Camping near Grand Lake, Colorado
Camping near Grand Lake, Colorado includes 2 public campgrounds on record, 1 reservable and 1 first-come. All are run by the U.S. Forest Service. The nearest, Green Ridge, is 2.9 miles from Grand Lake in a straight line, and all 2 are within 15 miles. 1 is free. Another 36 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Grand Lake.
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Camping near Grand Lake at a glance
- Public campgrounds
- 2 (2 National Forest)
- Getting a site
- 1 reservable and 1 first-come
- Cost
- 1 free; lowest posted fee at Green Ridge: "Single Site: $29 per night"
- Distance from Grand Lake
- 2.9 miles (Green Ridge) to 3.8 miles (Bull Mountain) in a straight line; 2 within 15 miles
- Elevation
- 8,300 ft (Green Ridge) to 8,896 ft (Bull Mountain), 2 of 2 on record
- Campsites
- 72 across the 1 campground that state a count
- RVs
- 1 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 47 ft (Green Ridge)
- Drinking water
- 1 of 2
Distances are straight-line miles from Grand Lake'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 Grand Lake
- Cutthroat Bay Group Campground, 4.6 miles from Grand Lake in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Grand.
- Stillwater, 5.6 miles from Grand Lake in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $32 per night (walk to), $38 per night (non-electric), $43 per night (electric)); listed under camping near Grand.
- Sunset Point, 7.2 miles from Grand Lake in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $33 per night); listed under camping near Grand.
- Arapaho Bay, 9.3 miles from Grand Lake in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Grand.
- Rocky Mountain National Park Timber Creek Campground, 9.3 miles from Grand Lake in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ; listed under camping near Grand.
- Willow Creek Group, 9.8 miles from Grand Lake in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Standard nonelectric: $116 per night); listed under camping near Grand.
- Willow Creek, 9.9 miles from Grand Lake in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Grand.
- Sawmill Gulch, 12 miles from Grand Lake in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Grand.
- Denver Creek, 13 miles from Grand Lake in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $26 per night); listed under camping near Grand.
- Rocky Mountain National Park Glacier Basin Campground, 14 miles from Grand Lake in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ; listed under camping near Larimer.
- Rocky Mountain National Park Longs Peak Campground, 14 miles from Grand Lake in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable (Standard nonelectric: $30 per night); listed under camping near Larimer.
- Rocky Mountain National Park Moraine Park Campground, 14 miles from Grand Lake in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ; listed under camping near Larimer.
- Meeker Park, 15 miles from Grand Lake in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $16 per night); listed under camping near Meeker Park.
- Pawnee, 16 miles from Grand Lake in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Boulder.
- Olive Ridge, 16 miles from Grand Lake in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Allenspark.
- Rocky Mountain National Park Aspenglen Campground, 16 miles from Grand Lake in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ; listed under camping near Larimer.
- Grandview, 17 miles from Grand Lake in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Larimer.
- Pawnee, 18 miles from Grand Lake in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Ward.
- Camp Dick, 18 miles from Grand Lake in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Allenspark.
- Long Draw, 19 miles from Grand Lake in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Larimer.
- Peaceful Valley, 19 miles from Grand Lake in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Allenspark.
- Pines, 19 miles from Grand Lake in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $20 per night); listed under camping near Walden.
- Rainbow Lakes, 21 miles from Grand Lake in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $22 per night); listed under camping near Nederland.
- Aspen, 22 miles from Grand Lake in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $14 per night); listed under camping near Jackson.
- St. Louis Creek, 22 miles from Grand Lake in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Grand.
- Idlewild, 24 miles from Grand Lake in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Winter Park.
- Chambers Lake, 24 miles from Grand Lake in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $30 per night); listed under camping near Larimer.
- Aspen Glen, 26 miles from Grand Lake in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $23 per night); listed under camping near Rustic.
- Byers Creek, 26 miles from Grand Lake in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ; listed under camping near Grand.
- Tom Bennett, 26 miles from Grand Lake in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $19 per night); listed under camping near Rustic.
- Big South, 27 miles from Grand Lake in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $23 per night); listed under camping near Rustic.
- Midland Group Campground, 27 miles from Grand Lake in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Winter Park.
- Kelly Dahl, 28 miles from Grand Lake in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Gilpin.
- Horseshoe, 28 miles from Grand Lake in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $23 per night); listed under camping near Parshall.
- Robbers Roost, 29 miles from Grand Lake in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Winter Park.
- Tunnel, 30 miles from Grand Lake in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $28 per night); listed under camping near Larimer.
Things to do near Grand Lake
Public land and water within 30 miles of Grand Lake, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.
- Grand Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 0.7 miles from Grand Lake; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, all 2 campgrounds here sit inside this national forest, the nearest Green Ridge at 2.9 miles from Grand Lake; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
- Lake Granby fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 7.1 miles from Grand Lake; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Never Summer Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 8.9 miles from Grand Lake; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Indian Peaks Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 9.7 miles from Grand Lake; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Monarch Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 11 miles from Grand Lake; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Rocky Mountain National Park, a National Park Service unit whose mapped point is 15 miles from Grand Lake; its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 16 miles from Grand Lake; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Neota Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 19 miles from Grand Lake; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Hot Sulphur Springs, a hot spring whose mapped point is 19 miles from Grand Lake; soaking details on swimholesmap.com.
Supplies and emergencies near Grand Lake
Nearest emergency room
Estes Park Medical Center
555 Prospect Mountain Dr, Estes Park, CO, 18 miles from Grand Lake . (970) 577-4470
Next nearest: Middle Park Medical Center, 214 4th St, Kremmling, CO, 33 miles , (970) 724-3442.
In an emergency, call 911.
Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) .
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- Mountain Food Market
- Maverik
- City Market
- Fuel
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- Maverik
- Mobil
- City Market
- RV dump station
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- Stillwater Campground
- Pharmacy
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- Rocky Mountain Pharmacy
- Laundromat
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- Meeker Park Laundry
Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Grand Lake: 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.
Common questions
Where can I camp around Grand Lake, CO?
2 public campgrounds are on record near Grand Lake. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Green Ridge (2.9 miles) and Bull Mountain (3.8 miles). 1 is first-come, first-served with no reservations and 1 books through Recreation.gov.
Is there free camping near Grand Lake, CO?
Yes: Bull Mountain charges no fee at the campground.
Where can I camp with an RV near Grand Lake, CO?
1 campground near Grand Lake takes RVs: Green Ridge. None has hookups on record. The nearest mapped RV dump station is at Stillwater Campground, 5.7 miles from town (OpenStreetMap).
Where can I go tent camping near Grand Lake, CO?
Green Ridge lists tent or walk-in sites on record.
Where can I camp near Grand Lake with drinking water?
Green Ridge has potable water on record.
Where is the nearest emergency room to Grand Lake, CO?
Estes Park Medical Center, 555 Prospect Mountain Dr, Estes Park, CO, is 18 miles from Grand Lake in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (970) 577-4470. In an emergency, call 911.
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