Camping near Poncha Springs, Colorado

Camping near Poncha Springs at a glance

Public campgrounds

3 (3 National Forest)

Getting a site

3 reservable

Cost

Lowest posted fee at Angel of Shavano: "$25.00 for overnight use as of 2025."

Distance from Poncha Springs

9.1 miles (Angel of Shavano) to 14 miles (Monarch Park) in a straight line; 3 within 15 miles

Elevation

9,200 ft (Angel of Shavano) to 10,500 ft (Monarch Park), 3 of 3 on record

Campsites

37 across the 3 campgrounds that state a count

RVs

2 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 40 ft (Angel of Shavano Group Campground)

Drinking water

1 of 3

Distances are straight-line miles from Poncha Springs'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 Poncha Springs

• Ohaver Lake, 7.5 miles from Poncha Springs in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Chaffee.
• O'haver Lake, 7.6 miles from Poncha Springs in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ($28.00 for overnight use as of 2025. $10.00 for day use as of 2025.); listed under camping near Salida.
• North Fork Reservoir, 15 miles from Poncha Springs in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ($18.00 for overnight use as of 2025.); listed under camping near Salida.
• Bootleg, 15 miles from Poncha Springs in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ($10 per night); listed under camping near Buena Vista.
• Mt. Princeton, 16 miles from Poncha Springs in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Buena Vista.
• Chalk Lake, 16 miles from Poncha Springs in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Buena Vista.
• Cascade, 16 miles from Poncha Springs in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Buena Vista.
• Snowblind, 19 miles from Poncha Springs in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $14 per night); listed under camping near Sargents.
• Hayden Creek, 19 miles from Poncha Springs in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ($22.00 for overnight use as of 2025 summer operating season.); listed under camping near Coaldale.
• Iron City, 19 miles from Poncha Springs in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Buena Vista.
• Coaldale, 19 miles from Poncha Springs in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $22 per night); listed under camping near Coaldale.
• Middle Quartz, 20 miles from Poncha Springs in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Pitkin.
• Cottonwood Lake, 22 miles from Poncha Springs in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ; listed under camping near Buena Vista.
• Quartz, 23 miles from Poncha Springs in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $14 per night); listed under camping near Pitkin.
• Collegiate Peaks, 24 miles from Poncha Springs in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Buena Vista.
• Pitkin, 24 miles from Poncha Springs in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $24 per night); listed under camping near Pitkin.
• Mirror Lake, 25 miles from Poncha Springs in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $14 per night); listed under camping near Tincup.
• Lake Creek, 29 miles from Poncha Springs in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Westcliffe.
• Gold Creek, 29 miles from Poncha Springs in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Pitkin.

Things to do near Poncha Springs

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

• Frantz Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 3.1 miles from Poncha Springs; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Lake O'Haver fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 7.6 miles from Poncha Springs; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Pike and San Isabel National Forests, all 3 campgrounds here sit inside this national forest, the nearest Angel of Shavano at 9.1 miles from Poncha Springs; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
• Mount Princeton Hot Springs, a hot spring whose mapped point is 15 miles from Poncha Springs; soaking details on swimholesmap.com.
• Browns Canyon National Monument, a BLM unit whose mapped point is 16 miles from Poncha Springs; its camping rule, field office, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Cottonwood Hot Springs, a hot spring whose mapped point is 22 miles from Poncha Springs; soaking details on swimholesmap.com.
• Valley View Hot Springs, a hot spring whose mapped point is 27 miles from Poncha Springs; soaking details on swimholesmap.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Poncha Springs

Groceries

• Alta Convenience convenience store · 0.4 miles
• LaGree's Food Store supermarket · 0.4 miles
• Poncha Market convenience store · 0.7 miles

Fuel

• Conoco fuel station · 0.4 miles
• Poncha Market fuel station · 0.7 miles
• Shell fuel station · 0.8 miles

RV dump station

• Four Seasons RV Park RV park · 5.8 miles · (719) 539-3084
• BV Overlook Camp & Lodging campground · 21 miles · (719) 395-8318
• B1 service point · 24 miles

Pharmacy

• Salida Pharmacy & Fountain pharmacy · 4.4 miles

Laundromat

• Laundromat laundromat · 3.8 miles
• Wally La-La's laundromat · 22 miles · Hours Mo-Sa 08:00-21:00
• Pancho's laundromat · 22 miles

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Poncha Springs: 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.