Camping near Georgetown, Colorado
Camping near Georgetown, Colorado includes 2 public campgrounds on record, 1 reservable and 1 first-come. All are run by the U.S. Forest Service. The nearest, Clear Lake, is 4.7 miles from Georgetown in a straight line, and all 2 are within 15 miles. Another 45 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Georgetown.
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Camping near Georgetown at a glance
- Public campgrounds
- 2 (2 National Forest)
- Getting a site
- 1 reservable and 1 first-come
- Cost
- Lowest posted fee at Clear Lake: "Single Site: $23 per night"
- Distance from Georgetown
- 4.7 miles (Clear Lake) to 7.4 miles (Guanella Pass) in a straight line; 2 within 15 miles
- Elevation
- 10,000 ft (Clear Lake) to 10,900 ft (Guanella Pass), 2 of 2 on record
- Campsites
- 18 across the 1 campground that state a count
- RVs
- 1 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 45 ft (Guanella Pass)
- Drinking water
- 2 of 2
Distances are straight-line miles from Georgetown'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 Georgetown
- West Chicago Creek, 3.3 miles from Georgetown in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Idaho Springs.
- Mizpah, 6.6 miles from Georgetown in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $23 per night); listed under camping near Empire.
- Echo Lake, 6.8 miles from Georgetown in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $26 per night); listed under camping near Idaho Springs.
- Robbers Roost, 8.6 miles from Georgetown in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Winter Park.
- Columbine, 10 miles from Georgetown in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $26 per night); listed under camping near Gilpin.
- Midland Group Campground, 11 miles from Georgetown in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Winter Park.
- Pickle Gulch Group Campground, 12 miles from Georgetown in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Gilpin.
- Pickle Gulch, 13 miles from Georgetown in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Gilpin.
- Geneva Park, 13 miles from Georgetown in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Park.
- Cold Springs, 14 miles from Georgetown in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $27 per night); listed under camping near Gilpin.
- Cold Springs - Arapaho Roosevelt NF, 14 miles from Georgetown in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Gilpin.
- Idlewild, 14 miles from Georgetown in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Winter Park.
- Burning Bear Campground, 14 miles from Georgetown in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $28 per night); listed under camping near Park.
- Byers Creek, 15 miles from Georgetown in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ; listed under camping near Grand.
- Deer Creek Campground, 16 miles from Georgetown in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Site: $28 per night); listed under camping near Park.
- Meridian Campground, 17 miles from Georgetown in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Site: $28 per night); listed under camping near Park.
- St. Louis Creek, 17 miles from Georgetown in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Grand.
- Handcart, 17 miles from Georgetown in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Site: $24 per night); listed under camping near Park.
- Hall Valley, 17 miles from Georgetown in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ($24 per night); listed under camping near Park.
- Kelly Dahl, 18 miles from Georgetown in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Gilpin.
- Sugarloaf, 18 miles from Georgetown in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $24 per night); listed under camping near Parshall.
- South Fork, 19 miles from Georgetown in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $27 per night); listed under camping near Parshall.
- South Fork Group Site - Arapaho NF, 19 miles from Georgetown in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Grand.
- Lowry, 20 miles from Georgetown in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Summit.
- Timberline, 20 miles from Georgetown in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Park.
- Prospector, 20 miles from Georgetown in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Frisco.
- Windy Point Group Campground, 20 miles from Georgetown in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Frisco.
- Kenosha East, 21 miles from Georgetown in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Site: $24 per night); listed under camping near Park.
- Jefferson Creek, 21 miles from Georgetown in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Jefferson.
- Rainbow Lakes, 21 miles from Georgetown in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $22 per night); listed under camping near Nederland.
- Kenosha Pass, 21 miles from Georgetown in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Grant.
- Aspen, 22 miles from Georgetown in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $24 per night); listed under camping near Jefferson.
- Heaton Bay Campground, 22 miles from Georgetown in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $31 per night); listed under camping near Frisco.
- Lodgepole, 22 miles from Georgetown in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Jefferson.
- Pine Cove Campground, 22 miles from Georgetown in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Frisco.
- Peak One, 22 miles from Georgetown in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $28 per night); listed under camping near Frisco.
- Blue River, 23 miles from Georgetown in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $27 per night); listed under camping near Silverthorne.
- Michigan Creek, 24 miles from Georgetown in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ($22 per night); listed under camping near Jefferson.
- Horseshoe, 25 miles from Georgetown in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $23 per night); listed under camping near Parshall.
- Pawnee, 26 miles from Georgetown in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Ward.
- Selkirk, 28 miles from Georgetown in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ($22 per night); listed under camping near Como.
- Arapaho Bay, 28 miles from Georgetown in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Grand.
- Pawnee, 29 miles from Georgetown in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Boulder.
- Prairie Point, 30 miles from Georgetown in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $23 per night); listed under camping near Heeney.
- Camp Dick, 30 miles from Georgetown in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Allenspark.
Things to do near Georgetown
Public land and water within 30 miles of Georgetown, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.
- Georgetown Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 1.8 miles from Georgetown; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, all 2 campgrounds here sit inside this national forest, the nearest Clear Lake at 4.7 miles from Georgetown; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
- Vasquez Peak Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 10 miles from Georgetown; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Mount Evans Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 12 miles from Georgetown; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- James Peak Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 12 miles from Georgetown; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Pike and San Isabel National Forests, a national forest whose mapped point is 13 miles from Georgetown; its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Golden Gate Canyon State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 14 miles from Georgetown; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Kriley Pond fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 16 miles from Georgetown; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 16 miles from Georgetown; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Slough Pond fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 16 miles from Georgetown; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Supplies and emergencies near Georgetown
Nearest emergency room
St Anthony Summit Medical Center
340 Peak One Drive, Frisco, CO, 23 miles from Georgetown . (970) 668-3300
Next nearest: Centura Health-st Anthony Hospital, 11600 W 2nd Pl, Lakewood, CO, 30 miles , (720) 321-0000.
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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- Circle K
- Valero
- Conoco
- Fuel
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- Circle K
- Conoco
- Shell
- Propane
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- Ferrellgas
- RV dump station
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- Dump Station
- Golden Clear Creek RV Park
- Pharmacy
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- Walgreens
- Laundromat
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- Clear Creek Laundry
- Luxury Laundry
- Dillon Laundromat
Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Georgetown: 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 Georgetown, CO?
2 public campgrounds are on record near Georgetown. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Clear Lake (4.7 miles) and Guanella Pass (7.4 miles). 1 is first-come, first-served with no reservations and 1 books through Recreation.gov.
Is there free camping near Georgetown, CO?
Not at a developed campground: each of the 2 public campgrounds on record near Georgetown charges a fee, listed in the table.
Where can I camp with an RV near Georgetown, CO?
1 campground near Georgetown takes RVs: Guanella Pass. None has hookups on record. The nearest mapped RV dump station is at Dump Station, 17 miles from town (OpenStreetMap).
Where can I go tent camping near Georgetown, CO?
Guanella Pass lists tent or walk-in sites on record.
Where can I camp near Georgetown with drinking water?
Clear Lake and Guanella Pass have potable water on record.
Where is the nearest emergency room to Georgetown, CO?
St Anthony Summit Medical Center, 340 Peak One Drive, Frisco, CO, is 23 miles from Georgetown in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (970) 668-3300. In an emergency, call 911.
Every campground in the state: camping in Colorado ; by agency: National Forest campgrounds in Colorado ; by county: campgrounds in Clear Creek .