About Vallecito Campground
Vallecito Campground is a very popular site and one of the largest within the San Juan National Forest. It sits on Vallecito Creek, adjacent to the Weminuche Wilderness. Visitors enjoy the area for its trail and fishing opportunities, which are part of a very scenic, natural setting. Vallecito Creek offers fishing for rainbow, cutthroat and brook trout. Anglers must use artificial flies and lures due to the creek's location within the wilderness area. The Vallecito Creek Trail begins at the campground entrance. This popular trail is open to hiking and horseback riding only and is a main access point to the Weminuche Wilderness. Parking is available at the trailhead. Hitching racks and a horse staging area with a loading ramp for livestock is on-site, but no overnight horse camping is allowed. The campground offers 80 single-family sites, a few of which have electric hookups. Sites are…
- Fees: Standard: $27 Premium: $34 Electric Hookup: $39
- Season: May – October (limited services Sept-Oct, weather dependent))
- Managed by: San Juan National Forest, FS
- Where: 17 mi north of Bayfield, CO · 37.4775, -107.54667
- 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–Apr.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vallecito Vis | Horse | 0.1 mi | 0.6 mi |
| Vallecito | Horse | 0.1 mi | 19.6 mi |
| Vallecito Horse Route 1 | Horse | 0.3 mi | 0.6 mi |
| Beri View | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.7 mi | 0.5 mi |
| Beri ATV | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.7 mi | 3.4 mi |
| Middle Mtn | ATV road | 0.8 mi | 12.1 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
Verizon 4G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 5G
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.Propane: 24.3 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.