Camping near Leadville, Colorado

Camping near Leadville at a glance

Public campgrounds

16 (16 National Forest)

Getting a site

14 reservable and 2 first-come

Cost

Lowest posted fee at Elbert Creek: "$26 per night"

Distance from Leadville

3.2 miles (Printerboy Group Campground) to 14 miles (Twin Peaks) in a straight line; 16 within 15 miles

Elevation

9,200 ft (Whitestar) to 10,000 ft (Elbert Creek), 16 of 16 on record

Season

5 seasonal with posted dates

Campsites

287 across the 14 campgrounds that state a count

RVs

7 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 45 ft (Baby Doe)

Drinking water

2 of 16

Distances are straight-line miles from Leadville'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 Leadville

• Printer Boy, 3.2 miles from Leadville in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Lake.
• Kite Lake, 11 miles from Leadville in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ; listed under camping near Alma.
• Fourmile, 11 miles from Leadville in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ($24 per night); listed under camping near Fairplay.
• Lakeview, 11 miles from Leadville in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Buena Vista andLeadville.
• White Star, 12 miles from Leadville in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Lake.
• Horseshoe, 12 miles from Leadville in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Fairplay.
• Camp Hale East Fork Group Campground, 12 miles from Leadville in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Red Cliff.
• Camp Hale Memorial, 12 miles from Leadville in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Red Cliff.
• Gold Park, 13 miles from Leadville in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $27 per night); listed under camping near Red Cliff.
• Weston Pass, 15 miles from Leadville in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ($22 per night); listed under camping near Fairplay.
• Homestake Valley, 16 miles from Leadville in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Red Cliff.
• Hornsilver, 17 miles from Leadville in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Red Cliff.
• Elk Wallow, 18 miles from Leadville in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $20 per night); listed under camping near Basalt.
• Chapman Group, 19 miles from Leadville in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Pitkin.
• Halfmoon, 19 miles from Leadville in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $19 per night); listed under camping near Minturn.
• Chapman Campground, 19 miles from Leadville in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Day Use Fee); listed under camping near Pitkin.
• Lost Man Campground, 20 miles from Leadville in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $28 per night); listed under camping near Aspen.
• Selkirk, 20 miles from Leadville in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ($22 per night); listed under camping near Como.
• Tigiwon Community House, 20 miles from Leadville in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Site: $60 per night); listed under camping near Eagle.
• Portal, 21 miles from Leadville in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Aspen.
• Buffalo Springs, 22 miles from Leadville in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $24 per night); listed under camping near Fairplay.
• Lincoln Creek Dispersed, 23 miles from Leadville in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Aspen.
• Lincoln Gulch Campground, 23 miles from Leadville in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $28 per night); listed under camping near Aspen.
• Weller Campground, 25 miles from Leadville in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $28 per night); listed under camping near Aspen.
• Michigan Creek, 25 miles from Leadville in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ($22 per night); listed under camping near Jefferson.
• Dearhamer, 25 miles from Leadville in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Day Use fee); listed under camping near Pitkin.
• Fulford Cave, 26 miles from Leadville in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $23 per night); listed under camping near Eagle.
• Gore Creek, 26 miles from Leadville in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Vail.
• Peak One, 26 miles from Leadville in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $28 per night); listed under camping near Frisco.
• Pine Cove Campground, 26 miles from Leadville in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Frisco.
• Difficult Campground, 27 miles from Leadville in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $33 per night); listed under camping near Aspen.
• Difficult Gcg Group Campground, 27 miles from Leadville in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ; listed under camping near Pitkin.
• Jefferson Creek, 27 miles from Leadville in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Jefferson.
• Lodgepole, 27 miles from Leadville in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Jefferson.
• Aspen, 27 miles from Leadville in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $24 per night); listed under camping near Jefferson.
• Yeoman Park, 27 miles from Leadville in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $23 per night); listed under camping near Eagle.
• Heaton Bay Campground, 27 miles from Leadville in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $31 per night); listed under camping near Frisco.
• Dorchester, 28 miles from Leadville in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Almont.
• Prospector, 28 miles from Leadville in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Frisco.
• Lowry, 28 miles from Leadville in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Summit.
• Dinner Station, 28 miles from Leadville in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $18 per night); listed under camping near Almont.
• Windy Point Group Campground, 28 miles from Leadville in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Frisco.
• Little Mattie, 29 miles from Leadville in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $31 per night); listed under camping near Basalt.
• Ruedi Marina Campground, 29 miles from Leadville in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $31 per night); listed under camping near Eagle.
• Mollie B, 29 miles from Leadville in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $34 per night); listed under camping near Basalt.
• Little Maud, 29 miles from Leadville in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $34 per night); listed under camping near Eagle.

Lake camping near Leadville

• On Turquoise Lake: Belle of Colorado (3.4 miles from Leadville), Baby Doe (3.6 miles from Leadville) and Tabor (3.9 miles from Leadville) .
• On Mount Elbert Forebay: Whitestar (12 miles from Leadville) .

Every lake campground in the state: lake campgrounds in Colorado.

Tent camping near Leadville

• Belle of Colorado : 19 tent sites , 3.4 miles from Leadville.
• Molly Brown : 2 tent sites , 3.4 miles from Leadville.
• May Queen : 4 tent sites , 4 walk-in sites , 7.8 miles from Leadville.
• Dexter : 11 tent sites , 11 miles from Leadville.

Things to do near Leadville

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

• Pike and San Isabel National Forests, all 16 campgrounds here sit inside this national forest, the nearest Printerboy Group Campground at 3.2 miles from Leadville; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
• Turquoise Lake, a swimming hole whose mapped point is 4.6 miles from Leadville; swimming details on swimholesmap.com.
• Turquoise Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 5 miles from Leadville; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Mount Elbert Forebay fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 10 miles from Leadville; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Twin Lakes Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 12 miles from Leadville; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Mount Massive Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 12 miles from Leadville; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Columbia Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 13 miles from Leadville; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Clear Creek Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 16 miles from Leadville; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Buffalo Peaks Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 19 miles from Leadville; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Holy Cross Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 19 miles from Leadville; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Leadville

Groceries

• Firehouse General Store general store · 0.2 miles
• Circle K convenience store · 0.2 miles
• Tenderfoot Market supermarket · 0.6 miles

Fuel

• Sinclair fuel station · 0.2 miles · (719) 486-3175
• Diamond Shamrock fuel station · 0.3 miles
• Phillips 66 fuel station · 0.9 miles

Propane

• Ferrellgas propane dealer · 1.4 miles · (719) 486-0289

Laundromat

• Mountain Laundromat laundromat · 0.8 miles

Ice

• Ice ice vending machine · 13 miles

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Leadville: RV dump station, potable water fill, and pharmacy. 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.