Lower Piedra
Photo · Mitchell SylvainThe place
This location is available on a first-come, first-served basis only. Visitors are required to physically arrive at the campground to purchase and claim a site. Once on-site, you may be able to pay for your campsite(s) by scanning a QR code using the Recreation.gov mobile app, and the Scan and Pay feature. If this option is available, you will need to first download the free Recreation.gov mobile app https://www.recreation.gov/mobile-app prior to your arrival as some remote areas have limited or no cellular service. Facilities The Lower Piedra Campground is just north of U.S. Keep reading
Highway 160 on the west side of the Piedra River, about 18 miles east of Bayfield and 25 miles west of Pagosa Springs. It is about a half mile up Forest Rd. 621 on the west side of the river (not to be confused with the First Fork Road [Forest Rd. 622] on the east side of the river). The campground offers 14 large, level sites with plenty of shade. Fishing opportunities are available. Contact Info For facility specific information, please call (661) 702-1420.
The sites · 19
| Loop | Site | Type | Max rig | Electric | ADA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 01 - Host | management | — | — | |
| A | 02 | standard nonelectric | — | — | |
| A | 03 | standard nonelectric | — | — | |
| A | 04 | standard nonelectric | — | — | |
| A | 05 | standard nonelectric | — | — | |
| A | 06 | standard nonelectric | — | — | |
| A | 10 | standard nonelectric | — | — | |
| B | 07 | standard nonelectric | — | — | |
| B | 08 | standard nonelectric | — | — | |
| B | 09 | standard nonelectric | — | — | |
| C | 11 | standard nonelectric | — | — | |
| C | 12 | standard nonelectric | — | — | |
| C | 13 | standard nonelectric | — | — | |
| C | 14 | standard nonelectric | — | — | |
| C | 15 | standard nonelectric | — | — | |
| Scan and Pay | ScanPay 2 | management | — | — | |
| Scan and Pay | ScanPay 3 | management | — | — | |
| Scan and Pay | ScanPay 4 | management | — | — | |
| Scan and Pay | Standard | standard nonelectric | — | — |
Booking
Recreation.gov default: most campsites can be booked six months prior to arrival date. Most campgrounds go on sale at 7am PT / 8am MT / 10am ET, but not always; check the facility Seasons and Fees tab. Some locations also offer shorter supplemental booking windows.
Book on recreation.govWho runs it
Operated by Rocky Mountain Recreation Company, a private concessionaire (parent: ExplorUS), under permit from the agency.
Your representative
This campground sits in CO-03. This member’s public-lands record →