Camping near Meeker, Colorado
Camping near Meeker, Colorado includes 4 public campgrounds on record, 1 reservable and 3 first-come. All are run by the U.S. Forest Service. The nearest, South Fork Campground, is 23 miles from Meeker in a straight line, and none is within 15 miles. Another 3 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Meeker.
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Camping near Meeker at a glance
- Public campgrounds
- 4 (4 National Forest)
- Getting a site
- 1 reservable and 3 first-come
- Cost
- Lowest posted fee at East Marvine: "Single Site: $24 per night"
- Distance from Meeker
- 23 miles (South Fork Campground) to 33 miles (Himes Peak) in a straight line; none within 15 miles
- Elevation
- 7,594 ft (South Fork Campground) to 8,778 ft (Himes Peak), 4 of 4 on record
- Campsites
- 22 across the 1 campground that state a count
- RVs
- 1 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 40 ft (Marvine Campground)
Distances are straight-line miles from Meeker'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.
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $25 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $24 per night
- Sites
- 22
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $28 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $25 per night
More campgrounds within 30 miles of Meeker
- North Fork Campground, 24 miles from Meeker in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $30 per night); listed under camping near Rio Blanco.
- Meadow Lake Campground, 25 miles from Meeker in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near New Castle.
- Meadow Ridge, 25 miles from Meeker in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near New Castle.
Things to do near Meeker
Public land and water within 30 miles of Meeker, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.
- White River National Forest, all 4 campgrounds here sit inside this national forest, the nearest South Fork Campground at 23 miles from Meeker; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
- Rifle Falls, a waterfall whose mapped point is 28 miles from Meeker; details on the falls on swimholesmap.com.
- Rifle Falls State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 28 miles from Meeker; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Rifle Gap State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 30 miles from Meeker; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Rifle Gap Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 30 miles from Meeker; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Supplies and emergencies near Meeker
Nearest emergency room
Memorial Hospital, the
750 Hospital Loop, Craig, CO, 36 miles from Meeker . (970) 824-9411
Next nearest: Valley View Hospital Association, 1906 Blake Ave, Glenwood Springs, CO, 47 miles , (970) 945-6535.
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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- Watt's Ranch Market
- Family Dollar
Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Meeker: fuel station, propane, RV dump station, 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.
Common questions
Where can I camp around Meeker, CO?
4 public campgrounds are on record near Meeker. Nearest first, straight-line from town: South Fork Campground (23 miles), East Marvine (25 miles), Marvine Campground (25 miles), and Himes Peak (33 miles). 3 are first-come, first-served with no reservations and 1 books through Recreation.gov.
Is there free camping near Meeker, CO?
Not at a developed campground: each of the 4 public campgrounds on record near Meeker charges a fee, listed in the table.
Where can I camp with an RV near Meeker, CO?
1 campground near Meeker takes RVs: Marvine Campground. None has hookups on record.
Where is the nearest emergency room to Meeker, CO?
Memorial Hospital, the, 750 Hospital Loop, Craig, CO, is 36 miles from Meeker in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (970) 824-9411. In an emergency, call 911.
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