Camping near Nederland, Colorado

Camping near Nederland, Colorado includes 1 public campground on record, 1 first-come. All are run by the U.S. Forest Service. Another 34 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Nederland.

Rainbow Lakes

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Camping near Nederland at a glance

Public campgrounds: 1 (1 National Forest)
Getting a site: 1 first-come
Cost: Lowest posted fee at Rainbow Lakes: "Single Site: $22 per night"
Distance from Nederland: 4.7 miles in a straight line
Elevation: 8,300 ft at Rainbow Lakes (the only one on record)
Season: 1 seasonal with posted dates

Distances are straight-line miles from Nederland'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.

Rainbow Lakes Nederland · National Forest · 4.7 mi · First-come

Sites: Not on record
Season: mid-June to mid-September
Fee: Single Site: $22 per night

More campgrounds within 30 miles of Nederland

Kelly Dahl, 2.2 miles from Nederland in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Gilpin.
Pickle Gulch, 8.4 miles from Nederland in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Gilpin.
Cold Springs, 8.5 miles from Nederland in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $27 per night); listed under camping near Gilpin.
Cold Springs - Arapaho Roosevelt NF, 8.5 miles from Nederland in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Gilpin.
Pickle Gulch Group Campground, 8.5 miles from Nederland in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Gilpin.
Pawnee, 8.6 miles from Nederland in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Ward.
Columbine, 11 miles from Nederland in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $26 per night); listed under camping near Gilpin.
Camp Dick, 12 miles from Nederland in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Allenspark.
Peaceful Valley, 12 miles from Nederland in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Allenspark.
Pawnee, 12 miles from Nederland in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Boulder.
Midland Group Campground, 15 miles from Nederland in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Winter Park.
Idlewild, 15 miles from Nederland in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Winter Park.
Robbers Roost, 16 miles from Nederland in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Winter Park.
Olive Ridge, 17 miles from Nederland in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Allenspark.
Arapaho Bay, 17 miles from Nederland in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Grand.
St. Louis Creek, 19 miles from Nederland in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Grand.
Meeker Park, 19 miles from Nederland in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $16 per night); listed under camping near Meeker Park.
Mizpah, 20 miles from Nederland in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $23 per night); listed under camping near Empire.
West Chicago Creek, 21 miles from Nederland in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Idaho Springs.
Byers Creek, 22 miles from Nederland in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ; listed under camping near Grand.
Rocky Mountain National Park Longs Peak Campground, 22 miles from Nederland in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable (Standard nonelectric: $30 per night); listed under camping near Larimer.
Echo Lake, 22 miles from Nederland in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $26 per night); listed under camping near Idaho Springs.
Sunset Point, 23 miles from Nederland in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $33 per night); listed under camping near Grand.
Clear Lake, 24 miles from Nederland in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $23 per night); listed under camping near Georgetown.
Green Ridge, 25 miles from Nederland in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Grand Lake.
Cutthroat Bay Group Campground, 25 miles from Nederland in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Grand.
Stillwater, 25 miles from Nederland in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $32 per night (walk to), $38 per night (non-electric), $43 per night (electric)); listed under camping near Grand.
Rocky Mountain National Park Glacier Basin Campground, 26 miles from Nederland in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ; listed under camping near Larimer.
Willow Creek, 27 miles from Nederland in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Grand.
Willow Creek Group, 27 miles from Nederland in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Standard nonelectric: $116 per night); listed under camping near Grand.
Guanella Pass, 27 miles from Nederland in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $26 per night); listed under camping near Georgetown.
Bull Mountain, 27 miles from Nederland in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Grand Lake.
Rocky Mountain National Park Moraine Park Campground, 28 miles from Nederland in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ; listed under camping near Larimer.
Sugarloaf, 30 miles from Nederland in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $24 per night); listed under camping near Parshall.

Things to do near Nederland

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

Barker Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 0.7 miles from Nederland; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, Rainbow Lakes (4.7 miles from Nederland) sits inside this national forest; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
James Peak Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 9.3 miles from Nederland; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Eldorado Canyon State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 9.4 miles from Nederland; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Kriley Pond fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 9.8 miles from Nederland; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Slough Pond fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 10 miles from Nederland; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Golden Gate Canyon State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 11 miles from Nederland; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Viele Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 14 miles from Nederland; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Monarch Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 16 miles from Nederland; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Indian Peaks Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 16 miles from Nederland; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Nederland

Nearest emergency room

Boulder Community Health

4747 Arapahoe Ave, Boulder, CO, 15 miles from Nederland . (303) 440-2273

Next nearest: Good Samaritan Medical Center LLC, 200 Exempla Cir, Lafayette, CO, 22 miles , (303) 689-4000.

In an emergency, call 911.

Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) .

Groceries: Kwik Mart convenience store · 0.2 miles
Mountain People's Co-op supermarket · 0.3 miles · (303) 258-7500 · Hours 08:00-20:00
B&F Mountain Market supermarket · 0.3 miles · Hours Mo-Su 07:00-21:00; Fr,Sa 07:00-22:00
Fuel: Gasamat fuel station · 0.3 miles
Shell fuel station · 7.2 miles
Carl's Corner fuel station · 9.6 miles
Propane: AmeriGas propane dealer · 20 miles
RV dump station: Dump Station RV dump station · 6.8 miles
Golden Clear Creek RV Park RV dump station · 21 miles
LaVern M. Johnson RV Park RV park · 22 miles
Pharmacy: Pharmaca pharmacy · 13 miles · (303) 442-0589
Safeway pharmacy · 13 miles · Hours Mo-Fr 09:00-20:00; Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 10:00-17:00
Pharmaca pharmacy · 14 miles · Hours Mo-Fr 09:00-20:00; Sa 09:00-19:00; Su 10:00-18:00
Laundromat: Wavemax laundromat · 13 miles
Folsom Street Laundry laundromat · 13 miles · Hours 08:00-22:00
Pundry Dry Cleaners Coin Laundry laundromat · 14 miles · Hours Mo-Su 07:00-21:00

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Nederland: potable water fill 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 Nederland, CO?

1 public campground is on record near Nederland. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Rainbow Lakes (4.7 miles). 1 is first-come, first-served with no reservations.

Is there free camping near Nederland, CO?

Not at a developed campground: each of the 1 public campground on record near Nederland charges a fee, listed in the table.

Where is the nearest emergency room to Nederland, CO?

Boulder Community Health, 4747 Arapahoe Ave, Boulder, CO, is 15 miles from Nederland in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (303) 440-2273. In an emergency, call 911.

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