Freeman Reservoir Campground
- from $12
- fee
- late spring
- season
Is Freeman Reservoir Campground open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Hahns Peak-Bears Ears Ranger District. It doesn't name Freeman Reservoir Campground, so check the source for the area it covers.
Area Closure for the Fishhook Fire - Routt National Forest
Agency closure covering Hahns Peak-Bears Ears Ranger District · Order 02-06-03-26-222 · USFS · Hahns Peak-Bears Ears Ranger District
Access Impact: Big Creek Lakes Dam Project
Agency alert covering Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · USFS · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest
Trail & Access Impact: Stillwater Reservoir Project
Agency alert covering Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · USFS · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest
Snowy Range - 2026 Active Vegetation Operations
Agency alert covering Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · USFS · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Hahns Peak-Bears Ears Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
- At 8,700 ftHigh camp: expect cold nights, even in summer
- Hahns Peak-Bears Ears Ranger DistrictMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest
Freeman Reservoir Campground is a Forest Service campground in Colorado's Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, within the Hahns Peak-Bears Ears Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the land, and the site has vault toilets, which is the only amenity listed for it. There is a fee to stay here, and the closest hiking routes are Taylor and Cottonwood, both about 0.1 mile away, and Aspen at about half a mile. The Sherman-Freeman hike is about a mile out, and Fortification Creek is roughly 2.6 miles away. Little Bear Creek, a canoeing spot, lies about 5.8 miles from the campground.
Local outfitters
- Backdoor Sports36 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- TaylorHiking0.1 mi
- CottonwoodHiking0.1 mi
- AspenHiking0.5 mi
- Sherman-FreemanHiking1 mi
- Fortification CreekHiking2.6 mi
- Bears EarsHiking4.1 mi
- Black MountainHiking4.6 mi
- Little Bear CreekCanoeing5.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Dutch Hill CampgroundCamping · ~40 min drivePhoto: MichaelKirsh, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Sunrise Vista CampgroundCamping · ~41 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Eagle Soaring RV ParkCamping · ~53 min drivePhoto: Nolabob, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Seedhouse Group Site - Medicine-Bow Routt NF (CO)Camping · ~1h 2m drive
- Big Creek Lakes CampgroundCamping · ~1h 16m drive
- Hahns Peak Lake Campground - Medicine-Bow Routt NF (CO)Camping · ~40 min drive
- Seedhouse CampgroundCamping · ~58 min drive
- Freeman Reservoir Picnic SiteCamping · Next door
- Pronghorn CampgroundCamping · ~23 min drive
- Bears Ears CampgroundCamping · ~24 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Little Bear CreekCanoeing · ~10 min drive
- county road 82Mountain biking · ~17 min drive
- Slater Creek LakeLake fishing · ~19 min drive
Mountain View TrailHiking · ~23 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Cedar MountainSummit · ~28 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)