Portal
Portal is a national forest campground in Colorado.
- Type
- National forest campground
- Location
- Colorado
- Coordinates
- 39.07614, -106.61278
- Map
- Open in OpenStreetMap
- Website
- www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/whiteriver/recarea/?rec…
About Portal
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.
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Nearby RV services
- Dump station
- Taylor Lagoons · 19 mi
- Water fill
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Propane
- Ferrellgas · 22 mi
- Low clearances
- None mapped within 10 mi
- Off-road routes
- 65 designated routes (114 mi) within 10 mi
Other places to stay nearby
| Name | Type | Distance | Fee | Hookups |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portal Campground | Private campground | under 0.1 mi | — | — |
| Lost Man Cg | National forest campground | 3.2 mi | — | — |
| Lost Man Campground | Private campground | 3.2 mi | — | — |
| Lincoln Creek dispersed campsite #8 | Free campsite | 3.7 mi | Free | — |
| Lincoln Creek dispersed campsite #7 | Free campsite | 3.9 mi | Free | — |
| Lincoln Creek dispersed campsite #6 | Free campsite | 4.0 mi | Free | — |
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Sources. USFS and BLM recreation sites. Updated June 2026. Facility facts only; DryRig does not publish ratings or reviews on this page.