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Aspen Ridge RV Park

35 RV Sites

Aspen Ridge RV Park in South Fork, Colorado, offers 35 full-hookup RV sites at the confluence of the South Fork and Rio Grande Rivers, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 55 feet. Back-in, pull-through, and deluxe patio back-in categories sit at 8,200 feet in the upper Rio Grande valley. Thirty-five sites carry water, sewer, and electric on 20, 30, and 50-amp across back-in, pull-through, and deluxe patio back-in configurations, sized to 55 feet, with picnic tables. Trailer rentals serve guests without a rig. Laundry, restrooms, showers, and a pavilion handle the practical side, with a community fire pit for evenings. Pets are welcome. On-site facilities are practical rather than programmed — this is a base for the surrounding mountains, and the valley does the work. Fishing runs from the rivers, with basketball on the grounds and a national park within reach. South Fork sits between Mineral and Rio Grande Counties at the gateway to the Rio Grande National Forest, the Weminuche Wilderness, and the Silver Thread Scenic Byway's mountain driving corridor — one of the least-visited and most naturally spectacular sections of the southern Colorado Rockies. The town's year-round resident community and resort economy sustain the full practical service infrastructure that serious mountain recreation requires, and the park's central valley position gives the best access to the fishing, hiking, skiing, and scenic driving in the drainage. The elevation shapes the season sharply. Summer fishing and hiking drive the peak, with fall color in the aspens a second draw and winter bringing ski traffic. Reserve ahead for July, August, and late September.

from $49/night

Grandview Cabins & RV Resort

81 RV Sites, 12 Cabins, 2 Tent Sites

Grandview Cabins and RV Resort in South Fork, Colorado, offers 81 full-hookup RV sites, 12 cabins, and two tent sites in the San Juans, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 50 feet. Back-in and pull-through categories at both amperages join a hot tub, recreation center, walking trails, and dog park. Eighty-one sites span back-in 30-amp, back-in 50-amp, pull-thru 30-amp, and pull-thru 50-amp categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with site WiFi, sized to 50 feet, with picnic tables. Four straightforward categories — pick your amp service and whether you want to back in. Twelve cabins, two tent sites, and trailer rentals round out the lodging. A laundry, propane fills, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. Rates cover two guests: additional RV guests are $3 per night, additional cabin guests $6, children under five are free, and active military get 10% off. A hot tub and sauna anchor the property, with a recreation center, community fire pit, walking trails, and dog park filling the grounds. Hiking, biking, boating, and fishing run nearby, with offroading close by. Pets are welcome. South Fork sits at the confluence of the South Fork and the Rio Grande in the San Juan Mountains, where the river's Gold Medal trout water, the Wolf Creek Pass corridor, and some of the deepest snowpack in Colorado meet. Creede, the Great Sand Dunes, and Wolf Creek Ski Area are all within reach. Summer is peak in the Colorado high country, with fall color and ski season extending demand. Reserve well ahead for June through September.

from $45/night

Silver Thread Basecamp

48 RV Sites, 1 Cabin, 5 Tent Sites, 3 Wagons

Silver Thread Basecamp in South Fork, CO, offers 48 full-hookup RV sites, 1 cabin, 5 tent sites, and 3 wagons, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 65 feet. Sites are labeled by service and orientation: full-hookup back-ins at 30-amp and 30/50-amp, full-hookup pull-throughs at 30-amp and 30/50-amp, and riverfront full-hookup 30/50-amp sites. All carry water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi, a fire pit, and a picnic table. The riverfront sites are the ones worth requesting. The grounds are gated and rated big rig friendly, with laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, propane fills, and a dump station. Pets are welcome, with a dog park. A hot tub and sauna, a beach, a playground, and lake and river frontage fill the property, with fishing, swimming, hiking, biking, birding, and planned activities. South Fork sits on the Rio Grande at the southern foot of the San Juan Mountains, where the Silver Thread Scenic Byway begins its climb through mining ghost towns, alpine meadows, and high lakes toward Lake City. Rates for sites, the cabin, wagons, and tent spots are on the booking page. Riverfront sites and the wagons book earliest.

