Hermosa Creek Special Management Area

2 federal campgrounds, 2 of them with first-come, first-served sites.

2Campgrounds

2With first-come sites

7,680–9,240 ftElevation

Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 2 of these 2 campgrounds

Where they are

2 of 2 mapped

Drawing the map

Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

The campgrounds · 2

2 campgrounds

First-comeOpen

Sig Creek Campground

Hermosa Creek Special Management Area · CO

9,240 ft

Seen from the air The agency never photographed these, so here is the satellite view. Same data, same sources.

Lower Hermosa CampgroundHermosa Creek Special Management Area · CO7,680 ftFirst-comeOpen

Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit

Roadless

West Needle Wilderness5,847 acres · 6 mi · inventoried roadless area

Roadless

Blackhawk Mountain17,154 acres · 7 mi · inventoried roadless area

Roadless

Ryman7,419 acres · 9 mi · inventoried roadless area

Roadless

Hermosa141,383 acres · 9 mi · inventoried roadless area

Roadless

East Animas15,238 acres · 9 mi · inventoried roadless area

Camping here is a stake in what happens to it. More Than Just Parks tracks the threats and the comment windows.

Source: USFS Inventoried Roadless Areas via MTJP Roadless Map · Jul 29, 2026

Heads up

Wildfire

Elk fire · 45 mi from the nearest campground here · 7,257 acres · 73% contained

Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Sep 5, 2026

Who answers for this land

Hermosa Creek Special Management Area’s campgrounds sit in one congressional district. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Jeff Hurd (R)CO 3rd · 2 campgrounds · grade F

Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score

Unit: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) land units

SRC · RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM · unified by CAMPANAC · refreshed nightly