Farris Creek Designated Camping Area
Mount Crested Butte, Colorado · 9,291 ft
Aerial view · USGS / USDA NAIP · Public domain · source
Wildfire 33 mi NE: Willow, 7,359 acres, 92% contained
At a glance
3 of 8 facts known · Forest Service data, checked Oct 3, 2026
- Elevation
- 9,291 ft (2,832 m)9,291 ft2,832 m
- Land
- Gunnison National Forest
U.S. Forest Service
Amenities
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About
Designated camping area with six sites and no amentities. Each sites has a fire ring and is marked with a unit marker. Sites 1-4 are accessible by high clearance vehicle, sites 5 and 6 are only accessible by a motorized trail that does not permit full size vehicles. Camping allowed only in designated sites.
Fees: No fees are required for this site
From USFS INFRA Recreation Sites · Edit
Cell service
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Cell service at Farris Creek Designated Camping Area: FCC map Dec 2025
Weather
National Weather Service
- WedSlight Chance T-storms then Chance T-storms, 86% chance of rain40°29°
- ThuPartly Sunny, 13% chance of rain40°23°
- FriSunny44°27°
- SatSunny, 2% chance of rain47°34°
- SunSlight Chance Snow Showers, 17% chance of rain45°32°
Nearby camping
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Campsites FC 1-3
Campground · 410 ft · Mount Crested Butte
Campsite FC4
Campground · 0.2 mi · Mount Crested Butte
Campsites FC 5
Campground · 1.2 mi · Mount Crested Butte
3 more within 25 mi
5 OpenStreetMap entries in Mount Crested Butte share one park. They may be individual sites of a single campground. Suggest a merge
Dispersed camping nearby
Free dispersed camping within 19 mi, on public land.
- 3.3 mi
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Crested Butte, CO · On U.S. Forest Service land · Gunnison National Forest
- 11 mi
Pearl Pass Dispersed Camping
Mount Crested Butte, CO
- 14 mi
Camp site
Snowmass Village, CO · On U.S. Forest Service land · White River National Forest
- 14 mi
Camp site
Snowmass Village, CO · On U.S. Forest Service land · White River National Forest
- 15 mi
Camp site
Gunnison, CO · On U.S. Forest Service land · Gunnison National Forest
- 15 mi
Camp site
Gunnison, CO · On U.S. Forest Service land · Gunnison National Forest
Location and contact
Data from USFS INFRA Recreation Sites
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