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Colorado · Federal campground

Soap Creek

21 mi west of Gunnison, CO · AT&T 4G

Federal campgroundtype

First comebooking

Jun–Sepbest months

About Soap Creek

Various recreation sites in the Soap Creek Area

Fees: $18 per night per camping unit; $6 per day for day use/picnic use in a campsite; $10 per firewood bundle.
Season: May 23 – Sept. 29
Managed by: Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forest, FS
Where: 21 mi west of Gunnison, CO · 38.54654, -107.31555

Things to do:

HikingHorseback ridingBikingOff-road (OHV)

Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)

Weather by month

31°

8°Jan

35°

12°Feb

44°

20°Mar

52°

27°Apr

62°

35°May

74°

43°Jun

78°

49°Jul

76°

47°Aug

69°

40°Sep

57°

29°Oct

43°

19°Nov

31°

9°Dec

Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jun–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Oct–Apr.

See Soap Creek from above

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Trails near camp

Trail	Open to	From camp	Length
Soap Creek Horse Corral	ATV road	at camp	0.7 mi
Soap Creek Cg	ATV road	at camp	0.7 mi
Coal Mesa	Horse	0.1 mi	14.3 mi
Cow Creek	Horse	0.9 mi	6.1 mi

Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.

Good to know

Cell signal

AT&T 4G

From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.

Night sky: Pristine

The Milky Way casts shadows and the sky is crowded with stars.

Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.

Stargazing nearby: Curecanti National Recreation Area (Dark Sky Park), 9 mi.

RV essentials

Dump station: 9.3 mi
Water fill-up: 9.6 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.

Soap Creek

About Soap Creek

Weather by month

Trails near camp

Good to know

Camps nearby