Oh Be Joyful Recreation Area

Bureau of Land Management · Colorado

Oh Be Joyful Recreation Area in Colorado. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 939 public campsites we map in Colorado.

The BLM manages a 600 acre tract of land near Crested Butte, CO in the Slate River Valley as the Oh Be Joyful Recreation Area. Oh Be Joyful campground has 30 campsites and offers camping with 12 sites for vehicles and 18 for tents only along with a group campsite that can accommodate up to 30 people.The campground has vault toilets, fire rings, bear boxes, and picnic tables. There is no running water.

What we know about it

Managed by

Bureau of Land Management

Fee

$5–$10/night

Booking

first-come, first-served

Stay limit

14 Day Stay Limit

Dogs

Allowed on a leash (BLM policy)

Phone

(970) 642-4940

Coordinates

38.91929, -107.03560

Nearest sites we map

• Oh Be Joyful Campground1 km · Bureau of Land Management
• Musicians Camp Camping Area2 km · US Forest Service
• River Flats Campground2 km · Bureau of Land Management
• Washington Gulch Camping Area2 km · US Forest Service
• Slate River Camping Area5 km · US Forest Service
• Poverty Gulch Camping Area6 km · US Forest Service

Source: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-02-25, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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