FS · Rio Grande National Forest

Alder Guard Station

1 of 1 sites fit 32 ft

Book Alder Guard Station

Longest for your rig: 35 ft
Booking: Reservable
Hookups: none
Entry: Pull-through
ADA sites: —
Elevation: 8,385 ft
Vehicles: up to 5

At 8,385 ft, expect nights below freezing well into June, water systems shut off outside a short summer window, and a long climb to get here. Nothing published says when it opens — call before you tow.

Book on Recreation.gov →the official reservation system; we take no cut

Every bookable site

Fits your 32 ft rig — 1 site

Alder Guard35 ft vehicle · pull · gravel · 12 ft wide

Within 60 miles

Map marker#	Campground	Distance	Sites	Longest for your rig	Hookups
1	Big Meadows Reservoir Campground (South Central CO) CO	14 mi SW	47	60 ft	none · pull-through
2	Off Cow Camp Cabin CO · cabin	18 mi SE	1	—	none
3	Fitton Guard Station Cabin CO · cabin	18 mi SE	1	—	none
4	Marshall Park CO	19 mi W	15	95 ft	none · pull-through
5	Elwood Cabin CO · cabin	21 mi S	1	50 ft	none
6	Stone Cellar Guard Station CO · cabin	22 mi N	1	—	none

this campground numbered to match the tableClick a marker for what it is and how far. Straight-line distances, not driving distances; the inset shows where this sits in the state. For directions, open this location in OpenStreetMap.

Everything else on record

Bookable sites: 1
Longest driveway: 250 ft
Max occupancy per site: 10
Reservable sites: 1
Coordinates: 37.7044, -106.6467
Nearest place: Del Norte
Elevation: 8,385 ft

Sources

Recreation Information Database (RIDB) · fetched from https://ridb.recreation.gov/api/v1/facilities/234710 · retrieved 2026-08-17 · public-domain
USGS Elevation Point Query Service · fetched from https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json · retrieved 2026-08-17 · public-domain