Camping near Walden, Colorado
Camping near Walden, Colorado includes 4 public campgrounds on record, 1 reservable and 3 first-come. All are run by the U.S. Forest Service. The nearest, Teal Lake, is 20 miles from Walden in a straight line, and none is within 15 miles. Another 19 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Walden.
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Camping near Walden at a glance
- Public campgrounds
- 4 (4 National Forest)
- Getting a site
- 1 reservable and 3 first-come
- Cost
- Lowest posted fee at Big Creek Lakes: "Single Site: $20 per night"
- Distance from Walden
- 20 miles (Teal Lake) to 23 miles (Hidden Lakes) in a straight line; none within 15 miles
- Elevation
- 9,020 ft (Big Creek Lakes) to 9,200 ft (Teal Lake), 4 of 4 on record
- Campsites
- 24 across the 1 campground that state a count
- RVs
- 1 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 50 ft (Big Creek Lakes)
Distances are straight-line miles from Walden'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.
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $20 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $20 per night
Big Creek Lakes - Sites
- 24
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $20 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $20 per night
More campgrounds within 30 miles of Walden
- Sage Campground, 10 miles from Walden in a straight line , BLM ; listed under camping near Jackson.
- Browns Park, 19 miles from Walden in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $22 per night); listed under camping near Rustic.
- Aspen, 20 miles from Walden in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $14 per night); listed under camping near Jackson.
- Teal Lake Group Campsite, 20 miles from Walden in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Site: $20–$40 per night); listed under camping near Jackson.
- Tunnel, 23 miles from Walden in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $28 per night); listed under camping near Larimer.
- Seedhouse Group Site - Medicine-Bow Routt NF, 24 miles from Walden in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Routt.
- Chambers Lake, 25 miles from Walden in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $30 per night); listed under camping near Larimer.
- Summit Lake, 25 miles from Walden in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $20 per night); listed under camping near Steamboat Springs.
- Aspen Glen, 26 miles from Walden in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $23 per night); listed under camping near Rustic.
- Seedhouse Group Campground, 26 miles from Walden in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Steamboat Springs.
- Big South, 26 miles from Walden in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $23 per night); listed under camping near Rustic.
- Seedhouse, 26 miles from Walden in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $26 per night); listed under camping near Steamboat Springs.
- Sleeping Elephant, 27 miles from Walden in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $23 per night); listed under camping near Rustic.
- Granite Campground, 27 miles from Walden in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $20 per night); listed under camping near Steamboat Springs.
- Dumont Lake, 29 miles from Walden in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $26 per night); listed under camping near Steamboat Springs.
- Hinman Park, 29 miles from Walden in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $14 per night); listed under camping near Steamboat Springs.
- Big Bend, 29 miles from Walden in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $23 per night); listed under camping near Rustic.
- Dry Lake, 30 miles from Walden in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $26 per night); listed under camping near Steamboat Springs.
- Grandview, 30 miles from Walden in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Larimer.
Things to do near Walden
Public land and water within 30 miles of Walden, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.
- Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge, a national wildlife refuge whose mapped point is 4.7 miles from Walden; its hours, camping, hunting and fishing rules, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Rawah Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 15 miles from Walden; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Platte River Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 18 miles from Walden; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Seymour Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 18 miles from Walden; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- North Michigan Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 19 miles from Walden; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, all 4 campgrounds here sit inside this national forest, the nearest Teal Lake at 20 miles from Walden; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
- Teal Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 20 miles from Walden; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Chambers Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 24 miles from Walden; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Miller Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 24 miles from Walden; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Platte River Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 25 miles from Walden; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Supplies and emergencies near Walden
Nearest emergency room
Uchealth Yampa Valley Medical Center
1024 Central Park Dr, Steamboat Springs, CO, 34 miles from Walden . (970) 879-1322
Next nearest: Middle Park Medical Center, 214 4th St, Kremmling, CO, 47 miles , (970) 724-3442.
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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- Corkles Mini Mart
- Walden Conoco
- North Park Super's
- Fuel
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- Corkles Mini Mart
- Shell
- Sinclair
- Laundromat
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- Walden Coin-op Laundry
Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Walden: propane, RV dump station, potable water fill, pharmacy, 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 Walden, CO?
4 public campgrounds are on record near Walden. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Teal Lake (20 miles), Pines (22 miles), Big Creek Lakes (22 miles), and Hidden Lakes (23 miles). 3 are first-come, first-served with no reservations and 1 books through Recreation.gov.
Is there free camping near Walden, CO?
Not at a developed campground: each of the 4 public campgrounds on record near Walden charges a fee, listed in the table.
Where can I camp with an RV near Walden, CO?
1 campground near Walden takes RVs: Big Creek Lakes. None has hookups on record.
Where can I camp near a lake around Walden, CO?
Teal Lake sits on Teal Lake.
Where is the nearest emergency room to Walden, CO?
Uchealth Yampa Valley Medical Center, 1024 Central Park Dr, Steamboat Springs, CO, is 34 miles from Walden in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (970) 879-1322. In an emergency, call 911.
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