About North Canyon Campground
North Canyon Campground is situated next to Vallecito Reservoir in southwestern Colorado. Visitors enjoy the area for its beautiful scenery and wide range of recreational activities, including boating, fishing and hiking. Vallecito Reservoir is a very popular fishing lake, with anglers casting for German brown trout, cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, kokanee salmon and northern pike. The lake offers great boating, water skiing and canoeing opportunities. Boat rentals and fishing licenses are available at various locations around the lake. A variety of hiking and horseback riding trails are found in the area. The North Canyon Trail begins across the road from the campground and leads through ponderosa pine and aspen forests. A short side trail leads to a scenic overlook of the lake. East Creek Trail begins a quarter-mile northeast of the campground, on Forest Road 852. It provides access…
- Fees: $24
- Season: May – September
- Managed by: San Juan National Forest, FS
- Where: 11 mi north of Bayfield, CO · 37.39389, -107.53889
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Crk | ATV road | 0.1 mi | 0.9 mi |
| North Canyon | Horse | 0.1 mi | 1.7 mi |
| East Creek | Horse | 0.4 mi | 10.1 mi |
| Pine River | ATV road | 0.9 mi | 3.6 mi |
| Endlich Mesa | Horse | 2.0 mi | 21.4 mi |
| Freeman Park | Horse | 2.6 mi | 0.3 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.Propane: 21 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.Camps nearby
- Graham Creek Campground 0.3 mi
- Pine Point (Vallecito Reservoir, Co) 0.5 mi
- Middle Mountain Campground 1 mi
- Pine River Campground 4.1 mi
- Vallecito Campground 5.8 mi
- Miller Creek Campground 6.6 mi