Vail Area

US Forest Service · Colorado

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

The eastern portion of the Eagle-Holy Cross Ranger District surrounding the towns of Vail, Avon, and Redcliff, including the east side of the Holy Cross Wilderness and the west side of the Eagles Nest Wilderness.

What we know about it

Managed by: US Forest Service
Fee: Not published (the agency does not list one)
Booking: first-come, first-served
Dogs: Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)
Coordinates: 39.64360, -106.37813

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Nearest sites we map

Piney Designated Dispersed Site9 km · US Forest Service
Gore Creek Campground9 km · US Forest Service
Tigiwon Community House14 km · US Forest Service
Halfmoon Campground16 km · US Forest Service
Hornsilver Campground17 km · US Forest Service
Homestake Designated Dispersed19 km · US Forest Service

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

All camping near Avon · All camping in Colorado