Heeney.
- Elliott Creek, 24 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $21 per night); listed under camping near Heeney.
- West Chicago Creek, 24 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Idaho Springs.
- Willows, 24 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $23 per night); listed under camping near Heeney.
- Robbers Roost, 25 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Winter Park.
- Father Dyer, 25 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Leadville.
- Printer Boy, 25 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Lake.
- Tabor, 25 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ($29 per night); listed under camping near Leadville.
- Baby Doe, 25 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29- $33 per night); listed under camping near Leadville.
- Printerboy Group Campground, 25 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ; listed under camping near Leadville.
- Belle of Colorado, 26 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Leadville.
- Fourmile, 26 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ($24 per night); listed under camping near Fairplay.
- Molly Brown, 26 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Leadville.
- Horseshoe, 26 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Fairplay.
- Silver Dollar, 26 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Leadville.
- Matchless, 26 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ($29 per night); listed under camping near Leadville.
- St. Louis Creek, 27 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Grand.
- Echo Lake, 27 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $26 per night); listed under camping near Idaho Springs.
- Midland Group Campground, 27 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Winter Park.
- May Queen, 28 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Leadville.
- Idlewild, 28 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Winter Park.
- Deer Creek Campground, 29 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Site: $28 per night); listed under camping near Park.
- Meridian Campground, 30 miles from Frisco in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Site: $28 per night); listed under camping near Park.
Things to do near Frisco
Public land and water within 30 miles of Frisco, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.
- White River National Forest, all 5 campgrounds here sit inside this national forest, the nearest Peak One at 1.2 miles from Frisco; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
- Dillon Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 2.4 miles from Frisco; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 8.8 miles from Frisco; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Jefferson Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 15 miles from Frisco; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Columbia Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 18 miles from Frisco; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Byers Peak Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 19 miles from Frisco; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Piney Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 19 miles from Frisco; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Eagles Nest Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 19 miles from Frisco; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Vasquez Peak Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 20 miles from Frisco; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Georgetown Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 22 miles from Frisco; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Supplies and emergencies near Frisco
Nearest emergency room
St Anthony Summit Medical Center
340 Peak One Drive, Frisco, CO, 1 mile from Frisco . (970) 668-3300
Next nearest: Vail Health Hospital, 181 E Meadow Dr, Vail, CO, 16 miles , (970) 476-2451.
In an emergency, call 911.
Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) ; the location of St Anthony Summit Medical Center is from OpenStreetMap, the Census geocoder could not place its address.
- Groceries
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- Refillery
- 7-Eleven
- Loaf 'N Jug
- Fuel
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- Conoco
- Loaf 'N Jug
- Conoco
- Propane
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- Ferrellgas
- Ferrellgas
- Pharmacy
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- Walgreens
- Walgreens
- Laundromat
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- Colorado Mountain - Pristine Dry Cleaners
- Dillon Laundromat
- Soap's Up
- Ice
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- Ice
Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Frisco: RV dump station and potable water fill. 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 Frisco, CO?
5 public campgrounds are on record near Frisco. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Peak One (1.2 miles), Pine Cove Campground (1.3 miles), Heaton Bay Campground (1.9 miles), Prospector (3.1 miles), and 1 more. 4 book through Recreation.gov and 1 is first-come, first-served with no reservations.
Is there free camping near Frisco, CO?
Not at a developed campground: each of the 5 public campgrounds on record near Frisco charges a fee, listed in the table.
Where can I camp with an RV near Frisco, CO?
4 campgrounds near Frisco take RVs: Heaton Bay Campground, Peak One, Prospector, and Windy Point Group Campground. Heaton Bay Campground has hookups.
Where can I go tent camping near Frisco, CO?
Heaton Bay Campground lists tent or walk-in sites on record.
Where can I camp near a lake around Frisco, CO?
Windy Point Group Campground sits on Dillon Reservoir.
Where is the nearest emergency room to Frisco, CO?
St Anthony Summit Medical Center, 340 Peak One Drive, Frisco, CO, is 1 mile from Frisco in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (970) 668-3300. In an emergency, call 911.
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