About Big Meadows Reservoir Campground (South Central Co)
Big Meadows is located in the San Juan Mountains in south-central Colorado, about 11 miles west of South Fork. The campground is lightly wooded with spruce trees, creating a beautiful meadow atmosphere. The Rio Grande National Forest spans 1.86 million acres in south-central Colorado. The Continental Divide runs for 236 miles along most of the forest's western border, presenting a myriad of ecosystems from alpine desert to dense wilderness. An accessible fishing pier, located on the north shore of the reservoir, allows anglers to cast for rainbow, brown and brook trout. Hunting, boating and hiking are also popular pastimes. Hikers and horseback riders will enjoy the 6-mile Archuleta Trail. The trail accesses the Weminuche Wilderness, Colorado's largest wilderness, which boasts the headwaters of dozens of major streams and rivers that feed into the Rio Grande and San Juan rivers. Each…
- Managed by: Rio Grande National Forest, FS
- Where: 12 mi southwest of South Fork, CO · 37.53806, -106.79611
- Winter: the road at camp is closed to cars in winter; plan to ride, ski or snowshoe in.
Things to do:
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jun–Aug (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Oct–May.
Fly over it in 3D, check today's weather and fire news, plan the drive and print a trip plan.
Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Meadows Cg | ATV road | at camp | 0.6 mi |
| Big Meadows Cg | ATV road | at camp | 0.4 mi |
| Big Meadows H.C. Access | Hiking | 0.1 mi | 0.2 mi |
| Big Meadows Loop | Hiking | 0.2 mi | 1.5 mi |
| Big Meadows H.C. Access | Hiking | 0.2 mi | 0.1 mi |
| Archuleta | Horse | 0.4 mi | 7.0 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
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Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 23.3 mi
Water fill-up: 23.3 mi