About Road Canyon Reservoir SWA campsites
This small campground, located at the head of Road Canyon Reservoir, usually has vacancy when other upriver campgrounds are full. The area is in a fully open meadow, with no trees, and it is not screened from Rio Grande Reservoir Road. It has 6 camping units, each with a parking spur, table, and fire ring. An undeveloped overflow camping area is directly across the road. A vault type toilet is provided, but no trash receptacles (Please pack out your trash). No firewood or drinking water are available. There is fishing access and a boat launch at Road Canyon Reservoir.
- Fees: Single site - $26 to $30/night. Day use - $12/day (picnicking). Shoulder season - $10/night (Sometime after Labor Day) Fee envelopes and a…
- Season: April
- Managed by: Road Canyon Reservoir SWA, Colorado Parks & Wildlife
- Where: 16 mi southwest of City of Creede, CO · 37.75526, -107.19232
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Road Canyon Cg | ATV road | at camp | 0.2 mi |
| Road Canyon Picnic/Boat Ramp | ATV road | 1.0 mi | 0.1 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
Verizon 4G
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: 15.7 mi
Water fill-up: 19.9 mi
Camps nearby
- River Hill 2.7 mi
- Crooked Creek Dispersed Area 3 mi
- Thirty Mile 4.1 mi
- Bristol Head Campground 5 mi
- Dispersed spot · 12 mi W of City of Creede 5.2 mi
- Silver Thread Campground 5.4 mi