Camping near Westcliffe, Colorado

Camping near Westcliffe at a glance

Public campgrounds

2 (2 National Forest)

Getting a site

2 reservable

Cost

Lowest posted fee at Lake Creek: "Site: $25 per night"

Distance from Westcliffe

6.4 miles (Alvarado) to 14 miles (Lake Creek) in a straight line; 2 within 15 miles

Elevation

8,200 ft (Lake Creek) to 9,000 ft (Alvarado), 2 of 2 on record

Season

1 seasonal with posted dates

Campsites

51 across the 2 campgrounds that state a count

RVs

1 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 45 ft (Alvarado)

Distances are straight-line miles from Westcliffe'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 Westcliffe

• North Crestone Creek, 15 miles from Westcliffe in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Day Use:); listed under camping near Crestone.
• Oak Creek, 16 miles from Westcliffe in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Fremont.
• Ophir Creek, 20 miles from Westcliffe in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Rye.
• Davenport, 22 miles from Westcliffe in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Rye.
• Medano Pass Primitive Road Campsites, 23 miles from Westcliffe in a straight line , National Park Service ; listed under camping near Saguache.
• Coaldale, 23 miles from Westcliffe in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $22 per night); listed under camping near Coaldale.
• Hayden Creek, 24 miles from Westcliffe in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ($22.00 for overnight use as of 2025 summer operating season.); listed under camping near Coaldale.
• Spruce Group Campground, 24 miles from Westcliffe in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ; listed under camping near Rye.
• Ponderosa Group Campground, 24 miles from Westcliffe in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ; listed under camping near Rye.
• St. Charles, 24 miles from Westcliffe in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ; listed under camping near Rye.
• St Charles Campground - Lake Isabel, 24 miles from Westcliffe in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Custer.
• La Vista, 24 miles from Westcliffe in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ; listed under camping near Rye.
• Ponderosa Group - Lake Isabel, 25 miles from Westcliffe in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Custer.
• Southside, 25 miles from Westcliffe in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ; listed under camping near Pueblo.
• Southside Campground - Lake Isabel, 25 miles from Westcliffe in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Custer.
• Spruce Group - Lake Isabel, 25 miles from Westcliffe in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Custer.
• Pinon Flats Campground, 27 miles from Westcliffe in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ; listed under camping near Alamosa.

Things to do near Westcliffe

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

• Pike and San Isabel National Forests, all 2 campgrounds here sit inside this national forest, the nearest Alvarado at 6.4 miles from Westcliffe; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
• Sangre de Cristo Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 11 miles from Westcliffe; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• San Isabel Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 11 miles from Westcliffe; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Valley View Hot Springs, a hot spring whose mapped point is 20 miles from Westcliffe; soaking details on swimholesmap.com.
• Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve, a National Park Service unit whose mapped point is 21 miles from Westcliffe; its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Great Sand Dunes Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 24 miles from Westcliffe; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Baca National Wildlife Refuge, a national wildlife refuge whose mapped point is 24 miles from Westcliffe; its hours, camping, hunting and fishing rules, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Greenhorn Mountain Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 29 miles from Westcliffe; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Westcliffe

Groceries

• Sunflower Natural Foods convenience store · 0.1 miles · (719) 738-9266 · Hours Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-17:00; Su 10:00-16:00
• Lowe's supermarket · 0.3 miles · (719) 783-0550 · Hours Mo-Su 07:00-20:00
• The Country Store general store · 0.5 miles · Hours Mo-Su 06:00-20:00

Fuel

• Shell fuel station · 0.2 miles · Hours 24/7
• Westcliffe Petroleum propane dealer · 0.3 miles · (719) 783-2640
• Conoco fuel station · 0.6 miles · Hours 24/7

Propane

• Westcliffe Petroleum propane dealer · 0.3 miles · (719) 783-2640
• Airgas propane dealer · 25 miles · (719) 275-5625 · Hours Mo-Fr 07:00-16:00; PH closed

Laundromat

• Express Laundry laundromat · 25 miles

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Westcliffe: 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.