Camping near La Veta, Colorado
Camping near La Veta, Colorado includes 3 public campgrounds on record, 2 reservable and 1 first-come. All are run by the U.S. Forest Service. The nearest, Bear Lake, is 15 miles from La Veta in a straight line, and 1 of 3 is within 15 miles. Another 1 public campground filed under nearby towns is within 30 miles of La Veta.
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Camping near La Veta at a glance
- Public campgrounds
- 3 (3 National Forest)
- Getting a site
- 2 reservable and 1 first-come
- Cost
- Lowest posted fee at Bear Lake: "Single Site: $25 per night"
- Distance from La Veta
- 15 miles (Bear Lake) to 18 miles (Purgatoire) in a straight line; 1 within 15 miles
- Elevation
- 9,800 ft (Purgatoire) to 10,700 ft (Bear Lake), 3 of 3 on record
- Campsites
- 33 across the 2 campgrounds that state a count
- RVs
- 2 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 45 ft (Purgatoire)
Distances are straight-line miles from La Veta'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 La Veta
- Cordova Pass, 11 miles from La Veta in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ($15 per night); listed under camping near Huerfano.
Things to do near La Veta
Public land and water within 30 miles of La Veta, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.
- Wahatoya Lake Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 0.8 miles from La Veta; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Daigre Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 1.1 miles from La Veta; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Spanish Peaks Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 9.3 miles from La Veta; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Lathrop State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 12 miles from La Veta; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Pike and San Isabel National Forests, all 3 campgrounds here sit inside this national forest, the nearest Bear Lake at 15 miles from La Veta; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
- Mountain Home Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 22 miles from La Veta; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Greenhorn Mountain Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 26 miles from La Veta; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Supplies and emergencies near La Veta
Nearest emergency room
Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center
23500 Us Hwy 160, Walsenburg, CO, 12 miles from La Veta . (719) 738-5100
Next nearest: MT San Rafael Hospital, 410 Benedicta Ave, Trinidad, CO, 37 miles , (719) 846-9213.
In an emergency, call 911.
Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) .
- Groceries
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- Charlie's Market
- Sinclair
- 7-Eleven
- Fuel
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- Trailhead General Store
- 7-Eleven
- Loaf 'N Jug
- Laundromat
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- Tu Tu's Washateria
Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of La Veta: propane, RV dump station, potable water fill, pharmacy, 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 La Veta, CO?
3 public campgrounds are on record near La Veta. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Bear Lake (15 miles), Blue Lake (15 miles), and Purgatoire (18 miles). 2 book through Recreation.gov and 1 is first-come, first-served with no reservations.
Where can I camp with an RV near La Veta, CO?
2 campgrounds near La Veta take RVs: Bear Lake and Purgatoire. None has hookups on record.
Where is the nearest emergency room to La Veta, CO?
Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center, 23500 Us Hwy 160, Walsenburg, CO, is 12 miles from La Veta in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (719) 738-5100. In an emergency, call 911.
Every campground in the state: camping in Colorado ; by agency: National Forest campgrounds in Colorado ; by county: campgrounds in Las Animas .