Camping near Rye, Colorado
Camping near Rye, Colorado includes 6 public campgrounds on record, 2 reservable and 4 first-come. All are run by the U.S. Forest Service. The nearest, La Vista, is 8.2 miles from Rye in a straight line, and all 6 are within 15 miles. Another 5 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Rye.
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Camping near Rye at a glance
- Public campgrounds
- 6 (6 National Forest)
- Getting a site
- 2 reservable and 4 first-come
- Distance from Rye
- 8.2 miles (La Vista) to 14 miles (Ophir Creek) in a straight line; 6 within 15 miles
- Elevation
- 8,400 ft (La Vista) to 8,900 ft (Ophir Creek), 6 of 6 on record
- Campsites
- 42 across the 2 campgrounds that state a count
- RVs
- 1 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 40 ft (Ophir Creek)
Distances are straight-line miles from Rye'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.
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More campgrounds within 30 miles of Rye
- Ponderosa Group - Lake Isabel, 8 miles from Rye in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Custer.
- Spruce Group - Lake Isabel, 8 miles from Rye in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Custer.
- Southside Campground - Lake Isabel, 8.1 miles from Rye in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Custer.
- Southside, 8.2 miles from Rye in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ; listed under camping near Pueblo.
- St Charles Campground - Lake Isabel, 8.4 miles from Rye in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Custer.
Things to do near Rye
Public land and water within 30 miles of Rye, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.
- Greenhorn Mountain Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 5.9 miles from Rye; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Pike and San Isabel National Forests, all 6 campgrounds here sit inside this national forest, the nearest La Vista at 8.2 miles from Rye; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
- Lathrop State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 22 miles from Rye; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Pueblo Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 26 miles from Rye; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Lake Pueblo State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 28 miles from Rye; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Daigre Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 28 miles from Rye; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Wahatoya Lake Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 29 miles from Rye; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Supplies and emergencies near Rye
Nearest emergency room
Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center
23500 Us Hwy 160, Walsenburg, CO, 23 miles from Rye . (719) 738-5100
Next nearest: St Thomas More Hospital, 1338 Phay Ave, Canon City, CO, 40 miles , (719) 285-2000.
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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- Valley Market
- Loaf 'N Jug
- Fast Break
- Fuel
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- Loaf 'N Jug
- Sinclair
- Diamond Shamrock
- Pharmacy
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- Valley Health Mart Pharmacy
Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Rye: propane, RV dump station, potable water fill, 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.
Common questions
Where can I camp around Rye, CO?
6 public campgrounds are on record near Rye. Nearest first, straight-line from town: La Vista (8.2 miles), St. Charles (8.5 miles), Ponderosa Group Campground (8.7 miles), Spruce Group Campground (8.9 miles), and 2 more. 4 are first-come, first-served with no reservations and 2 book through Recreation.gov.
Where can I camp with an RV near Rye, CO?
1 campground near Rye takes RVs: Ophir Creek. None has hookups on record.
Where can I go tent camping near Rye, CO?
Davenport lists tent or walk-in sites on record.
Where is the nearest emergency room to Rye, CO?
Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center, 23500 Us Hwy 160, Walsenburg, CO, is 23 miles from Rye in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (719) 738-5100. In an emergency, call 911.
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