Loved this place! We camped here three nights. There are no hookups, but the water faucets near the pit toitets can have hoses screwed onto them. This allows you to fill your water tanks before parking. The sites are heavily wooded and the camp elevation is over 9,000 feet. Sites include a picnic table and fire ring. Aspen firewood can be purchaesed from the camp manager. The sites are adjacent to Shaw Lake. It is pretty and stocked with rainbow trout. There are hiking/horse trails on both sides of the lake. We were only 3 miles from the highway and 7 miles from Southfork for shopping, restaurants and showers. Lots of wildlife. Fishing was great and we had a 10-point buck deer visit our site. This was boondocking at it's best! We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
spectacular setting, very spacious, great hosts some sites are are nearer the lake (#1-8)...the rating takes into consideration that it is a U.S. Forest Service campground (dry camping), beautiful drive from South Fork (12 miles SW), right along the Rio Grande...setting includes waterfalls, lakes, tons of trees open from May 15-Sep 15 We camped here in a Motorhome.
We come for a square dance week so things are different than normal. There are multiple camping areas. We end up in the one near the square dance hall(Aspen Park) which is full hook but only 30 amp but mostly 20 amp. Restrooms and showers are in other areas so you have to walk a ways. Showers are large but the water pressure is weak. Restrooms & Showers are clean. Sites are grass and fairly level and when it rains you can get stuck. Some roads are paved but in between sites are dirt and gravel. There is no internet. Very quiet park with lights around. Owners are great and the park is well maintained although the grass may need cutting. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Great family oriented park. Our fifth straight year and love it more each time. Lots of great activities for kids of all ages, paddle boats, miniature golf, "real golf" outings to local golf courses, bicycles, horseshoes, stocked trout ponds + the river and many local lakes, horseback riding, regular entertainment in the Funatorium or the dance barn. Great cafeteria type restaurant with good prices. Grocery store, fuel, propane, laundry on site. Some of the friendliest people you will ever meet. This is a very large park with side by side pull through sites in the large open meadow, or there are many treed sites along the river at either end of the park. Most of these treed sites are back-ins, but some are pull through. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Wonderful place to spend some time with the family. They have all the amenities for the kids like mini golf, paddle boats, fishing ponds, ice cream shop, etc. The people running it are very friendly and helpful. The country style dinner was wonderful and very inexpensive. We would certainly be back. We camped here in a Tent Trailer.
Spent ten days here with my wife and daughter and we had a wonderful time! I highly recommend this place to all family oriented RV'ers. We will definitely make a return trip soon. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
As others stated, great family campground. Lots of activities for young and old alike. Secure enough that kids can be allowed to entertain themselves while the older "kids" relax. To keep things quiet and relaxed, they do have some rules about noise after hours, no riding 4 wheelers or motorcycles around the park, etc. RV sites range from open areas with side by side parking to sites back in the trees and along the river with more separation. Very good meals in the restaurant. Easy drive to other sites such as Creede, Lake City, Wolf Creek Pass, Pagosa Springs, Sand Dunes, Cumbres & Toltec Steam Railroad, etc. They do not advertise and have no official web site, although there is an unofficial one where you can get a phone number. Do a google search. It is all by word of mouth, and apparently there are a lot of mouths spreading the word. Many families have been going there for years and years. We have been there the 1st week of June the last 3 years and will be there again this year. We have been staying in cabins, but plan on a 5th wheel next year. We have been trying to get a cabin later in the year, but it is almost impossible to get a cabin. They are rented a year in advance, the day you leave from the previous year. We camped here in a Campground Cabin.
What a fun park. It is very rustic and sites are close together, but the overall facility is geared for everyone having fun. This park offers plenty to do for everyone including river tubing, horseback riding, putt putt golf, fishing etc. We camp at this park as often as we can. We camped here in a Motorhome.
We had such a wonderful time at this park. The work campers who run the park are retired folks from all over, but mainly from the TX, OK, and surrounding states. If you are looking for nice, friendly hospitality, this is the place! Cabins, trailers, and rooms for rent. Tent, and rv sites. The stocked ponds are stocked twice a week! Our kids had a ball fishing. You will not find this listed in any trailer magazine. They are a well kept secret. Most people who stay here are repeaters. Also, they don't take credit cards. However, you can bill most all activities to your site number and pay in one final bill when you check out. We found this to be quite convenient. Please don't pass this place up. You'll miss a treasure! Putt-putt golf, paddle boats, bike rental, arcade, grocery, laundry, restaraunt, snack shack, domino room, funatorium, square dance/round dance hall. They rent to families only. Probably more I missed. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Review Rating
[ 10 / 10 ]
2002
$20
This is the ultimate family type campground. Park has a security gate at entrance and no one gets in without a pass. Excellent in park roads. 3 good meals a day at reaonable prices in the restaurant. 17 stocked trout ponds and 1 mile or so of the South Fork of the Rio Grande river in park. Horseback riding, mini golf, horseshoes, hiking and nightly entertainemnt available. Grocery store gas and propane available in
park. We camped here in a camper.
This campground is used by the older generation that come back each year. There are people that have been coming here for many many years. Wi-Fi is only available near office but is free. Not much for kids or younger generation to do. Great ATV/Jeep trails in the area. Management is nice and willing to help. DON'T get the site next to the "sewer pump", No. 9 I believe, it will smell, you will NOT be happy there. Saw the cabins, great here although we didn't stay in one. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Stayed here for 6 weeks during the Summer Months of June, July. Walking distance to South Fork of Rio Grande River with Park stocking catchable sized fish. Hiking Trails and lake fishing very close. Owners are terrific. Pets welcome. We camped here in a Motorhome.
We camped one night and were lucky enough to get a riverfront site. It is very pretty to view outside your rear window. The park is a little old and tired but has shade trees. The people managing the place were nice and showed us to our place. It has washers and dryers. We camped here in a Tent Trailer.
We had a river front spot for several nights. This place is great. The staff is friendly and helpful with directions. The campground has lots of trees and was very quiet. We used the laundrymat/TV room by the office. The office has great internet access strength. The laundrymat was clean with lots of machines. You have to make a day trip into Creede. The town is small and has that wonderful mountain town feel. Try Mountain Man Tours for a river rafting trip, we loved it. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
This is a very scenic, well-run campground. There are many trees, and it is right on the Rio Grande. There are quite a few sites right on the river. There was a friendly, helpful escort to our riverfront site. The park was quiet, and the other campers were pleasant and friendly. There was reasonable space between the sites. It did not feel like a parking lot on the river, although the pull-through sites were closer together. The (free) WiFi signal was intermittent on the river sites, but strong closer to the office. There was a nice area to walk and exercise the dogs. Definitely the nicest park in the South Fork/ Creede area. We will certainly stay there again. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
This is a nice location right on the river. Lots of trees and shade. Rained a lot while we were there which left the roads very pitted and challenging to maneuver. Hosts were nice and helpful. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Quiet campground with several sites right on the Rio Grande River. Lots of shady spots, somebody checking things frequently. Laundry room was very clean, we did not use showers and rest rooms. If you like walking there is a shady, quiet residential area right next door. The small town of South Fork is 4 miles West where you can find just about anything at the Rainbow Grocery and Hardware store. We would stay again if looking for full hookups in the area. We camped here in a Truck Camper.
Primitive next to the lake with no amenities. Nice fishing and views though but typical of primitive facility with portable toilets and no other real facilities. About 18 miles from Elko, NV though so you can go into town, and only about 10 miles from the store in Spring Creek, NV with restaurant, and small shopping center. Cool if you're wanting a close place to go to the lake! We camped here in a Motorhome.