from $29/night

The Last Resort on the River

28 RV Sites, 2 Cabins, 5 Tent Sites

The Last Resort on the River in Pagosa Springs, CO, offers 28 full-hookup RV sites, 2 cabins, and 5 tent sites, with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 37 feet. Sites come in three categories — back-in, pull-thru, and riverside — all carrying water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi, a fire pit, and a picnic table. The riverside sites are the ones to request. Check the 37-foot maximum against your rig before booking. The resort is open all year, with laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, firewood, propane fills, a pavilion, and a community fire pit. Pets are welcome, with a dog park and a pet washing station. Blanco River frontage runs the property, with a pond, sport courts, volleyball, horseshoes, a playground, and fishing and picnicking on the water. The resort sits on Highway 84 between Pagosa Springs and Chama, New Mexico, in the San Juan foothills. Pagosa Hot Springs is about 11 miles out, Treasure Falls 15, Chimney Rock National Monument 20, and Wolf Creek Ski Lodge 24, with a state park nearby. Rates for sites, cabins, and tent spots are on the booking page. Riverside sites book earliest.

from $35/night

Base Camp Family Campground

20 RV Sites

Welcome to Base Camp Family Campground, a family-friendly campground in Southern Colorado crafted with insights from the Norris brothers' extensive RVing experiences. Kevin and Mitch Norris, enchanted by the region since their '80s escapades, established this premier Alamosa RV park to offer an affordable, spacious, and efficient camping hub. Situated amid towering 14,000 ft. mountain peaks, the campground is set in a unique high-desert alpine valley, surrounded by artesian wells, hot springs, and wetlands. Bask in 350 sunlit days annually with average summer temperatures hovering around 65 degrees. Historically, this valley holds profound significance for Native American tribes as a source of life and a peaceful passage. Blanca Peak marks its boundary, and the region's spiritual essence continues with 30 global religious centers in the nearby Crestone area. Join us, and find your center at Base Camp.

from $41/night

Junction West Vallecito Resort

Junction West Vallecito Resort in Bayfield, Colorado, offers full-hookup RV sites and cabin accommodations in the mountain country of La Plata County near Durango, with an outdoor pool, game room, library, and lake on the property. One practical detail to plan around: there is no cell service in the park, though WiFi calling is available — check with your provider before arrival to have it enabled. Full-hookup RV sites serve guests with rigs, and cabins provide enclosed lodging for those without. A general store, laundry, propane fills, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side, with WiFi throughout. The lack of cell coverage is worth taking seriously if you need to stay reachable — enable WiFi calling before you arrive rather than after. An outdoor pool anchors the warm months, with a game room, library, and pavilion for other hours. A playground serves families, and a lake on the property supports fishing, with horseshoes and basketball on the grounds. Pets are welcome. Bayfield sits at cool elevation in the forested upper Piedra River drainage, near Vallecito Reservoir and the San Juan National Forest. That puts the full southwestern Colorado recreation corridor within reach — Mesa Verde National Park, the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, and the Weminuche Wilderness Area's high alpine trail network. The San Juan Mountains deliver the most visually spectacular concentration of high-country scenery in the Rocky Mountain West, and the conifer forest and mountain air here are the reason guests choose this over a Durango-adjacent park. Summer is the season at this elevation. Reserve well ahead for July and August.

Outdoorsy Bayfield

54 RV Sites, 16 Glamping Sites

Outdoorsy Bayfield in Bayfield, CO, offers 55 full-hookup RV sites and 17 glamping sites, with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 64 feet. Sites come in four categories — standard back-in, superior back-in, premium back-in, and premium pull-thru — all carrying water, sewer, and electric. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a library, bike rentals, and a community fire pit cover the essentials, with luxury tents alongside the RV sites. Reservations are made online and the booking guest must be at least 18. Pets are welcome. A pond, river frontage, walking trails, and corn hole fill 36 riverside acres, with fishing, hiking, and biking from the property, and boating and a national park nearby. Bayfield sits fourteen miles east of Durango on the Pine River in the eastern foothills of the San Juan Mountains, in the high country of La Plata County. Rates for sites and glamping tents are on the booking page. Summer in the San Juans books early — premium pull-thrus go first.

from $44 $38/night

Oasis RV Resort & Cottages

31 RV Sites

Oasis RV Resort and Cottages in Gunnison, Colorado, offers 36 full-hookup RV sites across from Blue Mesa Reservoir, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted up to 100 feet. A dedicated Big Rig pull-through category joins large back-in, back-in, and pull-through tiers, with a marina, boat ramp, general store, and boutique shop. Thirty-six sites span back-in, Big Rig pull-thru, large back-in, and pull-thru categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with site WiFi, sized to 100 feet, with picnic tables. A dedicated Big Rig category removes the guesswork, and 100 feet accommodates the longest coaches with a tow. Cabins round out the lodging. A general store, boutique shop, laundry, propane fills and exchange, restrooms, showers, RV storage, and boat storage handle the practical side. The park sits a half mile west of the concrete boat ramp at Stevens Creek and three miles east of Elk Creek Marina. A marina and boat ramp open the water for boating and fishing, with a pavilion, playground, community fire pit, dog park, volleyball, horseshoes, and corn hole filling the rest. Pets are welcome. Blue Mesa is Colorado's largest body of water at more than 9,000 surface acres, in the Black Canyon country of Gunnison County. Curecanti National Recreation Area, the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, and Crested Butte are all within reach. Summer is the short, intense season in the Colorado high country. Reserve well ahead for June through September.

