Free Camping Collection
Established Camping
Portal Campground
About
National Forest
White River National Forest
Portal Campground is located eleven miles southeast of Aspen on Independence Pass Road and seven miles south on Lincoln Creek Road at an elevation of 9,400'. Campers can access some wonderful day hikes from this location as well as terrain for motorcycle riding, mountain biking, ATV riding, fishing and horseback riding, among other recreation activities. Portal Campground has 5 campsites with limited spurs. 5 day stay limit. High clearance vehicles are required and 4x4 recommended.
Reservation Info
No Reservations. First-Come, First-Serve Camping.
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
- Walk-InPark in a lot, walk to your site.
Stay Connected
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Site Types
- Tent Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
- Group
Features
For Campers
- Picnic Table
- Toilets
- Alcohol
- Pets
- Fires
Amazing place to camp
The rose a little rough, but I have a 2 Wheel Drive RAV4 it was no problem getting up as long as you have enough clearance. Awesome views very clean make sure to come early though spots fill up fast.
Beautifu scenery
Wow… pretty rough road to get to it but worth it. What a beautiful and peaceful place. There is more dispersed camping past this campground and the reservoir so there is plenty of space for anyone who is not afraid to venturing deeper into wilderness. It is about 6.5 very slow miles to this camp from the highway. You will pass several disperse camp spots on the way here. This place seems quite popular so try to arrive early.
Worth the trip
Made it out here on a Friday by 330p. 3 campsites we’re open and within an hour the rest of them were filled up.
There are more dispersed campsites up and down Lincoln Creek road. It’s a 6 mile drive from County 82 to Portal. 4WD recommended but we saw many less capable cars up here. We have a 4Runner.
Dozens of people tried finding a spot after dark to no avail. At 11pm someone decided to squeeze in next to us in a spot that isn’t a campsite. It sucked how rude that was.
Overall, it’s a gorgeous campsite. Plan ahead and get here early. Come prepared.
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Location
Portal Campground is located in Colorado
Directions
From Aspen, Colorado travel eleven miles southeast on Highway 82 toward Independence Pass to Lincoln Creek Road. Turn right and travel seven miles south on Lincoln Creek Road. CAUTION: high clearance vehicles recommended for Lincoln Creek Road. WARNING: No vehicles over 35 feet long are allowed on Highway 82 to access this campground
Coordinates
39.07600066 N
106.61289075 W