About Chris Park
Chris Park is located near Haviland Lake in southwestern Colorado, 18 miles north of Durango. Visitors enjoy the area for its hiking, canoeing and fishing opportunities. Several trailheads are in the vicinity, including Forebay, Goulding, Elbert Creek and Purgatory Flats. The historic Rico-to-Rockwood Wagon Road passes through Chris Park. Built in the late 1800s, the road was used for six years until the railway opened. The campground offers three group sites. Sites 1 and 2 can accommodate up to 75 people each. Site 3 can accommodate up to 150 people, and includes a picnic shelter with electricity and grills. A volleyball court is located near this site as well. Picnic tables and campfire rings provided, as are vault toilets and drinking water. The campground is situated in a mostly flat, open area, shaded by scattered ponderosa pine trees. Haviland Lake is a short drive from the site.…
- Fees: $125/night - $250/night
- Season: Late May – September
- Managed by: San Juan National Forest, FS
- Where: 17 mi southeast of Rico, CO · 37.51639, -107.8
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–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Oct–Apr.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miners Trace | Horse | 0.1 mi | 1.9 mi |
| Stage Coach Browns | ATV road | 0.2 mi | 0.2 mi |
| Wagon | Horse | 0.3 mi | 1.3 mi |
| Chris Park | ATV road | 0.3 mi | 0.9 mi |
| Chris Park | Horse | 0.3 mi | 0.8 mi |
| Lech | Horse | 0.5 mi | 0.5 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
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From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way shows rich detail, horizon to horizon.
Class 2 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 23.1 mi
Propane: 20.2 mi
Camps nearby
- Haviland Lake Campground 1.3 mi
- Lower Hermosa Campground 5.3 mi
- Campsite · 15 mi S of Silverton 7 mi
- Transfer Park Campground 7.4 mi
- Campsite · 14 mi E of Rico 7.6 mi
- Florida Campground (Co) 8.5 mi