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

Road Canyon Campground

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The place

This small campground, located at the head of Road Canyon Reservoir, usually has vacancy when other upriver campgrounds are full. The area is in a fully open meadow, with no trees, and it is not screened from Rio Grande Reservoir Road. It has 6 camping units, each with a parking spur, table, and fire ring. An undeveloped overflow camping area is directly across the road. A vault type toilet is provided, but no trash receptacles (Please pack out your trash). No firewood or drinking water are available. There is fishing access and a boat launch at Road Canyon Reservoir.

SRC · USFS Enterprise Data Warehouse · 2026-08-24

Booking

183 daysBooking window before arrival

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.

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Fees

Single site -$26 to $30/night. Day use - $12/day (picnicking). Shoulder season - $10/night (Sometime after Labor Day) Fee envelopes and a collection box located near the entrance.

SRC · USFS Enterprise Data Warehouse · 2026-08-24

Your representative

This campground sits in CO-03. This member’s public-lands record →

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