Public Campgrounds
Campgrounds on the Alpine Loop
Wupperman 31 X X $15
Located at Lake San Cristobal on County Road 33.
Dump Station. Campground Hosts.
Elevation 9000'. Owned by Hinsdale County.
Williams Creek 23 X X $12
Located on County Road 30, Cinnamon Pass Road.
Elevation 9200'. USFS.
Mill Creek 22 X X $7
Located on County Road 30, Cinnamon Pass Road.
Elevation 9500'. BLM.
Campgrounds on Cathedral/Powderhorn Road
(FS Road 788)
Deer Lakes 12 X X $12
Located on FS Rd 788 near the top of Slumgullion Pass.
Sites of 30 ft. length. One accessible site; one accessible
toilet. Elevation 10,400'. USFS.
Hidden Valley 3 X X $8
Located on FS Road 788. Sites of short length. Tents only.
Elevation 9700'. USFS.
Spruce 9 X X $8
Located on FS Road 788. Sites of short length.
Elevation 9300'. USFS.
Cebolla 5 X X $8
Located on FS Road 788. Sites of short length.
Elevation 9200'. USFS.
Cebolla Creek 3 Free
Located 6.5 miles from Powderhorn on FS Road 788.
Sites of short length. Elevation 8355'. BLM.
Campgrounds on the Silver Thread
Red Bridge 7 $5
Located on the Lake Fork of the Gunnison River.
Elevation 7800'. BLM.
Gate View 5 Free
Located on the Lake Fork of the Gunnison River.
Elevation 8000'. NPS.
The Gate 8 $5
Located on the Lake Fork of the Gunnison River.
Elevation 8000'. BLM.
Big Blue 11 $8
Located several miles off of Highway 149 at the entrance to the
Uncompahgre Wilderness. RVs and trailers are not recommended
due to the rough, narrow road. Elevation 9800'. USFS.
Slumgullion 21 X X $10
Located near the top of Slumgullion Pass. Sites of short length.
Elevation 11,200'. USFS.
Bristol Head 16 X $11
Located near North Clear Creek. Sites of 32' length.
Elevation 9500'. USFS.
North Clear Creek 27 X $11
Located near North Clear Creek. Sites of 32' length.
Elevation 9900'. USFS.
Silver Thread 13 X $11
Located just off of Hwy 149 near South Clear Creek Falls.
Sites of 32' length. Elevation 9500'. USFS.
Road Canyon 6 Free
Located on FS Road 520 (Rio Grande Reservoir Road).
Elevation 9300'. USFS.
River Hill 23 X $12
Located on FS Road 520 (Rio Grande Reservoir Road).
Sites of 32' length. Elevation 9200'. USFS.
Thirty Mile 39 X $12
Located on FS Road 520 (Rio Grande Reservoir Road)
near Squaw Creek. Sites of 32' length. Accessible.
Elevation 9300'. USFS.
Lost Trail 7 X Free
Located on FS Road 520 (Rio Grande Reservoir Road).
No large RVs or trailers. Elevation 9500’.
SITES WATER TRASH FEE