Camping near Gunnison, Colorado

Camping near Gunnison at a glance

Public campgrounds

14 (6 National Park Service, 5 National Forest, 3 BLM)

Getting a site

11 reservable and 1 first-come

Cost

Lowest posted fee at Soap Creek: "Single Site: $18 per night"

Distance from Gunnison

10 miles (Stevens Creek Campground) to 42 miles (Bogan Flats Group) in a straight line; 3 within 15 miles

Elevation

7,533 ft (Elk Creek Campground) to 9,607 ft (Alpine Ranger Station), 14 of 14 on record

Season

1 seasonal with posted dates

Campsites

452 across the 10 campgrounds that state a count

RVs

7 take RVs; hookups at Elk Creek Campground and Lakeview Gunnison; longest stated RV length 99 ft (Lakeview Gunnison)

Drinking water

1 of 14

Distances are straight-line miles from Gunnison'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 Gunnison

• Almont, 8.3 miles from Gunnison in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $18 per night); listed under camping near Almont.
• Granite, 15 miles from Gunnison in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $16 per night); listed under camping near Almont.
• North Bank, 15 miles from Gunnison in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $18 per night); listed under camping near Almont.
• One Mile, 16 miles from Gunnison in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site Non-Electric: $26 per night); listed under camping near Almont.
• Rosy Lane, 16 miles from Gunnison in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $20-38 per night); listed under camping near Almont.
• Spring Creek, 16 miles from Gunnison in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $18 per night); listed under camping near Almont.
• Cement Creek, 20 miles from Gunnison in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $18 per night); listed under camping near Crested Butte.
• Gold Creek, 20 miles from Gunnison in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Pitkin.
• Lodgepole, 21 miles from Gunnison in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $18 per night); listed under camping near Almont.
• Cold Spring, 22 miles from Gunnison in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $14 per night); listed under camping near Almont.
• Lottis Creek, 23 miles from Gunnison in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site Non-Electric: $26 per night); listed under camping near Almont.
• Pitkin, 23 miles from Gunnison in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $24 per night); listed under camping near Pitkin.
• Mosca, 24 miles from Gunnison in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $14 per night); listed under camping near Almont.
• Lake Irwin, 25 miles from Gunnison in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $24 per vehicle); listed under camping near Crested Butte.
• Quartz, 25 miles from Gunnison in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $14 per night); listed under camping near Pitkin.
• Lakeview, 26 miles from Gunnison in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site Non-Electric: $26 per night); listed under camping near Almont.
• Lost Lake, 27 miles from Gunnison in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $24 per vehicle); listed under camping near Paonia.
• Middle Quartz, 27 miles from Gunnison in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Pitkin.
• Snowblind, 28 miles from Gunnison in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $14 per night); listed under camping near Sargents.
• Rivers End, 29 miles from Gunnison in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $18 per night); listed under camping near Almont.
• Mirror Lake, 30 miles from Gunnison in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $14 per night); listed under camping near Tincup.

Tent camping near Gunnison

• Elk Creek Campground : 16 tent sites , 15 miles from Gunnison.
• Lake Fork Campground : 5 tent sites , 23 miles from Gunnison.
• Oh Be Joyful Campground : 15 walk-in sites , 26 miles from Gunnison.
• Lakeview Gunnison : 4 tent sites , 26 miles from Gunnison.

Things to do near Gunnison

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

• Fossil Ridge Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 18 miles from Gunnison; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests, 4 of the 14 campgrounds here sit inside this national forest, the nearest Ponderosa Campground at 21 miles from Gunnison; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
• West Elk Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 21 miles from Gunnison; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Blue Mesa Reservoir water level, a reservoir whose mapped point is 23 miles from Gunnison; current water level on reservoirfinder.com.
• Irwin Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 25 miles from Gunnison; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Taylor Park Reservoir water level, a reservoir whose mapped point is 25 miles from Gunnison; current water level on reservoirfinder.com.
• Lost Lake Slough fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 27 miles from Gunnison; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• McDonough Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 27 miles from Gunnison; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Raggeds Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 29 miles from Gunnison; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Rio Grande National Forest, Stone Cellar (39 miles from Gunnison) sits inside this national forest; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.

Supplies and emergencies near Gunnison

Groceries

• City Market supermarket · 0.4 miles · (970) 641-3816 · Hours 06:00-22:00
• Safeway supermarket · 0.4 miles · (970) 641-0787 · Hours Mo-Su 06:00-22:00
• Natural Grocers supermarket · 0.5 miles · (970) 497-4025 · Hours Mo-Sa 08:27-20:36; Su 08:57-19:36

Fuel

• Sinclair fuel station · 0.3 miles · (970) 641-4889
• City Market Fuel Center fuel station · 0.4 miles
• Powerstop fuel station · 0.4 miles

RV dump station

• Tall Texan RV Park RV park · 2.3 miles · (970) 641-2927
• Elk Creek Campground campground · 14 miles

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