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Sig Creek Campground, 32 miles north of Durango, has 9 campsites on a southfacing hillside about 1/4 mile from the East Fork of Hermosa Creek. The campground is 6 miles west of Durango Mountain Resort on the Hermosa Park Rd. (Forest Rd. 578), accessible by 2WD. Much of this gravel road follows the route of the Scotch Creek Toll Road, which ran from Rico to the Animas Valley in the late 1800s. The road continues over Bolam Pass to Colorado Highway 145 north of Rico. The upper section is 4WD only.The upper trailhead for the Hermosa Creek Trail begins 2 miles past the campground, near the confluence of the main and east forks of Hermosa Creek. This multiple-use trail heads back to the town of Hermosa through the Hermosa Roadless Area. The trail offers a technical single-track experience for mountain bikes (at 19 miles, taking most of a day, including shuttle drops). A few camping sites are available at the trailhead, which has a toilet, picnic tables, fire grates, corral, and parking area.
Sig Creek Campground is 39 miles north of Durango (take Highway 550), then 6 miles west of Durango Mountain Resort on the Hermosa Park Rd. (Forest Rd. 578), accessible by 2WD. Much of this gravel road follows the route of the Scotch Creek Toll Road, which ran from Rico to the Animas Valley in the late 1800s. The road continues over Bolam Pass down to Colorado Highway 145 north of Rico. The upper section is 4WD only
Went here for elk hunting and this place was beautiful and the roads are great for off roading cause they offer a challenge for most any vehicle. And the guys camping next to us got 2 elk so their out here.
Across from the Sig Creek Campground sign is an amazing waterfall site
Camped here August 2019, and the campground appears to be not maintained any longer. There was no pricing listed, the vault toilet didn't have any toilet paper and was questionably maintained, it was generally overgrown and we didn't find the potable water. Someone driving by said it was decommissioned. No FS employee or host ever came by to check on us. With that expectation, as a free campsite it was pretty solid. Still had a useable toilet, available sites with picnic tables and fire grates, and nice creek water access.
When the dispersed camping is full on a busy Friday night, this place is worth checking out! It's not on the water and borders cattle guards, so there were quite a few cow patties to dodge. The road isn't well-maintained but vehicles in our party didn't have issues accessing it.
