U.S. Forest Service · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forest · Colorado

Gothic

Closed for the seasonFirst-come, first-served

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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Gothic
Photo from the area. James St. John (CC BY 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
1fire
active
Willow · 35 mi away · 7,359 acres
Interagency incident data as of 2026-10-16
Incident details ↓

Season & status

StatusClosed for the season. Forest Service sites close for the season; check the official page for the reopening date.
SeasonJune 13 to Sept. 29
ForestGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Fore
BookingNo Reservations. First-Come, First-Serve camping in designated sites only.
Fees$18 per night per camping unit; $10 per firewood bundle.

Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Fore recreation page ↗

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Gothic0°10°20°30°40°50°60°January: 2.72 inches of precipitation, 42.2 inches of snowFebruary: 2.54 inches of precipitation, 35.2 inches of snowMarch: 2.09 inches of precipitation, 29.1 inches of snowApril: 2.01 inches of precipitation, 19.4 inches of snowMay: 1.52 inches of precipitation, 6.7 inches of snowJune: 0.93 inches of precipitation, 0.3 inches of snowJuly: 1.96 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowAugust: 1.98 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowSeptember: 1.95 inches of precipitation, 1.2 inches of snowOctober: 1.71 inches of precipitation, 8.5 inches of snowNovember: 2.04 inches of precipitation, 25.3 inches of snowDecember: 2.31 inches of precipitation, 35.1 inches of snowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 9.6°F averageFebruary: 13.7°F averageMarch: 22.4°F averageApril: 33.0°F averageMay: 43.4°F averageJune: 51.9°F averageJuly: 57.8°F averageAugust: 55.9°F averageSeptember: 48.6°F averageOctober: 38.2°F averageNovember: 24.3°F averageDecember: 11.3°F average0 in10 in20 in30 in40 in50 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Crested Butte, 8 miles from the campground at 8,867 feet, station USC00051959 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 24 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 203 inches a year on the same inches scale. The shaded span is the published season, June 13 to September 29.

Getting there

Coordinates38.9822° N, 107.0063° W · Directions ↗

Fire nearby

  • Wildfire
    Willow

    35 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 gearButte & Co. ↗6.1 mi
Dump stationDump station ↗28.1 mi
RV sales & serviceHoliday RV ↗59.6 mi

Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors. Call ahead; hours change seasonally.

Limited data for this unit

No site-by-site records, no amenities, no fee schedule or directions 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

Trails nearby

Forest Service trail data →
  • under 0.1 mi
    Washington Gulch
    4.1 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
  • 0.6 mi
    Trail Riders ↗
    6.6 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
  • 0.8 mi
    Schofield Pass Ski ↗
    7.7 mi trail · snowshoe, ski
  • 1.2 mi
    Rustler Gulch
    3.4 mi trail · hiking, horse
  • 1.9 mi
    Bellview
    1.5 mi trail · hiking, horse
  • 2.1 mi
    Washington Gulch Snowmo/Ski ↗
    5.1 mi trail · snowmobile, snowshoe, ski

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

On Wilderness Atlas →

This campground sits inside Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness, which overlaps Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests.

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.

On the National Register nearby

On Register Atlas →

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Reference

Questions people ask

Do I need a reservation at Gothic?

No. Gothic 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 Gothic?

$18 per night per camping unit; $10 per firewood bundle.

Source: Forest Service

Is Gothic open right now?

Closed for the season as of Oct 16, 2026. Season June 13 to Sept. 29.

Source: Forest Service status

What if Gothic is full?

The nearest public campgrounds are Oh Be Joyful Campground (4.9 mi), Maroon Bells Amphitheatre (8.3 mi), and Lake Irwin (8.8 mi).

Source: Campgrounds nearby