Adams Fork Trailhead, Trail 713

23 mi east of Pagosa Springs, CO · No signal at camp

Federal campgroundtype

First comebooking

Julbest months

About Adams Fork Trailhead, Trail 713

The trailhead is on FDR 247, about 1 mile above Platoro Reservoir. The trailhead parking is to the left of the road, the trail is across the road to the right. This area is open to dispersal camping, the space is limited.

Managed by: Rio Grande National Forest, FS
Where: 23 mi east of Pagosa Springs, CO · 37.32151, -106.60025

Things to do:

HikingHorseback riding

Weather by month

31°

11°Jan

33°

11°Feb

40°

16°Mar

44°

22°Apr

53°

31°May

62°

39°Jun

66°

44°Jul

64°

43°Aug

58°

37°Sep

48°

28°Oct

38°

18°Nov

30°

11°Dec

Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jul (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Oct–May.

See Adams Fork Trailhead, Trail 713 from above

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Trails near camp

Trail	Open to	From camp	Length
Rito Gato	ATV road	at camp	4.1 mi
Adams Fork	Horse	0.2 mi	6.3 mi
Three Forks	ATV road	0.3 mi	6.4 mi
Conejos River	Horse	1.4 mi	1.9 mi
Tobacco Lake	Horse	2.3 mi	5.7 mi
Saddle Creek	Dirt bike	2.5 mi	4.2 mi

Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.

Good to know

Cell signal

No signal at camp

From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.

Night sky: Pristine

The Milky Way casts shadows and the sky is crowded with stars.

Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.

Stargazing nearby: Chimney Rock National Monument (Dark Sky Park), 23 mi.

Camps nearby

Dispersed spot · 23 mi S of South Fork 1.7 mi
Dispersed spot · 22 mi S of South Fork 3.8 mi
Mix Lake Campground 4 mi
Stunner Campground 4.1 mi
Platoro Cabin 2 4.4 mi
Elwood Cabin 6.1 mi