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Big Meadows Reservoir Campground (South Central CO)

Big Meadows Reservoir Campground (South Central CO)
public domainScenic Canyons Recreational Services, inc. via Recreation.gov

22 of 47 sites fit 42 ft

Book one of 024, 002, 004, 008, 009, 010 and 16 more

Longest for your rig
60 ft
Booking
Reservable
Hookups
none
Entry
Pull-through
ADA sites
44
Elevation
9,296 ft
Vehicles
up to 10

At 9,296 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

The 22 sites that take a 42 ft rig, drawn where they sit.

Fits your 42 ft rig — 22 sites
02460 ft limit · pull · gravel · 18 ft wide · 2 vehicles00250 ft limit · pull · gravel · 17 ft wide · 1 vehicle00450 ft limit · back · gravel · 20 ft wide · 1 vehicle00850 ft limit · back · gravel · 21 ft wide · 1 vehicle00950 ft limit · back · gravel · 12 ft wide · 1 vehicle01050 ft limit · pull · gravel · 12 ft wide · 1 vehicle01250 ft limit · back · gravel · 17 ft wide · 1 vehicle01650 ft limit · pull · gravel · 18 ft wide · 1 vehicle02350 ft limit · pull · gravel · 16 ft wide · 1 vehicle03950 ft limit · pull · gravel · 27 ft wide · 1 vehicle04050 ft limit · pull · gravel · 17 ft wide · 1 vehicle04350 ft limit · back · gravel · 21 ft wide · 1 vehicle04248 ft limit · back · gravel · 1 vehicle00147 ft limit · back · gravel · 24 ft wide · 2 vehicles00345 ft limit · back · gravel · 21 ft wide · 1 vehicle00645 ft limit · back · gravel · 19 ft wide · 1 vehicle02745 ft limit · back · gravel · 17 ft wide · 1 vehicle02845 ft limit · back · gravel · 20 ft wide · 1 vehicle02945 ft limit · pull · gravel · 16 ft wide · 1 vehicle03745 ft limit · back · gravel · 20 ft wide · 1 vehicle01342 ft limit · back · gravel · 22 ft wide · 2 vehicles03042 ft limit · back · gravel · 17 ft wide · 1 vehicle
Too short for 42 ft — 24 sites
00740 ft limit · back · gravel · 21 ft wide · 1 vehicle01140 ft limit · back · gravel · 22 ft wide · 1 vehicle01440 ft limit · back · gravel · 1 vehicle03340 ft limit · back · gravel · 1 vehicle03440 ft limit · pull · gravel · 1 vehicle03840 ft limit · back · gravel · 20 ft wide · 1 vehicle04740 ft limit · back · gravel · 19 ft wide · 1 vehicle01538 ft limit · back · gravel · 20 ft wide · 1 vehicle03237 ft limit · back · gravel · 20 ft wide · 1 vehicle04137 ft limit · back · gravel · 19 ft wide · 1 vehicle04537 ft limit · back · gravel · 21 ft wide · 1 vehicle02136 ft limit · back · gravel · 18 ft wide · 1 vehicle02035 ft limit · back · gravel · 20 ft wide · 1 vehicle03135 ft limit · back · gravel · 22 ft wide · 1 vehicle01734 ft limit · back · gravel · 21 ft wide · 1 vehicle01934 ft limit · back · gravel · 20 ft wide · 1 vehicle03534 ft limit · back · gravel · 23 ft wide · 2 vehicles04634 ft limit · back · gravel · 20 ft wide · 1 vehicle02531 ft limit · back · gravel · 16 ft wide · 1 vehicle00530 ft limit · back · gravel · 18 ft wide · 1 vehicle01830 ft limit · back · gravel · 17 ft wide · 1 vehicle04430 ft limit · pull · gravel · 15 ft wide · 1 vehicle02625 ft limit · pull · gravel · 10 ft wide · 1 vehicle02224 ft limit · pull · gravel · 15 ft wide · 1 vehicle
Tents only — no rig permitted here — 1 site
300 ft
fits 42 ft (22) too short (25) not published (0)Click a site for what it publishes and a way to book it. Positions are the agency’s across 4 loops; roads, water and terrain are not shown, so this says where the sites are and not how you drive between them.

Within 60 miles

Map marker#CampgroundDistanceSitesLongest for your rigHookups
1West Fork Campground
CO
9 mi SW2745 ftnone · pull-through
2East Fork Campground (San Juan NF - CO)
CO
12 mi SW2540 ftnone · pull-through
3Elwood Cabin
CO · cabin
13 mi SE150 ftnone
4Alder Guard Station
CO · cabin
14 mi NE135 ftnone · pull-through
5Off Cow Camp Cabin
CO · cabin
18 mi E1—none
6Fitton Guard Station Cabin
CO · cabin
18 mi E1—none
123456Big Meadows Reservoir Campground (South Central CO)5 mi
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
47
Longest driveway
100 ft
Max occupancy per site
40
Reservable sites
27
Coordinates
37.5381, -106.7961
Nearest place
DEL NORTE
Phone
435-245-6521
Elevation
9,296 ft

Sources