Camping near New Castle, Colorado
Camping near New Castle, Colorado includes 2 public campgrounds on record, 2 first-come. All are run by the U.S. Forest Service. The nearest, Meadow Ridge, is 16 miles from New Castle in a straight line, and none is within 15 miles. Another 7 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of New Castle.
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Camping near New Castle at a glance
- Public campgrounds
- 2 (2 National Forest)
- Getting a site
- 2 first-come
- Cost
- Lowest posted fee at Meadow Lake Campground: "Single Site: $25 per night"
- Distance from New Castle
- 16 miles (Meadow Ridge) to 17 miles (Meadow Lake Campground) in a straight line; none within 15 miles
- Elevation
- 9,550 ft (Meadow Lake Campground) to 9,590 ft (Meadow Ridge), 2 of 2 on record
Distances are straight-line miles from New Castle'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 New Castle
- Deep Lake, 18 miles from New Castle in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $6 per night); listed under camping near Dotsero.
- South Fork Campground, 20 miles from New Castle in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Meeker.
- Thompson Creek Campground, 22 miles from New Castle in a straight line , BLM ; listed under camping near Pitkin.
- Sweetwater Lake, 25 miles from New Castle in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $8 per night); listed under camping near Dotsero.
- Sweetwater Lake Recreation Area, 25 miles from New Castle in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Dotsero.
- Avalanche Campground, 29 miles from New Castle in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $21 per night); listed under camping near Pitkin.
- Gypsum Campground, 30 miles from New Castle in a straight line , BLM ; listed under camping near Eagle.
Things to do near New Castle
Public land and water within 30 miles of New Castle, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.
- Harvey Gap State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 7.6 miles from New Castle; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Glenwood Hot Springs, a hot spring whose mapped point is 11 miles from New Castle; soaking details on swimholesmap.com.
- Rifle Falls, a waterfall whose mapped point is 12 miles from New Castle; details on the falls on swimholesmap.com.
- Rifle Falls State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 12 miles from New Castle; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Rifle Gap Reservoir water level, a reservoir whose mapped point is 13 miles from New Castle; current water level on reservoirfinder.com.
- Rifle Gap State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 13 miles from New Castle; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Rifle Gap Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 13 miles from New Castle; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- White River National Forest, all 2 campgrounds here sit inside this national forest, the nearest Meadow Ridge at 16 miles from New Castle; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
- Hanging Lake, a waterfall whose mapped point is 18 miles from New Castle; details on the falls on swimholesmap.com.
- Sweetwater Lake State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 25 miles from New Castle; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Supplies and emergencies near New Castle
Nearest emergency room
Valley View Hospital Association
1906 Blake Ave, Glenwood Springs, CO, 11 miles from New Castle . (970) 945-6535
Next nearest: Aspen Valley Hospital District, 401 Castle Creek Rd, Aspen, CO, 45 miles , (970) 544-1261.
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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- Stop 'n Save
- City Market
- Family Dollar
- Fuel
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- Conoco
- Maverik
- Sinclair
- RV dump station
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- Glenwood Springs West / Colorado River KOA Holiday
- Carbondale / Crystal River KOA
- Pharmacy
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- Downtown Drug
- City Market Pharmacy
- Laundromat
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- Laundromat
Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of New Castle: propane, 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 New Castle, CO?
2 public campgrounds are on record near New Castle. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Meadow Ridge (16 miles) and Meadow Lake Campground (17 miles). 2 are first-come, first-served with no reservations.
Is there free camping near New Castle, CO?
Not at a developed campground: each of the 2 public campgrounds on record near New Castle charges a fee, listed in the table.
Where is the nearest emergency room to New Castle, CO?
Valley View Hospital Association, 1906 Blake Ave, Glenwood Springs, CO, is 11 miles from New Castle in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (970) 945-6535. In an emergency, call 911.
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