About Silver Thread Campground
This small single loop campground has eleven sites. Six are gravel pull through sites and five are dead end gravel spurs. There is a beautiful waterfall within a few hundred feet that you can hike to easily from the south end of the campground. The campground elevation is 9,500 feet. This campground, just off the side of Colorado State Highway 149, is well suited for overnight stays and picnics with many level, pull-through camping sites. The area offers fishing in South Clear Creek and Brown Lakes. A short easy trail leads to the beauty of South Clear Creek Falls. Aspen provides shade for some of the campground sites while spruce trees abound on the surrounding hillsides. This is bear country and you will be required to practice safe food storage techniques. This facility is located adjacent to State Highway 149 for easy access to through travelers on the Silver Thread Scenic Byway. It…
- Fees: Single site - $26 to $28/night. Day use - $12/day (picnicking). Shoulder Season - $10/night (Sometime after Labor Day weekend). Fee…
- Managed by: USFS - Rio Grande National Forest
- Where: 13 mi west of City of Creede, CO · 37.82919, -107.15765
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Thread Cg | ATV road | at camp | 0.2 mi |
| Hermit Lakes | ATV road | at camp | 4.1 mi |
| So. Clear Creek | Horse | 0.2 mi | 0.2 mi |
| Bristol Head Overlook | Hiking | 1.4 mi | 0.2 mi |
| So Cl Cr Falls Nature | Hiking | 1.4 mi | 0.2 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
Verizon 4G · AT&T 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: 13.1 mi
Water fill-up: 16.1 mi