Camping near Ward, Colorado

Camping near Ward, Colorado includes 1 public campground on record, 1 first-come. All are run by the U.S. Forest Service. Another 33 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Ward.

Pawnee

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Camping near Ward at a glance

Public campgrounds: 1 (1 National Forest)
Getting a site: 1 first-come
Cost: Lowest posted fee at Pawnee: "Single Site: $29 per night"
Distance from Ward: 2.8 miles in a straight line
Elevation: 10,400 ft at Pawnee (the only one on record)
Drinking water: 1 of 1

Distances are straight-line miles from Ward'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.

Pawnee Ward · National Forest · 2.8 mi · First-come

Sites: Not on record
Season: Not on record
Fee: Single Site: $29 per night

More campgrounds within 30 miles of Ward

Camp Dick, 3.9 miles from Ward in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Allenspark.
Peaceful Valley, 4.1 miles from Ward in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Allenspark.
Pawnee, 4.9 miles from Ward in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Boulder.
Rainbow Lakes, 5.2 miles from Ward in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $22 per night); listed under camping near Nederland.
Olive Ridge, 9.4 miles from Ward in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Allenspark.
Kelly Dahl, 9.8 miles from Ward in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Gilpin.
Meeker Park, 12 miles from Ward in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $16 per night); listed under camping near Meeker Park.
Arapaho Bay, 13 miles from Ward in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Grand.
Rocky Mountain National Park Longs Peak Campground, 14 miles from Ward in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable (Standard nonelectric: $30 per night); listed under camping near Larimer.
Pickle Gulch, 16 miles from Ward in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Gilpin.
Cold Springs, 16 miles from Ward in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $27 per night); listed under camping near Gilpin.
Cold Springs - Arapaho Roosevelt NF, 16 miles from Ward in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Gilpin.
Pickle Gulch Group Campground, 16 miles from Ward in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Gilpin.
Columbine, 18 miles from Ward in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $26 per night); listed under camping near Gilpin.
Idlewild, 18 miles from Ward in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Winter Park.
Rocky Mountain National Park Glacier Basin Campground, 18 miles from Ward in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ; listed under camping near Larimer.
Midland Group Campground, 19 miles from Ward in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Winter Park.
Green Ridge, 20 miles from Ward in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Grand Lake.
Sunset Point, 20 miles from Ward in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $33 per night); listed under camping near Grand.
Rocky Mountain National Park Moraine Park Campground, 21 miles from Ward in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ; listed under camping near Larimer.
Cutthroat Bay Group Campground, 21 miles from Ward in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Grand.
Robbers Roost, 21 miles from Ward in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Winter Park.
Stillwater, 21 miles from Ward in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $32 per night (walk to), $38 per night (non-electric), $43 per night (electric)); listed under camping near Grand.
St. Louis Creek, 21 miles from Ward in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Grand.
Bull Mountain, 23 miles from Ward in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Grand Lake.
Rocky Mountain National Park Aspenglen Campground, 23 miles from Ward in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ; listed under camping near Larimer.
Willow Creek, 24 miles from Ward in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Grand.
Willow Creek Group, 24 miles from Ward in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Standard nonelectric: $116 per night); listed under camping near Grand.
Byers Creek, 24 miles from Ward in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ; listed under camping near Grand.
Mizpah, 25 miles from Ward in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $23 per night); listed under camping near Empire.
Rocky Mountain National Park Timber Creek Campground, 28 miles from Ward in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ; listed under camping near Grand.
West Chicago Creek, 28 miles from Ward in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Idaho Springs.
Echo Lake, 29 miles from Ward in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $26 per night); listed under camping near Idaho Springs.

Things to do near Ward

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

Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, Pawnee (2.8 miles from Ward) sits inside this national forest; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
Barker Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 7.5 miles from Ward; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Indian Peaks Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 11 miles from Ward; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Monarch Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 12 miles from Ward; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Eldorado Canyon State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 14 miles from Ward; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
James Peak Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 14 miles from Ward; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Viele Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 16 miles from Ward; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Kriley Pond fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 17 miles from Ward; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Slough Pond fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 17 miles from Ward; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Lagerman Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 18 miles from Ward; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Ward

Nearest emergency room

Boulder Community Health

4747 Arapahoe Ave, Boulder, CO, 15 miles from Ward . (303) 440-2273

Next nearest: Estes Park Medical Center, 555 Prospect Mountain Dr, Estes Park, CO, 20 miles , (970) 577-4470.

In an emergency, call 911.

Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) .

Groceries: Jackleggers Mercantile convenience store · 0.4 miles
Kwik Mart convenience store · 7.6 miles
Mountain People's Co-op supermarket · 7.7 miles · (303) 258-7500 · Hours 08:00-20:00
Fuel: Gasamat fuel station · 7.6 miles
Ferncliff Food & Fuel fuel station · 8.1 miles
Shell fuel station · 12 miles · (303) 449-5523 · Hours 24/7
Propane: AmeriGas propane dealer · 21 miles
RV dump station: Dump Station RV dump station · 14 miles
LaVern M. Johnson RV Park RV park · 16 miles
Stillwater Campground campground · 21 miles · (970) 887-4100
Pharmacy: Pharmaca pharmacy · 13 miles · (303) 442-0589
Safeway pharmacy · 14 miles · Hours Mo-Fr 08:00-20:00; Sa 09:00-18:00; Su 10:00-18:00
Walgreens pharmacy · 14 miles · Hours Mo-Fr 09:00-21:00; Sa 09:00-18:00; Su 10:00-18:00
Laundromat: Meeker Park Laundry laundromat · 11 miles
Wavemax laundromat · 13 miles
John's Cleaners laundromat · 14 miles · Hours Mo-Fr 07:00-19:00; Sa 08:30-17:00; Su 11:00-16:00

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Ward: 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 Ward, CO?

1 public campground is on record near Ward. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Pawnee (2.8 miles). 1 is first-come, first-served with no reservations.

Is there free camping near Ward, CO?

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

Where can I camp near Ward with drinking water?

Pawnee has potable water on record.

Where is the nearest emergency room to Ward, CO?

Boulder Community Health, 4747 Arapahoe Ave, Boulder, CO, is 15 miles from Ward in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (303) 440-2273. In an emergency, call 911.

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