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U.S. Forest Service · Rio Grande National Forest · CO

UPPER LOOP · Site 043.

at Big Meadows Reservoir Campground (South Central CO)

Standard NonelectricType
Reservablerecreation.gov lists it
50 ftLongest rig
80 ftRoom
ADAAccessible
9,300 ftElevation
10%Tree cover
996 ftWater · to South Fork Rio Grande
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point query at this site’s coordinate · Sep 7, 2026
Tree cover: NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC), one 30 m cell at this coordinate · Sep 9, 2026
Water: USGS National Hydrography Dataset, nearest perennial lake, reservoir, river or stream to this site’s coordinate · Sep 8, 2026

Room

80 ftto the nearest other site, against 80 ft typical here
#24 of 47roomiest site in the campground
1other site within 100 ft
No RV or electric sites within 100 ftso, probably no generators
Nearest sites044 80 ft029 251 ft031 260 ft045 288 ft047 360 ft030 369 ft
Source: Derived by CAMPANAC from recreation.gov per-site coordinates (nearest-neighbor spheroid distance) · Oct 19, 2026

The site

TypeStandard Nonelectric
LoopUPPER LOOP
Max vehicle length50 ft
HookupsNone
Site AccessDrive-In
Driveway EntryBack-In
Driveway SurfaceGravel
Capacity/Size RatingSingle
Max Num of People8
Max Num of Vehicles1
Pets AllowedYes
Campfire AllowedYes
AccessibilityYes
Checkin Time2:00 PM
Checkout Time12:00 PM
Condition RatingGood
Driveway Length32 ft
GrillsYes
Location RatingGood
Min Num of People1
Min Num of Vehicles1
Picnic TableYes
PrivacyYes
Quiet AreaYes
Site Height/Overhead Clearance14 ft
Site Length82 ft
Site RatingStandard
Site Width21 ft
AccessibleYes
Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

What fits here

Tentno length limit listed
Also to 50 ft · 2
Rvto 50 ft
Trailerto 50 ft

Recreation.gov lists these as the equipment permitted on this site. A length is the ceiling for that equipment; where none is published we say so rather than guess.

Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

Book this exact site

Opens this site’s own calendar on recreation.gov.

Site 043 on recreation.gov
Source: Recreation.gov

The campground

Every site, the season, fees, weather, and what’s happening on this land right now: Big Meadows Reservoir Campground (South Central CO) →

Nobody has photographed this site. The campground’s own photographs are on its page.

Most private sites hereGSA 422 ft021 192 ft040 191 ft031 188 ft032 176 ft
Source: CAMPANAC campground index