About North Fork Campground
This campground is the highest elevation campground on the Salida Ranger District. The elevation is 11,000 feet and the campsites are situated on the north shore of the North Fork Reservoir. The road to the campground is very rough and not recommended for vehicles towing trailers. High clearance vehicles are a requirement for reaching this campground. No trash service.
- Fees: $20 per site for overnight camping. Two vehicles or one RV per site is included in the camping fee. $10.00 for a third vehicle. $10.00 fee…
- Managed by: Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands, USFS - Pike-San Isabel National Forests
- Where: 8 mi northwest of Maysville, CO · 38.6116, -106.31923
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: Jul (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| N Fork Lake Cg | ATV road | at camp | 0.4 mi |
| N Fork S Arkansas | ATV road | 0.1 mi | 9.3 mi |
| CDNST | Horse | 1.7 mi | 222.8 mi |
| Hancock Lake/CDNST | Horse | 1.7 mi | 6.5 mi |
| 1437 | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 2.1 mi | 0.9 mi |
| Alpine Tunnel | Horse | 3.0 mi | 2.8 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.Dump station: 14.3 mi
Water fill-up: 18.9 mi
Propane: 17.7 mi
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