Slate River Camping Area

US Forest Service · Colorado

Slate River Camping Area in Colorado. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 939 public campsites we map in Colorado.

Designated camping area in the Slate River drainage, close to Crested Butte. 19 sites are available and camping is allowed only in designated sites, 4x4 recommended for sites 18 and 19. Each site has a fire ring and is marked with a unit marker.

What we know about it

Managed by

US Forest Service

Booking

first-come, first-served

Dogs

Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)

Site type

Camping area

Number of sites

95

Coordinates

38.95640, -107.06100

Nearest sites we map

• Poverty Gulch Camping Area2 km · US Forest Service
• Musicians Camp Camping Area3 km · US Forest Service
• Washington Gulch Camping Area4 km · US Forest Service
• Oh Be Joyful Recreation Area5 km · Bureau of Land Management
• Oh Be Joyful Campground5 km · Bureau of Land Management
• Gothic6 km · US Forest Service

Source: US Forest Service, dated 2025-07-31, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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