from $60/night

Mesa Campground

Three miles west of Gunnison on US Highway 50, Mesa Campground sits at the gateway to one of Colorado's most compelling outdoor corridors, with the Gunnison River within walking distance and Blue Mesa Reservoir—Colorado's largest body of water—just minutes down the road. The campground offers full hookup sites for rigs of all sizes, cabin rentals, and proximity to both Curecanti National Recreation Area and the broader Gunnison Valley that makes this part of Colorado a legitimate four-season destination. The combination of river access, a national recreation area next door, and proximity to Crested Butte and Black Canyon makes Gunnison a natural hub for serious outdoor travelers. The campground's sites range from open and shaded options with 30 and 50-amp service to luxury pull-through configurations suited to the largest motorhomes. Free shared WiFi covers the property, and pet-friendly restrooms and showers reflect a campground culture that treats traveling pets as genuine guests. A well-maintained laundromat, communal fire pits, a small playground, and an on-site clubhouse, recreation center, and general store keep the operation self-sufficient for guests who prefer to limit trips to town. Propane service and boat storage accommodate guests who arrive between outings on Blue Mesa or the river. Cabins are available for those seeking a more contained stay. The Gunnison River is the natural focal point of the campground's immediate setting, and walking access to its banks provides easy trout fishing—the river holds brown and rainbow trout in quality numbers through the season—and the particular calm of a high-country river corridor available at whatever time of day fits your schedule. Blue Mesa Reservoir, three miles from the campground, is Colorado's largest body of water and one of the best Kokanee salmon fisheries in the West. Curecanti National Recreation Area surrounds the reservoir system and offers boating, paddling, and scenic canyon geology. Crested Butte, one of Colorado's most beloved mountain towns and a world-class ski and mountain biking destination, is 28 miles north of Gunnison on Highway 135. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park—a dramatically narrow canyon carved by the river itself—is accessible to the west for a day trip that ranks consistently among the most visually striking geological experiences in the Rocky Mountain region. The Gunnison area also anchors an off-road vehicle network extending into the surrounding mountains, and mountain biking trails out of Gunnison and Crested Butte are among Colorado's best. Mesa Campground operates year-round and provides a genuinely useful base for campers who want to explore the Gunnison Valley's remarkable concentration of outdoor opportunity. Summer is the peak season for water recreation on Blue Mesa and trails at Crested Butte, while fall brings extraordinary aspen color across the valley. Winter brings ski access at Crested Butte for guests willing to make the short drive over Kebler Pass. Book your site early for summer weekends and fall aspen season, and use the Gunnison Valley as the base camp it deserves to be.

Tall Texan RV Park and Cabins

84 RV Sites

Tall Texan RV Park and Cabins in Gunnison, Colorado, offers 84 full-hookup RV sites with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 45 feet, with more than 50 years of continuous operation in the Gunnison and Crested Butte Valley. Super size and El Grande back-in categories join premium back-in, premium pull-through, standard, and super size pull-through tiers. Eighty-four sites span standard back-in, premium back-in, super size back-in, El Grande back-in, premium pull-thru, and super size pull-thru categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp with site WiFi, sized to 45 feet. The El Grande and super size tiers give larger rigs a proper option in a valley where space is often tight. A general store, boutique shop, laundry, propane fills, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. A game room, playground, pavilion, and pond fill the grounds, with fishing on the property and a river nearby. Offroading is close by. Pets are welcome. Fifty years of continuous operation in a competitive mountain resort market says something no amenity list can. Gunnison sits at the convergence of the Gunnison River valley and the road north to Crested Butte, with the Black Canyon, Blue Mesa Reservoir, and the West Elk Mountains all within reach. Directions: from Highway 50, turn north on Main Street (Highway 135) for 2.5 miles — if you cross the bridge over the Gunnison River you have gone too far — then right onto County Road 11 by the mailboxes and the blue campground sign, and 300 yards in. Summer is peak in the Colorado high country. Reserve well ahead for June through September.