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Camping near

Pagosa Springs, Colorado

15 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Pagosa Springs in Archuleta County: 15 Forest Service.

15
federal places to camp
15 Forest Service
10 mi
to the nearest one
East Fork Campground
9,296 ft
at the highest of them
Big Meadows Reservoir Campground. The lowest, Lower Piedra, sits at 6,594 ft
281
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 70 feet

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Federal land, by managing agency

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • US Forest Service (USFS)
  • National Park Service (NPS)
  • US Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
  • Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
  • Department Of Defense (DOD)
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  • Other Federal
  • State
  • Local
  • Alaska Native Lands (Patented or Interim Conveyed)
  • Alaska Native Allotment

Federal campgrounds, by agency

  • Forest Service
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • National Park Service
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife and others

State and local land (USGS PAD-US)

  • State land
  • County and city land
  • Regional agency or district
  • Land trust or conservancy

Gaps with no tint inside public land are private parcels, often old mining claims and homesteads. They are not open to the public.

Dashed clay lines on the base map are unpaved tracks from OpenStreetMap. They show what exists on the ground, not what is legal to drive.

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Boundaries are approximate and land status changes. This map is a planning aid, not a survey or a statement of access. Confirm routes, closures and camping rules with the managing office.

Within 30 miles of Pagosa Springs, nearest first

15 places

  1. East Fork Campground Forest Service · San Juan National Forest · Archuleta County 10 miaway 7,745 ftelevation 25sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Blanco River Group Campground group campground Forest Service · San Juan National Forest · Archuleta County 10.5 miaway 7,255 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. West Fork Campground Forest Service · San Juan National Forest · Mineral County 13.7 miaway 7,864 ftelevation 27sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Ute Campground Forest Service · San Juan National Forest · Archuleta County 15.2 miaway 6,826 ftelevation 21sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Bridge Forest Service · San Juan National Forest · Hinsdale County 17.6 miaway 7,825 ftelevation 17sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Lower Piedra Forest Service · San Juan National Forest · Archuleta County 18.7 miaway 6,594 ftelevation 14sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Williams Creek Campground Forest Service · San Juan National Forest · Hinsdale County 20.2 miaway 8,177 ftelevation 60sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Teal Forest Service · San Juan National Forest · Hinsdale County 21.1 miaway 8,285 ftelevation 15sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  9. Big Meadows Reservoir Campground Forest Service · Rio Grande National Forest · Mineral County 22.1 miaway 9,296 ftelevation 47sites 60 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  10. Cimarrona Forest Service · San Juan National Forest · Hinsdale County 22.2 miaway 8,375 ftelevation 20sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  11. Palisades Horse Camp horse camp Forest Service · San Juan National Forest · Hinsdale County 22.2 miaway 8,300 ftelevation 12sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  12. Elwood Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Rio Grande National Forest · Rio Grande County 22.3 miaway 11,532 ftelevation 1site 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  13. Platoro Cabin 1 cabin or lookout Forest Service · Rio Grande National Forest · Conejos County 26.9 miaway 10,000 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  14. Platoro Cabin 2 cabin or lookout Forest Service · Rio Grande National Forest · Conejos County 26.9 miaway 10,000 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  15. Lake Fork Forest Service · Rio Grande National Forest · Conejos County 29.6 miaway n/aelevation 19sites 70 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov