About Palisades Horse Camp
Palisades Horse Camp is located 30 miles north of Pagosa Springs, high in the San Juan National Forest. This beautiful area has excellent horseback riding and hiking trails and an abundance of wildlife. Hiking and horseback riding trails are the main attraction at Palisades. The Williams Creek Trail leads directly from the campground into the Weminuche Wilderness, crossing the Continental Divide. This equestrian campground offers single- and double-family campsites to campers with horses. Corrals with feeding bins are provided. The corrals are divided into two sections with room for two to three horses on each side, depending on horse temperaments. Hitching racks are set up throughout the campground and a water tank is on-site. Vault toilets and drinking water are provided. A campground host is on-site, and is very knowledgeable about the area. The campground is nestled in a stand of…
- Fees: Standard: $27 Double: $54
- Season: Mid-June – November (limited services Sept - Nov)
- Managed by: San Juan National Forest, FS
- Where: 7 mi north of Piedra, CO · 37.54639, -107.19667
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.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williams Creek | Horse | 0.1 mi | 9.9 mi |
| Williams Crk | ATV road | 0.4 mi | 5.0 mi |
| Palisades Cg | ATV road | 0.4 mi | 0.2 mi |
| Cimarrona | Horse | 0.8 mi | 8.5 mi |
| Indian Creek | Horse | 1.4 mi | 8.3 mi |
| Hossick | Horse | 2.6 mi | 6.5 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: 20.8 mi
Water fill-up: 20.8 mi
Propane: 21.4 mi
Camps nearby
- Campsite · 7 mi N of Piedra 0.4 mi
- Cimarrona Campground 0.9 mi
- Campsite · 6 mi NW of Piedra 3 mi
- Teal Campground 3.1 mi
- Williams Creek Campground 3.9 mi
- Campsite · 3 mi NW of Piedra 5.1 mi