Free Camping near Eagles Nest Wilderness | Spring Creek Road

Spring Creek Road has numerous options for dispersed camping near Eagles Nest Wilderness. Although quiet a drive from the main road, these spots are well worth the effort. Some camp spots are nestled in the aspens, some in a large meadow, others among conifers and some with a view! Expect plenty of nature as well as peace and quiet. Doesn’t get much better than that.

Camping near Eagles Nest Wilderness on Spring Creek Road is in proximity to several recreational opportunities especially if you’re willing to drive a ways. Access one of the numerous trailheads that lead into the gorgeous wilderness or check out Heeney Reservoir and Silverthorne.

Quick Info: Camping Near Eagles Nest Wilderness

Cost: Free

Ownership: Forest Service; 14 day limit

Directions: Click here to get directions to camping near Eagles Nest Wilderness. More details about finding spots below.

Solar: Ok, many spots are in the woods so direct sunlight is limited.

Miles From Town: About 36 miles to Silverthorne

Water: None

Road Conditions: Well maintained, winding dirt road to several of the first dispersed camp spots but a pretty rough patch to reach the spot where we stayed.

Cell Service: Yes, in our spot but not at many of the others.

Good to Know: There is a lot more use and traffic during hunting season. The number of people and available spots were drastically different from our two separate visits, one during hunting season and one not.

Dispersed Camping on Spring Creek Road

After a great couple weeks camping and exploring near the impressive Holy Cross Wilderness it was time to get to know the Eagles Nest Wilderness. We turned onto Spring Creek Road and followed it as it twisted, turned and climbed higher into the forest.

Depending on how far you want to drive and what type of camping you’re doing, there are several areas where we found great dispersed camping on Spring Creek Road.

After about 6 miles on Spring Creek Road, there are signs indicating BLM/Forest Service Boundaries. Continue straight, then after about 1 more mile, there are multiple spots within a large, open meadow. Our first time dispersed camping near Eagles Nest Wilderness was during hunting season and this area was completely filled up. But on our second visit, it was completely empty.

Continue another 0.4 miles to a spur road into the aspens on the left. There is one spot in woods before the spur road and 5 or 6 more on the spur road. We found that these spots on the spur road were more private in a nice aspen setting. Again, this spur road was full during hunting season and nearly empty when we returned a couple years later. So we set up camp at the end of this spur road on our second visit.

We really enjoyed this camp spots at the end of the spur road. There was an amazing vast view over the valley below.

And while we were here there was a crazy thunderstorm with lightning like a firework display. The spot was pretty room and open enough that the solar was pretty good. We also had service here so that was helpful for getting some work done.

More Camping near Eagles Nest Wilderness

There are more options if this area is busy (like on our first visit) or if you are looking for a camp spot a little further in. From the spur road, we followed the dirt road for another 3.2 miles to a junction. If you continue straight through the junction, eventually you will come to 3 or 4 great spots! These were big, private since they took some work getting to and open with nice views. We didn’t find these spots on our first visit to Spring Creek Road otherwise we would have chosen to camp here.

Instead, we headed right at the junction. And this is where the road got rough! But not too far down this road we found a large, open yet private pull out. And if you continue even further, there are a couple more similar spots.

Once we found this spot, we got all set up and we were thrilled to find service way up here. Our spot was roomy and private, with a big yard and tall conifers on two sides. Solar was a bit tricky but we found the best spot for us and dealt with the limited direct sunlight.

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The timing of our first experience camping near Eagles Nest Wilderness lined up with opening day of hunting season. So inevitably, we did see quiet a bit of traffic but it was never bothersome.

This spot was very peaceful and we spent a lot of time walking around and getting to know the surrounding area. It definitely felt like we were away from it all.

We also took advantage of having service and worked as much as we could. But we really enjoyed the adventures that we had in the surrounding areas. Although just getting out of “our driveway” took at least half an hour, exploring this area of Colorado was always worth the effort!

Check out some of the adventures we found while we were in the area!

• Frisco Skatepark
• Longboarding the Dillon Reservoir Rec Path
• Elliots Ridge to Meridian Peak
• Boulder Lake
• Backpacking to Upper Cataract, Cat and Mirror Lakes

Thanks for Reading!

We hope you found this article about camping near Eagles Nest Wilderness helpful! Sometimes looking for dispersed camp spots in new areas can be tricky, especially when towing. If you would like to see more of our articles about awesome dispersed camping spots, check out the links below:

• Beautiful Dispersed Camping on Kebler Pass Road
• Camping and Exploring at Laguna Moutain Recreation Area
• Camping Near Sycamore Creek

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