Camping near Salida, Colorado

Camping near Salida at a glance

Public campgrounds

2 (2 National Forest)

Getting a site

2 first-come

Cost

Lowest posted fee at North Fork Reservoir: "$18.00 for overnight use as of 2025."

Distance from Salida

11 miles (O'haver Lake) to 18 miles (North Fork Reservoir) in a straight line; 1 within 15 miles

Elevation

7,800 ft (North Fork Reservoir) to 9,200 ft (O'haver Lake), 2 of 2 on record

Distances are straight-line miles from Salida'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 Salida

• Ohaver Lake, 11 miles from Salida in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Chaffee.
• Angel of Shavano Group Campground, 13 miles from Salida in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Poncha Springs.
• Angel of Shavano, 13 miles from Salida in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ($25.00 for overnight use as of 2025.); listed under camping near Poncha Springs.
• Bootleg, 17 miles from Salida in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ($10 per night); listed under camping near Buena Vista.
• Hayden Creek, 17 miles from Salida in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ($22.00 for overnight use as of 2025 summer operating season.); listed under camping near Coaldale.
• Coaldale, 17 miles from Salida in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $22 per night); listed under camping near Coaldale.
• Monarch Park, 18 miles from Salida in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Poncha Springs.
• Mt. Princeton, 18 miles from Salida in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Buena Vista.
• Chalk Lake, 18 miles from Salida in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Buena Vista.
• Cascade, 18 miles from Salida in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Buena Vista.
• Iron City, 22 miles from Salida in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Buena Vista.
• Snowblind, 23 miles from Salida in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $14 per night); listed under camping near Sargents.
• Cottonwood Lake, 24 miles from Salida in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ; listed under camping near Buena Vista.
• Middle Quartz, 24 miles from Salida in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Pitkin.
• Collegiate Peaks, 26 miles from Salida in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Buena Vista.
• Lake Creek, 26 miles from Salida in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Westcliffe.
• Quartz, 27 miles from Salida in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $14 per night); listed under camping near Pitkin.
• Mirror Lake, 28 miles from Salida in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $14 per night); listed under camping near Tincup.
• Pitkin, 28 miles from Salida in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $24 per night); listed under camping near Pitkin.

Things to do near Salida

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

• Frantz Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 1.6 miles from Salida; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Lake O'Haver fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 11 miles from Salida; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Pike and San Isabel National Forests, all 2 campgrounds here sit inside this national forest, the nearest O'haver Lake at 11 miles from Salida; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
• Browns Canyon National Monument, a BLM unit whose mapped point is 15 miles from Salida; its camping rule, field office, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Mount Princeton Hot Springs, a hot spring whose mapped point is 17 miles from Salida; soaking details on swimholesmap.com.
• Cottonwood Hot Springs, a hot spring whose mapped point is 23 miles from Salida; soaking details on swimholesmap.com.
• Valley View Hot Springs, a hot spring whose mapped point is 25 miles from Salida; soaking details on swimholesmap.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Salida

Groceries

• Loaf 'N Jug convenience store · 0.4 miles
• Natural Grocers supermarket · 0.5 miles · (719) 239-7161 · Hours Mo-Sa 08:27-20:36; Su 08:57-19:36
• Safeway supermarket · 0.5 miles · (719) 539-3513

Fuel

• Western Fuel fuel station · 0.6 miles
• conoco fuel station · 0.6 miles
• Shell fuel station · 0.6 miles

RV dump station

• Four Seasons RV Park RV park · 2.2 miles · (719) 539-3084
• BV Overlook Camp & Lodging campground · 21 miles · (719) 395-8318
• B1 service point · 24 miles

Pharmacy

• Salida Pharmacy & Fountain pharmacy · 0.5 miles

Laundromat

• Laundromat laundromat · 0.4 miles
• Wally La-La's laundromat · 23 miles · Hours Mo-Sa 08:00-21:00
• Pancho's laundromat · 23 miles

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Salida: 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.