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U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · Colorado

Rio Grande National Forest

44 federal campgrounds, 12 of them with first-come, first-served sites, and 2 free to camp.

44Campgrounds
12With first-come sites
2Free to camp
$10–$33A night, across 23
236Sites, from 15
8,110–11,530 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 44 of these 44 campgrounds

Where they are

44 of 44 mapped
Drawing the map
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Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

The campgrounds · 44

44 campgrounds
Reservable
Big Meadows Reservoir Campground (South Central CO)
Rio Grande National Forest · CO
47 sites5 with a tent pad12 pull-through sitesrigs to 60 ft9,300 ftdrinking water
Reservable
Mogote
Rio Grande National Forest · CO
43 sites1 with a tent pad20 pull-through sitesrigs to 60 ft8,420 ftdrinking watertoilets
Reservable
Elk Creek Campground (Rio Grande NF)
Rio Grande National Forest · CO
38 sites15 pull-through sitesrigs to 60 ft8,690 ftdrinking watertoiletshookups
Reservable
Thirty Mile
Rio Grande National Forest · CO
35 sites13 pull-through sitesrigs to 90 ft9,330 ftdrinking water
Reservable
Aspen Glade (Rio Grande National Forest, CO)
Rio Grande National Forest · CO
32 sites8 pull-through sitesrigs to 90 ft8,480 ftdrinking watertoilets
Reservable
River Hill
Rio Grande National Forest · CO
18 sites6 pull-through sitesrigs to 125 ft9,280 ftdrinking watertoilets
Reservable
Marshall Park
Rio Grande National Forest · CO
from $1715 sites7 pull-through sitesrigs to 103 ft8,800 fttoilets
Reservable
Alder Guard Station
Rio Grande National Forest · CO
1 site1 pull-through siterigs to 35 ft8,390 fttoilets
Seen from the air The agency never photographed these, so here is the satellite view. Same data, same sources.
Buffalo Pass CampgroundRio Grande National Forest · COfrom $10 · 9,120 ftFirst-comeOpenRio Grande CampgroundRio Grande National Forest · COfrom $10 · 8,810 ftFirst-comeOpenAlamosa CampgroundRio Grande National Forest · CO8,630 ftAspen Glade CampgroundRio Grande National Forest · COfrom $33 · 8,520 ftBristol Head CampgroundRio Grande National Forest · CO9,510 ftFirst-comeCathedral CampgroundRio Grande National Forest · COfrom $10 · 9,410 ftFirst-comeComstock CampgroundRio Grande National Forest · COfrom $10 · 9,690 ftConejos CampgroundRio Grande National Forest · COfrom $30 · 8,780 ftCross Creek CampgroundRio Grande National Forest · COfrom $10 · 8,840 ftHansen Mill Dispersed CampingRio Grande National Forest · COFree · 10,870 ftHighway Springs CampgroundRio Grande National Forest · COfrom $25 · 8,450 ftIvy Creek CampgroundRio Grande National Forest · COfrom $10 · 9,250 ftLake Fork CampgroundRio Grande National Forest · COfrom $23 · 9,540 ftLower Beaver Creek CampgroundRio Grande National Forest · COfrom $10 · 8,480 ft · drinking waterFirst-comeMix Lake CampgroundRio Grande National Forest · COfrom $30 · 9,950 ft · drinking waterMogote - Juniper Group Camping SiteRio Grande National Forest · CO8,410 ftNorth Clear Creek CampgroundRio Grande National Forest · COfrom $30 · 9,570 ft · drinking waterPalisade CampgroundRio Grande National Forest · COfrom $31 · 8,360 ftFirst-comePark Creek CampgroundRio Grande National Forest · COfrom $31 · 8,530 ft · drinking waterFirst-comePoso CampgroundRio Grande National Forest · COfrom $10 · 8,870 ftFirst-comeRoad Canyon CampgroundRio Grande National Forest · COfrom $10 · 9,310 ftRock Creek CampgroundRio Grande National Forest · COfrom $10 · 9,170 ftFirst-comeSilver Thread CampgroundRio Grande National Forest · COfrom $10 · 9,740 ft · drinking waterFirst-comeSpectacle Lake CampgroundRio Grande National Forest · CO8,770 ft · drinking water
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
Roadless
Bennet Mountain / Blowout / Willow Creek / Lion Point / Gree53,053 acres · 1 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Stunner Pass / Dolores Canyon2,955 acres · 1 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Wightman Fork To Lookout5,971 acres · 1 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Spectacle Lake823 acres · 1 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Gibbs Creek1,739 acres · 1 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Pole Creek1,001 acres · 1 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 · 23 mi from the nearest campground here · 7,257 acres · 73% contained
Wildfire
Aspen Acres fire · 31 mi from the nearest campground here · 102,004 acres · 82% contained
Wildfire
Cap Rock fire · 46 mi from the nearest campground here · 1 acres
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Sep 6, 2026

Who answers for this land

Rio Grande National Forest’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 · 44 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