Halfmoon
Its sites are first-come, first-served (no reservations), and camping costs Single Site: $19 per night. Halfmoon is a National Forest campground near Minturn, Colorado.
First-come, first-served
- National Forest
- Managed by
Halfmoon sits inside White River National Forest. Its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com. It sits 0.1 miles outside the boundary of Holy Cross Wilderness; its permit and camping rules and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Reservations
- None, first-come
- Fee
- Single Site: $19 per night
Source: apps.fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-30
What's there
- ✓ Toilets
On site: Toilets.
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 10,280 ft
39.5011, -106.4325 in Eagle. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Common questions
Do you need a reservation at Halfmoon?
No. Halfmoon is first-come, first-served: there is no reservation system, so arrive early to claim an open site.
How much does it cost to camp at Halfmoon?
Camping at Halfmoon costs Single Site: $19 per night.
Who manages Halfmoon?
Halfmoon is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Around Halfmoon
Swimming nearby
The nearest swimming hole to Halfmoon, in a straight line: Turquoise Lake (swimming hole, 17 miles). Each has its own page on swimholesmap.com.
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- 06-26 to 09-30
- Fee
- Site: $60 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $25 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Free
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $27 per night
More campgrounds: camping near Minturn and campgrounds in Eagle.
Sources
- apps.fs.usda.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-30
Photo credits
- Photo 1: David Herrera from Albuquerque, NM, Bernalillo, CC BY 2.0