Camping near Paonia, Colorado

Camping near Paonia at a glance

Public campgrounds

3 (3 National Forest)

Getting a site

1 reservable and 2 first-come

Cost

1 free; lowest posted fee at Erickson Springs: "Single Site: $14 per night"

Distance from Paonia

19 miles (Erickson Springs) to 23 miles (Mcclure) in a straight line; none within 15 miles

Elevation

6,799 ft (Erickson Springs) to 9,627 ft (Lost Lake), 3 of 3 on record

Campsites

1 across the 1 campground that state a count

Drinking water

1 of 3

Distances are straight-line miles from Paonia'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 Paonia

• Cottonwood Grove Campground, 15 miles from Paonia in a straight line , BLM ; listed under camping near Delta.
• Weir and Johnson, 19 miles from Paonia in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $16 per night); listed under camping near Delta.
• Black Canyon Of The Gunnison North Rim Campground, 21 miles from Paonia in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ($20 per night); listed under camping near Montrose.
• Big Creek, 21 miles from Paonia in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $18 per night); listed under camping near Collbran.
• Crag Crest, 22 miles from Paonia in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $14 per night); listed under camping near Cedaredge.
• Black Canyon Of The Gunnison South Rim Campground, 23 miles from Paonia in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ; listed under camping near Montrose.
• Bogan Flats Group, 24 miles from Paonia in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Gunnison.
• Bogan Flats Campground, 24 miles from Paonia in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $34 per night); listed under camping near Marble.
• East Portal Campground, 24 miles from Paonia in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable (Site: $20 per night); listed under camping near Montrose.
• Ward Lake, 24 miles from Paonia in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $22-24 per night); listed under camping near Cedaredge.
• Cobbett Lake, 24 miles from Paonia in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $22-24 per night); listed under camping near Cedaredge.
• Cottonwood Lake, 25 miles from Paonia in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $18 per night); listed under camping near Collbran.
• Little Bear, 25 miles from Paonia in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $22-24 per night); listed under camping near Cedaredge.
• Island Lake, 25 miles from Paonia in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site Non-Electric: $26 per night); listed under camping near Mesa.
• Lake Irwin, 26 miles from Paonia in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $24 per vehicle); listed under camping near Crested Butte.
• Soap Creek, 27 miles from Paonia in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $18 per night); listed under camping near Gunnison.
• Ponderosa Campground, 28 miles from Paonia in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable (Site: $20 per night); listed under camping near Gunnison.
• Spruce Grove, 29 miles from Paonia in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $16 per night); listed under camping near Mesa.
• Cimarron Campground, 30 miles from Paonia in a straight line , National Park Service ; listed under camping near Montrose.
• Jumbo, 30 miles from Paonia in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $26 per night); listed under camping near Mesa.
• Redstone, 30 miles from Paonia in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Pitkin.
• Redstone Family, 30 miles from Paonia in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $38 per night (non-electric), $45 per night (electric)); listed under camping near Carbondale.

Things to do near Paonia

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

• Crawford State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 12 miles from Paonia; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Crawford Reservoir water level, a reservoir whose mapped point is 12 miles from Paonia; current water level on reservoirfinder.com.
• Crawford Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 13 miles from Paonia; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Paonia Reservoir water level, a reservoir whose mapped point is 14 miles from Paonia; current water level on reservoirfinder.com.
• Paonia State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 15 miles from Paonia; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Overland Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 15 miles from Paonia; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area, a BLM unit whose mapped point is 16 miles from Paonia; its camping rule, field office, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests, all 3 campgrounds here sit inside this national forest, the nearest Erickson Springs at 19 miles from Paonia; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
• Weir and Johnson Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 19 miles from Paonia; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Gunnison Gorge Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 19 miles from Paonia; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Paonia

Groceries

• Don's Market supermarket · 0.4 miles · (970) 527-4522
• Stop 'n Save convenience store · 1 mile
• City Market supermarket · 8.1 miles

Fuel

• Conoco fuel station · 1 mile
• Stop 'n Save fuel station · 8.3 miles
• Shell fuel station · 8.5 miles

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Paonia: 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.