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Lovely spot on the Gunnison River. Very shallow at this point with a beautiful babbling sound that becomes the only thing you hear at night when the highway traffic slows. The campground has 10 sites. 5 drive up that accommodate trailers or rvs with zero hook up though. The other five are tent only. Right now in October its in winter season mode so only the 5 drive up spots are open. Its free for the winter. Vault toilets. No trash. Pack it in. Pack it out. Gets ridiculously cold at night. Woke up to 15°F late October! Its beautiful though. Didn't check out any trails.
Awesome place for primitive camping. Only $14/night. Has primitive toilets. No power or water. Love that there are sites with access to the creek. Makes washing pans very easy. Only downside is good bit of road noise. But for a quick night on the way to Crested Butte, it’s great. Right off the road and quick.
We stayed one night at this campground and enjoyed our stay. It did rain a lot for about an hour around 5pm but it was beautiful, calming & our tent held up!
We pitched our tent to the front of the parking spot on campsite #10. It was a bit bumpy and uneven as we don’t have foam pads or an air mattress but I slept fine. Though, my partner did mention that he felt like he was at a slope, unfortunately.
There was no “beach” but still some room to put a few chairs and be by the river. Luckily we didn’t have any trouble with mosquitoes but I did bring spray as well as lavender oil just in case.
The water levels are very low sadly but my partner still tried his hand at fishing.
The picnic table is in the sun, so I definitely recommend bringing some shade coverage.
I chose this spot as a back up but one of the main reasons I chose this side of CO is bc there are a lot of trees/foliage that offer shade for the hot summer days! We put our chairs under a big ponderosa 🌲.
The fire pit/ grill is really impressive but is awfully close to some bushes so keep that in mind.
They do have toilets but they don’t seem to be cleaned often enough. The smell was too unbearable for me so we drove to Gunnison so I could use their toilet 🤣😅. Oh well 🤷🏽♀️
Overall was a successful trip as it was a first come, first serve basis! It was chilly and windy and did lightly rain, again, at night but our cheap 30•f sleeping bags were enough (course I had a long sleeve, hoodie, sweats and thick socks as well 🙂).
Small campground with porta potty. Sites are close to highway, so you hear car traffic all night.
Small campground, around 10 spaces, split between trailer and tent sites. The only reason you intentionally go to this campground is easy access for fly fishing. If you're just looking for a place to camp for the night, consider this a campground of last resort. Has vault toilet, hence a '2' star. Literally the least desirable campground I've ever stayed at.
