FS · Rio Grande National Forest
Elk Creek Campground (Rio Grande NF)
20 of 38 sites fit 42 ft
Book one of 05, 22, 30, 33, 36, 38 and 14 more
- Longest for your rig
- 60 ft
- Booking
- Reservable
- Hookups
- electric
- Entry
- Pull-through
- ADA sites
- 4
- Elevation
- 8,687 ft
- Vehicles
- up to 4
At 8,687 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
Getting there
What the agency says about the road in. For a long rig this is often the binding constraint — a site that fits is no use behind four miles of shelf road — and none of it appears in the campsite data.
- Unpaved approach
Turn right onto dirt road and go 0.1 miles to a "T" intersection.
quoted from the driving directions
Every bookable site
The 20 sites that take a 42 ft rig, drawn where they sit.
Fits your 42 ft rig — 20 sites
0560 ft limit · pull · gravel · 2 vehicles2260 ft limit · pull · gravel · 2 vehicles3060 ft limit · pull · gravel · 2 vehicles3360 ft limit · pull · gravel · 2 vehicles3660 ft limit · pull · gravel · 2 vehicles3860 ft limit · pull · gravel · 2 vehicles2055 ft limit · back · gravel · 4 vehicles3555 ft limit · pull · gravel · 2 vehicles3755 ft limit · pull · gravel · 2 vehicles0450 ft limit · pull · gravel · 2 vehicles0650 ft limit · back · gravel · 2 vehicles0950 ft limit · back · gravel · 2 vehicles2450 ft limit · back · gravel · 2 vehicles3150 ft limit · pull · gravel · 2 vehicles3250 ft limit · pull · gravel · 2 vehicles3450 ft limit · pull · gravel · 2 vehicles0345 ft limit · pull · gravel · 2 vehicles1245 ft limit · back · gravel · 2 vehicles1345 ft limit · pull · gravel · 2 vehicles2745 ft limit · pull · gravel · 2 vehicles
Too short for 42 ft — 17 sites
0140 ft limit · back · gravel · 2 vehicles1040 ft limit · back · gravel · 2 vehicles1140 ft limit · back · gravel · 2 vehicles1540 ft limit · back · gravel · 2 vehicles2140 ft limit · back · gravel · 2 vehicles2340 ft limit · back · gravel · 2 vehicles2940 ft limit · back · gravel · 2 vehicles1635 ft limit · back · gravel · 2 vehicles1835 ft limit · back · gravel · 2 vehicles1935 ft limit · back · gravel · 2 vehicles2635 ft limit · back · gravel · 2 vehicles0230 ft limit · back · gravel · 2 vehicles0730 ft limit · back · gravel · 2 vehicles0830 ft limit · back · gravel · 2 vehicles1430 ft limit · back · gravel · 2 vehicles1730 ft limit · back · gravel · 2 vehicles2830 ft limit · back · gravel · 2 vehicles
Length never published — 1 site
Within 60 miles
| Map marker# | Campground | Distance | Sites | Longest for your rig | Hookups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aspen Glade (Rio Grande National Forest, CO) | 6 mi SE | 32 | 90 ft | none · pull-through |
| 2 | Mogote | 8 mi SE | 43 | 60 ft | none · pull-through |
| 3 | Lake Fork(Rio Grande Natl Fore | 13 mi NW | 19 | 70 ft | none · pull-through |
| 4 | Platoro Cabin 1 | 18 mi NW | 1 | — | electric |
| 5 | Platoro Cabin 2 | 18 mi NW | 1 | — | electric |
| 6 | Elwood Cabin | 24 mi NW | 1 | 50 ft | none |
Everything else on record
- Bookable sites
- 38
- Longest driveway
- 65 ft
- Max occupancy per site
- 16
- Reservable sites
- 23
- Coordinates
- 37.1251, -106.3684
- Nearest place
- ANTONITO
- Elevation
- 8,687 ft
Sources
- Recreation Information Database (RIDB) · fetched from
https://ridb.recreation.gov/api/v1/facilities/273348· retrieved 2026-08-11 · public-domain - USGS Elevation Point Query Service · fetched from
https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json· retrieved 2026-08-11 · public-domain