FS · White River National Forest

Difficult Campground

Difficult Campground — public domainStaff via Recreation.gov

15 of 47 sites fit 42 ft

Book one of 006, 014, 011, 010, 021, 005 and 9 more

Longest for your rig: 60 ft
Booking: Reservable
Hookups: none
Entry: Pull-through
ADA sites: —
Elevation: 8,193 ft
Vehicles: up to 10

At 8,193 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 15 sites that take a 42 ft rig, drawn where they sit.

Fits your 42 ft rig — 15 sites

00660 ft vehicle · pull · gravel · 11 ft wide · 1 vehicle 01457 ft vehicle · pull · gravel · 14 ft wide · 1 vehicle 01156 ft vehicle · pull · gravel · 13 ft wide · 1 vehicle 01054 ft vehicle · back · gravel · 12 ft wide · 1 vehicle 02154 ft vehicle · back · gravel · 16 ft wide · 1 vehicle 00552 ft vehicle · pull · gravel · 12 ft wide · 1 vehicle 02750 ft vehicle · back · gravel · 10 ft wide · 1 vehicle 01748 ft vehicle · pull · gravel · 12 ft wide · 1 vehicle 00147 ft vehicle · back · gravel · 14 ft wide · 1 vehicle 00446 ft vehicle · back · gravel · 12 ft wide · 1 vehicle 00846 ft vehicle · back · gravel · 14 ft wide · 1 vehicle 01245 ft vehicle · back · gravel · 13 ft wide · 1 vehicle 03143 ft vehicle · back · gravel · 15 ft wide · 1 vehicle 04543 ft vehicle · back · gravel · 11 ft wide · 1 vehicle 04442 ft vehicle · back · gravel · 16 ft wide · 1 vehicle

Too short for 42 ft — 32 sites

02841 ft vehicle · back · gravel · 10 ft wide · 1 vehicle 00240 ft vehicle · back · gravel · 15 ft wide · 1 vehicle 00940 ft vehicle · back · gravel · 10 ft wide · 1 vehicle 01840 ft vehicle · back · gravel · 10 ft wide · 1 vehicle 01940 ft vehicle · back · gravel · 15 ft wide · 1 vehicle 02240 ft vehicle · back · gravel · 15 ft wide · 1 vehicle 02940 ft vehicle · back · gravel · 18 ft wide · 1 vehicle 03539 ft vehicle · back · gravel · 12 ft wide · 1 vehicle 03839 ft vehicle · back · gravel · 13 ft wide · 1 vehicle 04739 ft vehicle · back · gravel · 12 ft wide · 1 vehicle 00738 ft vehicle · back · gravel · 12 ft wide · 1 vehicle 01338 ft vehicle · back · gravel · 13 ft wide · 1 vehicle 04138 ft vehicle · back · gravel · 12 ft wide · 1 vehicle 03637 ft vehicle · back · gravel · 13 ft wide · 1 vehicle 03937 ft vehicle · back · gravel · 15 ft wide · 1 vehicle 04237 ft vehicle · back · gravel · 16 ft wide · 1 vehicle 00336 ft vehicle · back · gravel · 13 ft wide · 1 vehicle 02336 ft vehicle · back · gravel · 15 ft wide · 1 vehicle 02436 ft vehicle · back · gravel · 18 ft wide · 1 vehicle 04335 ft vehicle · back · gravel · 14 ft wide · 1 vehicle 01534 ft vehicle · back · gravel · 13 ft wide · 1 vehicle 01633 ft vehicle · back · gravel · 16 ft wide · 1 vehicle 03332 ft vehicle · back · gravel · 18 ft wide · 1 vehicle 04032 ft vehicle · back · gravel · 13 ft wide · 1 vehicle 04632 ft vehicle · back · gravel · 14 ft wide · 1 vehicle 02530 ft vehicle · back · gravel · 12 ft wide · 1 vehicle 02630 ft vehicle · back · gravel · 28 ft wide · 1 vehicle 03228 ft vehicle · back · gravel · 13 ft wide · 1 vehicle 03427 ft vehicle · back · gravel · 15 ft wide · 1 vehicle 03024 ft vehicle · back · gravel · 13 ft wide · 1 vehicle 00120 ft vehicle · gravel · 10 vehicles 02020 ft vehicle · back · gravel · 11 ft wide · 1 vehicle

fits 42 ft (15) too short (32) not published (0)Click a site for what it publishes and a way to book it. Positions are the agency’s across 2 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#	Campground	Distance	Sites	Longest for your rig	Hookups
1	Silver Bell Campground CO	6 mi W	14	30 ft	none
2	Silver Bar Campground CO · tent-only	6 mi W	4	—	none
3	Silver Queen Campground CO	7 mi W	5	30 ft	none · pull-through
4	Chapman Campground and Group CO	14 mi NE	76	99 ft	none · pull-through
5	Dearhamer Campground CO	15 mi N	12	69 ft	none
6	Ruedi Marina Campground CO	16 mi N	7	45 ft	none · pull-through

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
Non-site records excluded: 1
Max occupancy per site: 30
Reservable sites: 47
Coordinates: 39.1417, -106.7708
Nearest place: Aspen
Phone: 970-927-0107
Elevation: 8,193 ft

Sources

Recreation Information Database (RIDB) · fetched from https://ridb.recreation.gov/api/v1/facilities/231880 · 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