About Haviland Lake Campground
Haviland Lake Campground is situated on its beautiful namesake within the San Juan National Forest, 18 miles north of Durango. Visitors enjoy the area for its canoeing, fishing and hiking opportunities in a scenic, natural setting. The popular campground is beautiful any time of the year. Haviland Lake is an 80-acre, no-wake lake with excellent boating, canoeing and fishing opportunities. An accessible fishing dock is located on the lakeshore. Anglers cast for rainbow and brown trout. A Colorado Division of Wildlife fishing license is required to fish. Several trailheads are in the vicinity. The Forebay Lake Trail begins in the campground and leads to small Forebay Lake, just over a mile east of the campground. The historic Rico-to-Rockwood Wagon Road passes through Haviland and Chris Park. Built in the late 1800s, the road was used for six years until the railway opened. The campground…
- Fees: Standard : $27 Premier: $34 Electric Hookup: $39 Double: $54
- Season: May – October (limited services Sept - Nov)
- Managed by: San Juan National Forest, FS
- Where: 16 mi southeast of Rico, CO · 37.53472, -107.80583
- 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–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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wagon | Horse | 0.1 mi | 1.3 mi |
| Forbay Lakes | ATV road | 0.1 mi | |
| Haviland Lake Cg | ATV road | 0.1 mi | 1.0 mi |
| Haviland View | Horse | 0.2 mi | 1.2 mi |
| Miners Trace | Horse | 0.3 mi | 1.9 mi |
| Lupine Trace | Horse | 0.3 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 casts shadows and the sky is crowded with stars.
Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 21.8 mi
Propane: 21.4 mi
Camps nearby
- Chris Park 1.3 mi
- Campsite · 15 mi S of Silverton 6 mi
- Lower Hermosa Campground 6.2 mi
- Campsite · 14 mi E of Rico 6.3 mi
- Dispersed spot · 9 mi SE of Rico 7.9 mi
- Sig Creek Campground 8 mi