About Park Creek Campground
This small campground stretches along the banks of the south fork of the Rio Grande River among mature spruce and cottonwood trees. Many sites are adjacent to the river. US Highway 160 is very close by so some traffic noise is common day and night. With heavy understory, the campground has the feel of spacious seclusion and is very cool and shady. This is bear country; practice safe food storage techniques. There is fishing nearby in the South Fork of the Rio Grande and Park Creek. Wolf Creek Pass is 9.5 miles west from the campground. The facilities include 13 newly remodeled gravel sites with tables and steel fireplace rings (firewood is not provided), 2 vault type toilets, a centralized refuse bin and a developed drinking water system with hand pumps (in season) and adequate turn around and parking space for trailers. This is a great nightly stop over campground for travelers on US…
- Fees: Single site - $27 to $31/night. Double site - $54 to $58/night. $12 for day use picnicking. Fee envelopes and a collection box are provided…
- Season: Memorial Day weekend – Labor Day
- Managed by: USFS - Rio Grande National Forest
- Where: 7 mi southwest of South Fork, CO · 37.5906, -106.73036
- 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–May.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Cr Cg | ATV road | at camp | 0.4 mi |
| Park Cr | ATV road | 0.2 mi | 26.7 mi |
| Tewskberry | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 1.5 mi | 6.2 mi |
| Decker | Horse | 2.3 mi | 7.8 mi |
| Tie Hill | Horse | 2.4 mi | 3.6 mi |
| Lake Fork | Horse | 2.8 mi | 7.0 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.Stargazing nearby: Chimney Rock National Monument (Dark Sky Park), 27 mi.