Dispersed Camping in Gilpin County, Colorado
Showing 20 locations in Gilpin County.
Baltimore Ridge Dispersed Camping
Baltimore Ridge offers dispersed camping opportunities along a native material forest road in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests. This route provides a quiet, wooded setting suitable for various rigs looking to camp near Central City.
Base Camp at Golden Gate Canyon
An established private campground featuring RV hookups, tent sites, and cabins near Golden Gate Canyon. Non-guests can access amenities like coin-operated showers, laundry, propane, and drinking water fills for a small fee.
Central City Forest Spur
A quiet forest spur road offering dispersed camping in the Arapaho National Forest near Central City. The native dirt surface is best suited for high-clearance vehicles and campervans.
Cold Springs Campground - Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests
A well-maintained developed Forest Service campground situated along the Peak to Peak Scenic Byway in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests. It features 38 spacious sites equipped with picnic tables, fire rings, and tent pads, nested under a scenic canopy of pine trees. Amenities include vault toilets, potable drinking water, trash collection, and a small playground. Due to the hillside layout, several sites are pull-overs with retaining walls and steps leading up to the living area, which are not suitable for larger rigs or vehicles with slide-outs.
Columbine Campground
A scenic developed campground situated in a grove of aspen and lodgepole pine. Highly popular with off-road and OHV enthusiasts, it features direct access to numerous nearby 4WD and jeep trails. The site provides standard amenities including picnic tables, fire rings, vault toilets, and seasonal trash service.
Elk Creek Road Dispersed Camping
Dispersed camping corridor along Elk Creek Road within the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests. It offers standard dirt road access with multiple pullout sites suitable for various rigs.
Fairburn Spurs
A system of dirt spur roads off Fairburn Mountain offering dispersed camping options within the Arapaho National Forest. The dirt road is open to all vehicles but features a native material surface.
Jenny Lind - Perigo Road Dispersed
This scenic dirt road corridor in Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests offers rugged dispersed camping spots near historic Central City. The native material dirt road is accessible to most vehicles but can be rough and rutted.
Kingston Peak Road Dispersed
Rugged dispersed camping corridor situated along Kingston Peak Road within the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests. The area provides access to high-clearance routes near local alpine peaks and is seasonally accessible.
KOA - Central City
A private, full-service commercial campground offering tent and RV sites. Features scenic views of the Rocky Mountains, electric hookups, and year-round availability with standard resort amenities.
Lady Luck Casino Parking
An outdoor parking lot at the casino, suitable primarily for small camper vans due to limited space and significantly unlevel terrain. Most casino parking is redirected to the adjacent parking garage, leaving this small open-air lot as an option for low-profile rigs seeking a quick overnight stay near Black Hawk.
Mammoth Gulch
Mammoth Gulch offers dispersed camping corridors within the Arapaho National Forest near Central City.
Montana Mountain East Road
This rugged mountain corridor on Montana Mountain East Road offers quiet, forested dispersed camping spots within the Arapaho National Forest near Central City.
National Forest Boundary Ridgeline Dispersed
Scenic dispersed camping corridor located along the National Forest Boundary Ridgeline in Arapaho National Forest.
Pickle Gulch Group Campground
Pickle Gulch is a group picnic and camping facility located just off the Peak to Peak Scenic Byway. The campground offers six group campsites that are walk-to only and designed primarily for tent camping, with shared vault toilets and drinking water spigots.
Pickle Gulch Picnic Area
Wooded clearing located within the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, offering basic dispersed access near the Pickle Gulch area.
Pile Hill Road Dispersed Camping
A rugged national forest corridor near Central City offering several primitive roadside pull-offs for dispersed camping.
Washoe Gulch Dispersed Corridor
Scenic dispersed camping corridor along Washoe Gulch road in the Arapaho National Forest, offering wooded sites on a native dirt surface suitable for most vehicles in dry weather.
Woodpecker Creek Spur Dispersed Camping
Woodpecker Creek Spur offers quiet dispersed camping along a dirt road in the Arapaho National Forest. It provides a peaceful setting close to Mount Pisgah and Bald Mountain, suitable for high-clearance vehicles.
Yankee Mosquito Alt Spur
A scenic dirt spur road off the Yankee Hill network in Arapaho National Forest, offering quiet dispersed camping with beautiful alpine surroundings.