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

LOWER LOOP · Site GSA.

at Big Meadows Reservoir Campground (South Central CO)

This site, in 3 agency photographs
Photos · Scenic Canyons Recreational Services, Inc.
Photos: Recreation.gov RIDB media records filed against this campsite · Oct 19, 2026
Group Tent Only Area NonelectricType
Reservablerecreation.gov lists it
20 ftLongest rig
422 ftRoom
9,250 ftElevation
0%Tree cover
245 ftWater · to Spruce Creek
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

422 ftto the nearest other site, against 80 ft typical here
Roomiest of 47site in the campground
0other sites within 100 ft
No RV or electric sites within 100 ftso, probably no generators
Nearest sites035 422 ft034 436 ft033 445 ft001 467 ft013 474 ft002 476 ft
Source: Derived by CAMPANAC from recreation.gov per-site coordinates (nearest-neighbor spheroid distance) · Oct 19, 2026

The site

TypeGroup Tent Only Area Nonelectric
LoopLOWER LOOP
Max vehicle length20 ft
HookupsNone
Site AccessDrive-In
Driveway EntryBack-In
Driveway SurfaceGravel
Capacity/Size RatingQuad
Max Num of People40
Max Num of Vehicles10
ShadeYes
Pets AllowedYes
Campfire AllowedYes
Base Number of People40
Base Number of Vehicles10
Checkin Time2:00 PM
Checkout Time12:00 PM
Condition RatingPrime
Driveway Length100 ft
GrillsYes
Location RatingGood
Min Num of People1
Min Num of Vehicles1
Picnic TableYes
Proximity to WaterRiverfront
Site Height/Overhead Clearance20 ft
Site Length500 ft
Site RatingPreferred
Site Width500 ft
Tent Pad Length125 ft
Tent Pad Width125 ft
AccessibleNot listed
Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

What fits here

Also to 20 ft · 1
Tentto 20 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 GSA 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) →

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