BLM · Gunnison

Oh Be Joyful Campground

6 of 29 sites fit 38 ft

Book 12, 15, 11, 13, 5, 1

Longest for your rig: 58 ft
Booking: Reservable
Hookups: none
Entry: Back-in only
ADA sites: 12
Elevation: 8,962 ft
Vehicles: up to 5

At 8,962 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 6 sites that take a 38 ft rig, drawn where they sit.

Fits your 38 ft rig — 6 sites

1258 ft vehicle · back · gravel · 2 vehicles 1556 ft vehicle · back · gravel · 2 vehicles 1150 ft vehicle · back · gravel · 2 vehicles 1348 ft vehicle · back · gravel · 2 vehicles 546 ft vehicle · back · gravel · 2 vehicles 142 ft vehicle · back · gravel · 2 vehicles

Too short for 38 ft — 7 sites

1636 ft vehicle · back · gravel · 2 vehicles 1736 ft vehicle · back · gravel · 2 vehicles 232 ft vehicle · back · gravel · 2 vehicles 329 ft vehicle · back · gravel · 2 vehicles 421 ft vehicle · parallel · gravel · 2 vehicles 1920 ft limit · parallel · gravel · 1 vehicle 616 ft vehicle · parallel · gravel · 2 vehicles

Tents only — no rig permitted here — 16 sites

fits 38 ft (6) too short (21) 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. 2 sites have no published coordinate and are in the lists but not on the map.

Within 60 miles

Map marker#	Campground	Distance	Sites	Longest for your rig	Hookups
1	Lake Irwin CO	5 mi SW	25	99 ft	none · pull-through
2	Gothic CO	5 mi N	1	—	none
3	Cement Creek CO	12 mi SE	1	—	none
4	Erickson Springs CO	13 mi W	1	—	none
5	Silver Queen Campground CO	17 mi NE	5	30 ft	none · pull-through
6	Silver Bell Campground CO	17 mi NE	14	30 ft	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: 29
Non-site records excluded: 1
Longest driveway: 60 ft
Max occupancy per site: 20
Reservable sites: 29
Coordinates: 38.9144, -107.0328
Phone: 970-642-4940
Elevation: 8,962 ft

Sources

Recreation Information Database (RIDB) · fetched from https://ridb.recreation.gov/api/v1/facilities/10040591 · 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