FS · White River National Forest

Silver Bell Campground

2 of 14 sites fit 22 ft

Book 007, 001

Longest for your rig: 30 ft
Booking: Reservable
Hookups: none
Entry: Back-in only
ADA sites: —
Elevation: 8,920 ft
Vehicles: up to 2

At 8,920 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

The 2 sites that take a 22 ft rig, drawn where they sit.

Fits your 22 ft rig — 2 sites

00730 ft limit · back · gravel · 2 vehicles 00122 ft limit · back · gravel · 1 vehicle

Tents only — no rig permitted here — 12 sites

fits 22 ft (2) too short (12) not published (0)Click a site for what it publishes and a way to book it. Positions are the agency’s; roads, water and terrain are not shown, so this says where the sites are and not how you drive between them.

Within 60 miles

Map marker#	Campground	Distance	Sites	Longest for your rig	Hookups
1	Silver Bar Campground CO · tent-only	0 mi N	4	—	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	17 mi N	7	45 ft	none · pull-through
6	Little Maud Campground CO	17 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: 14
Max occupancy per site: 8
Reservable sites: 4
Coordinates: 39.1417, -106.8917
Nearest place: Carbondale
Phone: 970-963-2266
Elevation: 8,920 ft

Sources

Recreation Information Database (RIDB) · fetched from https://ridb.recreation.gov/api/v1/facilities/231882 · 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