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This 30-unit campground was recently renovated and has 14 RV campsites, 15 walk-in tent campsites, one walk-in group campsite and 3 vault restrooms. This campground is normally full and not available unless you have a reservation. Each campsite has a parking space, metal fire ring, picnic table, tent pad and bear proof food storage locker. Drinking water, electric hook-ups and trash service are not available at Oh Be Joyful so bring your own water and plan to take your own trash with you when you leave.
Parking is available for day use visitors who come to Oh Be Joyful to hike, play in the water, picnic, etc.
The access road (BLM Road 3220) into Oh Be Joyful Campground is steep and can be rough. The campground can accommodate RVs but the rough road down to the campground may not be suitable for larger low clearance rigs.
From the town of Crested Butte, drive north on Gothic Road. (County road 317) towards Mount Crested Butte. Cross the Slate River and turn left on Slate River Road (County Road 734). Follow this up the valley for approximately 5 miles to BLM Road 3220. Turn left onto BLM Road 3220 and continue for approximately 0.3 miles to a Oh Be Joyful Campground. BLM Road 3220 is steep and rough, low clearance vehicles and larger RVs may want to scout the road before driving down to the campground.
Fees cost $10 per night for a designated site (a designated site has a numbered post, parking space, picnic table, and fire pit), $5 per night for an overflow site (all other camping), and $30 per night for a group campsite.
Wow! This place is amazing! Some of the most beautiful views I’ve ever seen. Would recommend hiking the Oh-Be-Joyful Trail! There are a lot of cows along the way.
We loved our time at the Oh Be Joyful campground. Stayed for 7 nights and it became one of our top camp sites! We were in site 7 and liked the area and the little stroll to get to it from the parking spot. Tucked away from the other campers and RV’s so it was nice. Easy access to the river that we liked going to after a hike. For $10/night you can’t beat it! The 2-week reservation setup worked to our advantage when our other plans for the week fell through. We had tried to camp here a few years back but it was full so we were thankful to come back and experience it. Our site was also big enough to hold our large tent, so that’s a huge plus! The bear-safe was incredible to have! We’d love to return here!
One of my favourite spots in Colorado. If you can reserve a camp site you get better access to the recreation area but there can be heavy traffic. Slate river bed, plenty of hiking trails, horseback and ATV trails too. Really massive area with tons to explore, it gets super beautiful in the fall. There are open car camping sites in the very back, but can fill up quickly each site comes with a metal fire pit. All around a really great place to visit or camp, I really recommend checking out Oh Be Joyful for relaxed camping and spectacular views.
