About Hidden Valley Tent Campground- Gunnison RD
Hidden Valley Tent Campground is a primitive tent camping only area. The site is located between the Powderhorn and La Garita Wilderness areas. This tent camping site is great for folks interested in hiking and backpacking. It offers access to extensive trail systems within both wilderness and general forest areas. The landscape is in a narrow valley with spruce, fir and aspen trees next to Cebolla Creek.
- Fees: $14 per night per camping unit; $6 per day for day use/picnic use in a campsite; $10 per firewood bundle.
- Season: June – Oct. 1 (weather dependent)
- Managed by: USFS - Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Fore
- Where: 6 mi southwest of Cathedral, CO · 38.04084, -107.13289
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden Valley Cg | ATV road | at camp | 0.1 mi |
| Los Pinos-Cebolla | ATV road | at camp | 34.1 mi |
| Canyon Infierno | Horse | 1.6 mi | 6.4 mi |
| Rough Creek | Horse | 1.8 mi | 7.4 mi |
| Cebolla | Horse | 2.0 mi | 22.0 mi |
| Calf Creek Plateau | Horse, ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 2.2 mi | 6.8 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
No signal at camp
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.Stargazing nearby: Lake Fork Earth and Sky Center (Dark Sky Park), 10 mi.
Dump station: 9.5 mi
Water fill-up: 10 mi