North Bank Campground

Loved this campground. We got so lucky on the Friday of Labor Day weekend and got a spot right in the river! Camp host was great! Bathrooms stink bad, but what can you expect I guess. A lot of mountain bikers but that area is ideal for the sport. We had no issues and and everyone was so friendly. I can’t wait to go back.

Decent campground with about a quarter of it's roughly 15 sites along the west side of the Taylor river. It is the only one of the several campgrounds along this stretch on the west side meaning the highway is on the other side of the river so you don't hear it as strongly. (But a lot of the traffic is big campers making big noise. The cars are mostly silent.) (Rosy campground is between the highway and river so it's also a quieter option.) Creekside sites are sloped but with some flat tent spots at the creek. There are also some attractive sites at the base of bouldered cliffs within the trees next to the doctor park trailhead. Fire pits and tables for each site but no bear boxes. Other non creek side sites are at base of beautiful reddish rock cliffs about 70 get tall to the west but with neighbors surrounding you. Mellow admin so far as we could tell with 18$ pricing. Mix of tent and small RV roughly spaced 50' apart at parking spot. We arrived around 4pm Monday in mid July and most every other site at most every other nearby campground was reserved(months ago we were told) even though we thought most of the other campgrounds were less attractive for camping (tent). Every campground along this creek is also near the road noise as the valley is quite narrow...a few hundred yards at most i guess). So being next to creek masks the sounds. Our site #6 was riverside and great... We comfortably slept inches from the creek believing the river flow, which is controlled by a dam and reservoir upstream, Would not rise. The vegetation reveals the river had not risen for years at least.

For us rustic campers, this was the nicest option (including the walk-in tent sites of granite) that we found along this stretch... And we visited them all.

stayed here over the 3rd and 4th of July. big shady site, plenty of trees for hammocks and flat spots for tents. nice little river with trail running along the edge of the campground. also start of doctor park bike trail (23 mile loop) so lots of bike traffic. fun trail to hike or trail run as well. HUGE rocks to climb and work your way to the top of a mountain if you wanted, or just fun to boulder on. very quiet after dark. really enjoyed our stay.

This is my go-to spot when I'm approaching Crested Butte from the front range on a Friday. It's located on gorgeous Taylor River, literally sits on the mountain bike trailhead for Doctor's Park, and is about 20 minutes south of the Butte. If you're camping alone, it's nice to have a park ranger nearby – and these ones are always nice.