Purgatoire Campground
Reviewed May. 28, 2022

Fantastic high mountain FS campground

I can understand rating this campground low if you were hoping to find a Ritz Carlton at the end of the 4-mile rough road, but if you're looking for a beautiful high altitude forested campground that offers solitude and great hiking, you've come to the right place!  The worst we can say about it was that we visited in the height of mud season and it made leveling our rig a little tricky as the levelling blocks kept sinking in the soft Dyrt under the weight of our wheels, but we eventually figured it out.  There was snow on the ground and snow flurries during our visit.  We basically had the whole campground to ourselves on a mid-week evening, maybe two others in the entire campground.  Our rig is 28' long, and if the place had been more crowded we may have had trouble finding a spot long enough for us, but given how empty it was we had our pick of multiple sites that worked.  Overall a very cool spot off the Highway of Legends.  If you're in the vicinity of the Spanish Peaks and looking for some great mountain camping, this is your place!

Site13 (labeled as an "Equestrian" site)
Month of VisitJune
  • Review photo of Purgatoire Campground by Jeff T., May 28, 2022
  • Review photo of Purgatoire Campground by Jeff T., May 28, 2022
  • Review photo of Purgatoire Campground by Jeff T., May 28, 2022
  • Review photo of Purgatoire Campground by Jeff T., May 28, 2022
  • Review photo of Purgatoire Campground by Jeff T., May 28, 2022