Camping near Silverthorne, Colorado

Camping near Silverthorne, Colorado includes 1 public campground on record, 1 reservable. All are run by the U.S. Forest Service. Another 48 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Silverthorne.

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Camping near Silverthorne at a glance

Public campgrounds: 1 (1 National Forest)
Getting a site: 1 reservable
Cost: Lowest posted fee at Blue River: "Single Site: $27 per night"
Distance from Silverthorne: 5 miles in a straight line
Elevation: 8,484 ft at Blue River (the only one on record)
Campsites: 24 across the 1 campground that state a count
RVs: 1 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 2 ft (Blue River)

Distances are straight-line miles from Silverthorne'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.

Blue River Silverthorne · National Forest · 5 mi · Reservable

Sites: 24
Season: Not on record
Fee: Single Site: $27 per night

More campgrounds within 30 miles of Silverthorne

Heaton Bay Campground, 3.9 miles from Silverthorne in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $31 per night); listed under camping near Frisco.
Windy Point Group Campground, 4.3 miles from Silverthorne in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Frisco.
Prospector, 4.8 miles from Silverthorne in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Frisco.
Pine Cove Campground, 5.1 miles from Silverthorne in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Frisco.
Peak One, 5.3 miles from Silverthorne in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $28 per night); listed under camping near Frisco.
Lowry, 5.4 miles from Silverthorne in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Summit.
Sugarloaf, 9.6 miles from Silverthorne in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $24 per night); listed under camping near Parshall.
South Fork Group Site - Arapaho NF, 9.8 miles from Silverthorne in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Grand.
South Fork, 9.9 miles from Silverthorne in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $27 per night); listed under camping near Parshall.
Gore Creek, 10 miles from Silverthorne in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Vail.
Prairie Point, 15 miles from Silverthorne in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $23 per night); listed under camping near Heeney.
Mcdonald Flats Campground, 15 miles from Silverthorne in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $23 per night); listed under camping near Heeney.
Horseshoe, 17 miles from Silverthorne in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $23 per night); listed under camping near Parshall.
Cataract Creek, 17 miles from Silverthorne in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $23 per night); listed under camping near Heeney.
Mizpah, 18 miles from Silverthorne in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $23 per night); listed under camping near Empire.
Byers Creek, 18 miles from Silverthorne in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ; listed under camping near Grand.
Cow Creek South, 18 miles from Silverthorne in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Summit.
Cow Creek North, 19 miles from Silverthorne in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $21 per night); listed under camping near Heeney.
Hornsilver, 19 miles from Silverthorne in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Red Cliff.
Hall Valley, 19 miles from Silverthorne in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ($24 per night); listed under camping near Park.
Elliott Creek, 20 miles from Silverthorne in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $21 per night); listed under camping near Heeney.
Homestake Valley, 20 miles from Silverthorne in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Red Cliff.
Camp Hale East Fork Group Campground, 20 miles from Silverthorne in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Red Cliff.
Handcart, 20 miles from Silverthorne in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Site: $24 per night); listed under camping near Park.
Willows, 20 miles from Silverthorne in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $23 per night); listed under camping near Heeney.
Jefferson Creek, 20 miles from Silverthorne in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Jefferson.
Tigiwon Community House, 20 miles from Silverthorne in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Site: $60 per night); listed under camping near Eagle.
Guanella Pass, 20 miles from Silverthorne in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $26 per night); listed under camping near Georgetown.
Clear Lake, 20 miles from Silverthorne in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $23 per night); listed under camping near Georgetown.
Michigan Creek, 20 miles from Silverthorne in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ($22 per night); listed under camping near Jefferson.
Camp Hale Memorial, 21 miles from Silverthorne in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Red Cliff.
Aspen, 21 miles from Silverthorne in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $24 per night); listed under camping near Jefferson.
Geneva Park, 21 miles from Silverthorne in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Park.
Lodgepole, 21 miles from Silverthorne in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Jefferson.
Selkirk, 21 miles from Silverthorne in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ($22 per night); listed under camping near Como.
Halfmoon, 21 miles from Silverthorne in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $19 per night); listed under camping near Minturn.
Robbers Roost, 21 miles from Silverthorne in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Winter Park.
St. Louis Creek, 22 miles from Silverthorne in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Grand.
Burning Bear Campground, 23 miles from Silverthorne in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $28 per night); listed under camping near Park.
Kite Lake, 23 miles from Silverthorne in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ; listed under camping near Alma.
Midland Group Campground, 23 miles from Silverthorne in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Winter Park.
West Chicago Creek, 23 miles from Silverthorne in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Idaho Springs.
Timberline, 23 miles from Silverthorne in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Park.
Idlewild, 24 miles from Silverthorne in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Winter Park.
Kenosha Pass, 25 miles from Silverthorne in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Grant.
Kenosha East, 25 miles from Silverthorne in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Site: $24 per night); listed under camping near Park.
Gold Park, 26 miles from Silverthorne in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $27 per night); listed under camping near Red Cliff.
Echo Lake, 26 miles from Silverthorne in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $26 per night); listed under camping near Idaho Springs.

Things to do near Silverthorne

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

Dillon Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 4.4 miles from Silverthorne; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
White River National Forest, Blue River (5 miles from Silverthorne) sits inside this national forest; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 5.2 miles from Silverthorne; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Byers Peak Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 14 miles from Silverthorne; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Vasquez Peak Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 16 miles from Silverthorne; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Eagles Nest Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 16 miles from Silverthorne; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Piney Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 17 miles from Silverthorne; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Jefferson Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 19 miles from Silverthorne; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Georgetown Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 21 miles from Silverthorne; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Nottingham Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 24 miles from Silverthorne; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Silverthorne

Nearest emergency room

St Anthony Summit Medical Center

340 Peak One Drive, Frisco, CO, 6.3 miles from Silverthorne . (970) 668-3300

Next nearest: Vail Health Hospital, 181 E Meadow Dr, Vail, CO, 15 miles , (970) 476-2451.

In an emergency, call 911.

Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) ; the location of St Anthony Summit Medical Center is from OpenStreetMap, the Census geocoder could not place its address.

Groceries: Maverik convenience store · 1.1 miles · (970) 468-0888 · Hours 24/7
7-Eleven convenience store · 2.3 miles
Conoco convenience store · 2.6 miles
Fuel: Maverik fuel station · 1.1 miles · (970) 468-0888 · Hours 24/7
7-Eleven fuel station · 2.3 miles
Conoco fuel station · 2.6 miles
Propane: Ferrellgas propane dealer · 5.7 miles · (970) 668-3626
Pharmacy: Walgreens pharmacy · 2.6 miles
Walgreens pharmacy · 23 miles
Laundromat: Colorado Mountain - Pristine Dry Cleaners laundromat · 2.6 miles
Dillon Laundromat laundromat · 3.2 miles
Soap's Up laundromat · 18 miles

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Silverthorne: RV dump station, 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 Silverthorne, CO?

1 public campground is on record near Silverthorne. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Blue River (5 miles). 1 books through Recreation.gov.

Is there free camping near Silverthorne, CO?

Not at a developed campground: each of the 1 public campground on record near Silverthorne charges a fee, listed in the table.

Where can I camp with an RV near Silverthorne, CO?

1 campground near Silverthorne takes RVs: Blue River. None has hookups on record.

Where can I go tent camping near Silverthorne, CO?

Blue River lists tent or walk-in sites on record.

Where is the nearest emergency room to Silverthorne, CO?

St Anthony Summit Medical Center, 340 Peak One Drive, Frisco, CO, is 6.3 miles from Silverthorne in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (970) 668-3300. In an emergency, call 911.

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