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Located in beautiful La Plata Canyon, Snowslide Campground has 13 sites, all first-come, first serve. Most of the sites are well shaded and some have direct access to the La Plata river. Services include fire grates, picnic tables, and pit toilets. Bear-safe food storage is recommended.There is no potable water, but water is available at Kroeger Campground located across the road. There is no trash pickup; trash must be packed out.
Between September and May, this campground has no services. Please keep them clean and pack it out.
Standard single site occupancy is 8, but a single family with > 8 members is acceptable.
Equipment with wheels (RVs, campers, cars) must fit in the parking spur. There is not any overflow parking available.
Max RV size = 35 ft
From Durango: Head 12 miles west on U.S. Highway 160. Turn north on County Rd. 124 at Hesperus (which has a convenenience store/gas station and a post office, as well as a restaurant) and go 5 miles. The paved road turns to gravel at the National Forest boundary. Access to campgrounds is by 2WD gravel road, but, soon thereafter, the road becomes rugged 4WD.
Very beautiful and the camp host were nice,reasonable price ($15) BUMMER that there is a fire ban but the next week we brought our propane fire pit,great investment!! Enjoyed our time there!
We camped at site 11 on the opposite side of the river. Campsite was very large and backed right up to the woods with some small trails. Host was very kind and kept bathrooms clean.
Beautiful ! The campground area is well maintained. Nice weekend trip.
