Cold Spring
Sites are first-come, first-served. Recreation.gov lists this campground for paying on site, and you may be able to pay with the Scan and Pay feature of its app.
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Season & status
| Status | Closed for the season. Forest Service sites close for the season; check the official page for the reopening date. |
| Season | May 23 to Oct. 1 (weather dependent) |
| Forest | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Fore |
| Booking | No Reservations. |
| Fees | $14 per night per camping unit; $6 per day for day use/picnic use if in a campsite; $10 per firewood bundle. |
| Rules | OHVuse not authorized in campground. |
Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Fore recreation page ↗
Weather by month
Getting there
| Coordinates | 38.7673° N, 106.6425° W · Directions ↗ |
Fire nearby
- WildfireWillow
34 mi from the campground · 7,359 acres · 92% contained
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.
Supplies & services
| Outdoor gear | CB SUP ↗ | 19.5 mi |
| Dump station | Dump station ↗ | 19.7 mi |
| RV sales & service | Holiday RV ↗ | 35.1 mi |
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No site-by-site records, no amenities, no fee schedule, no directions or photos in the Recreation.gov record. What is here comes from the agency's own listing. The rest lives there.
Checked nightly. Modules appear as soon as the record fills in.
Explore
Worth a stop
- 9.6 miFive-Mile Day Use Area ↗Day use
- 13.3 miTexas Creek Horse Trailhead ↗Trailhead
- 14.2 miQuartz Creek Fishing Site ↗Fishing site
Trails nearby
- 1.2 miSouth Lottis ↗10.5 mi trail · hiking, horse
- 1.2 miUnion Canyon2.5 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 3 more
- 2.1 miSummerville ↗10.6 mi trail · hiking, horse
- 2.8 miUnion Canyon Spur0.4 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 3 more
- 4.1 miHenry Lake1.9 mi trail · hiking, horse
- 4.1 miFivemile Creek2.2 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 2 more
Trail and trailhead records are the Forest Service's. Distances are straight-line to the nearer trail end. Trail conditions are not tracked here.
Public land it sits in
Fossil Ridge Wilderness begins about 1 mile away, and it is the closest of these.
- 1 miFossil Ridge Wilderness ↗Wilderness · Forest Service · 32,062 acres
- 5.9 miGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 3,153,199 acres
- 7.3 miCollegiate Peaks Wilderness ↗Wilderness · Forest Service · 165,874 acres
Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.
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Reference
Questions people ask
Do I need a reservation at Cold Spring?
No. Cold Spring is first-come, first-served. No Reservations. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.
Source: Forest Service
How much does it cost to camp at Cold Spring?
$14 per night per camping unit; $6 per day for day use/picnic use if in a campsite; $10 per firewood bundle.
Source: Forest Service
Is Cold Spring open right now?
Closed for the season as of Oct 16, 2026. Season May 23 to Oct. 1 (weather dependent).
Source: Forest Service status
What if Cold Spring is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Lottis Creek Campground (1 mi, partly first-come), Lodgepole (1.1 mi, partly first-come), and Lakeview Gunnison (4.8 mi, partly first-come).
Source: Campgrounds nearby