Camping near Vail, Colorado

Camping near Vail at a glance

Public campgrounds

1 (1 National Forest)

Getting a site

1 reservable

Cost

Lowest posted fee at Gore Creek: "Single Site: $29 per night"

Distance from Vail

4.7 miles in a straight line

Elevation

8,700 ft at Gore Creek (the only one on record)

Campsites

25 across the 1 campground that state a count

RVs

1 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 35 ft (Gore Creek)

Distances are straight-line miles from Vail'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 Vail

• Tigiwon Community House, 8.5 miles from Vail in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Site: $60 per night); listed under camping near Eagle.
• Halfmoon, 10 miles from Vail in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $19 per night); listed under camping near Minturn.
• Hornsilver, 10 miles from Vail in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Red Cliff.
• Homestake Valley, 11 miles from Vail in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Red Cliff.
• Blue River, 14 miles from Vail in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $27 per night); listed under camping near Silverthorne.
• Cataract Creek, 14 miles from Vail in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $23 per night); listed under camping near Heeney.
• Camp Hale Memorial, 15 miles from Vail in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Red Cliff.
• Heaton Bay Campground, 15 miles from Vail in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $31 per night); listed under camping near Frisco.
• Camp Hale East Fork Group Campground, 16 miles from Vail in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Red Cliff.
• Prairie Point, 16 miles from Vail in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $23 per night); listed under camping near Heeney.
• Mcdonald Flats Campground, 16 miles from Vail in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $23 per night); listed under camping near Heeney.
• Peak One, 16 miles from Vail in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $28 per night); listed under camping near Frisco.
• Pine Cove Campground, 16 miles from Vail in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Frisco.
• Elliott Creek, 17 miles from Vail in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $21 per night); listed under camping near Heeney.
• Gold Park, 17 miles from Vail in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $27 per night); listed under camping near Red Cliff.
• Windy Point Group Campground, 17 miles from Vail in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Frisco.
• Cow Creek South, 17 miles from Vail in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Summit.
• Prospector, 17 miles from Vail in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Frisco.
• Cow Creek North, 18 miles from Vail in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $21 per night); listed under camping near Heeney.
• Willows, 18 miles from Vail in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $23 per night); listed under camping near Heeney.
• Lowry, 18 miles from Vail in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Summit.
• Wolcott Campground, 19 miles from Vail in a straight line , BLM ; listed under camping near Eagle.
• Fulford Cave, 19 miles from Vail in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $23 per night); listed under camping near Eagle.
• Yeoman Park, 19 miles from Vail in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $23 per night); listed under camping near Eagle.
• South Fork Group Site - Arapaho NF, 21 miles from Vail in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Grand.
• South Fork, 21 miles from Vail in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $27 per night); listed under camping near Parshall.
• Sugarloaf, 21 miles from Vail in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $24 per night); listed under camping near Parshall.
• Horseshoe, 23 miles from Vail in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $23 per night); listed under camping near Parshall.
• Radium Recreation Area, 24 miles from Vail in a straight line , BLM , reservable ; listed under camping near Grand.
• Elk Wallow, 24 miles from Vail in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $20 per night); listed under camping near Basalt.
• Kite Lake, 25 miles from Vail in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ; listed under camping near Alma.
• Tabor, 25 miles from Vail in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ($29 per night); listed under camping near Leadville.
• May Queen, 25 miles from Vail in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Leadville.
• Father Dyer, 25 miles from Vail in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Leadville.
• Baby Doe, 25 miles from Vail in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29- $33 per night); listed under camping near Leadville.
• Pumphouse Recreation Area, 25 miles from Vail in a straight line , BLM , reservable ; listed under camping near Grand.
• Printer Boy, 26 miles from Vail in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Lake.
• Printerboy Group Campground, 26 miles from Vail in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ; listed under camping near Leadville.
• Belle of Colorado, 26 miles from Vail in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Leadville.
• Molly Brown, 26 miles from Vail in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Leadville.
• Matchless, 26 miles from Vail in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ($29 per night); listed under camping near Leadville.
• Silver Dollar, 26 miles from Vail in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Leadville.
• Chapman Group, 27 miles from Vail in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Pitkin.
• Chapman Campground, 27 miles from Vail in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Day Use Fee); listed under camping near Pitkin.
• Dearhamer, 28 miles from Vail in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Day Use fee); listed under camping near Pitkin.
• Selkirk, 29 miles from Vail in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ($22 per night); listed under camping near Como.
• Byers Creek, 30 miles from Vail in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ; listed under camping near Grand.
• Little Mattie, 30 miles from Vail in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $31 per night); listed under camping near Basalt.
• Michigan Creek, 30 miles from Vail in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ($22 per night); listed under camping near Jefferson.

Things to do near Vail

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

• White River National Forest, Gore Creek (4.7 miles from Vail) sits inside this national forest; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
• Piney Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 6 miles from Vail; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Nottingham Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 8.9 miles from Vail; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Eagles Nest Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 9.4 miles from Vail; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Holy Cross Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 14 miles from Vail; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Dillon Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 16 miles from Vail; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 20 miles from Vail; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Sylvan Lake State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 20 miles from Vail; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Radium Hot Springs, a hot spring whose mapped point is 22 miles from Vail; soaking details on swimholesmap.com.
• Sylvan Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 23 miles from Vail; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Vail

Groceries

• Market convenience store · 0.4 miles
• The Market at Vail convenience store · 1.4 miles
• Lionshead General Store convenience store · 1.5 miles

Fuel

• Conoco fuel station · 3 miles
• Stop 'n Save fuel station · 3.2 miles
• Shell convenience store · 3.2 miles

Propane

• Ferrellgas propane dealer · 15 miles · (970) 668-3626

Potable water fill

• Radium Hot Spring water fill point · 24 miles

Pharmacy

• Walgreens pharmacy · 8.5 miles
• Walgreens pharmacy · 16 miles
• Nearly Everything Store pharmacy · 25 miles

Laundromat

• Soap's Up laundromat · 3 miles
• Colorado Mountain - Pristine Dry Cleaners laundromat · 16 miles
• Dillon Laundromat laundromat · 17 miles

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Vail: RV dump station 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.