FS · White River National Forest

Silver Bar Campground

No lengths published for any site here

Longest for your rig: —
Booking: Reservable
Hookups: none
Entry: Back-in only
ADA sites: 1
Elevation: 8,502 ft
Vehicles: up to 2

At 8,502 ft, expect nights below freezing well into June, water systems shut off outside a short summer window, and a long climb to get here. Nothing published says when it opens — call before you tow.

Book on Recreation.gov →the official reservation system; we take no cut

Every bookable site

Tents only — no rig permitted here — 4 sites

001no rigs permitted · back · gravel 002no rigs permitted · back · gravel 003no rigs permitted · back · gravel 004no rigs permitted · back · gravel

Within 60 miles

Map marker#	Campground	Distance	Sites	Longest for your rig	Hookups
1	Silver Bell Campground CO	0 mi S	14	30 ft	none
2	Silver Queen Campground CO	1 mi SW	5	30 ft	none · pull-through
3	Difficult Campground CO	6 mi E	47	60 ft	none · pull-through
4	Gothic CO	13 mi SW	1	—	none
5	Ruedi Marina Campground CO	16 mi N	7	45 ft	none · pull-through
6	Little Maud Campground CO	16 mi N	21	83 ft	none · pull-through

this campground numbered to match the tableClick a marker for what it is and how far. Straight-line distances, not driving distances; the inset shows where this sits in the state. For directions, open this location in OpenStreetMap.

Everything else on record

Bookable sites: 4
Max occupancy per site: 8
Reservable sites: 4
Coordinates: 39.1458, -106.8917
Nearest place: Carbondale
Phone: (970)963-2266
Elevation: 8,502 ft

Sources

Recreation Information Database (RIDB) · fetched from https://ridb.recreation.gov/api/v1/facilities/231881 · retrieved 2026-08-17 · public-domain
USGS Elevation Point Query Service · fetched from https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json · retrieved 2026-08-17 · public-domain