Mud Springs Campground, near Glade Park, Colorado, is a charming spot that offers a peaceful escape at a higher elevation. With its backdrop of aspen trees and a friendly host on-site, it’s a great place to unwind and enjoy nature.

The campground features clean vault toilets and a few picnic areas, making it a comfortable choice for campers. Visitors have noted that the sites are well-spaced, providing a sense of privacy, and many appreciate the clean environment. One camper mentioned, “Great spot! Clean! Lots of room!” Just keep in mind that the access road can get muddy, especially after rain, so a 4x4 vehicle is recommended.

For those who enjoy a bit of wildlife, you might spot deer wandering through the area. The campground is also a good base for hiking and exploring the surrounding national monument, though be aware that there’s a fee to enter the monument unless you’re heading to Mud Springs. With its serene atmosphere and natural beauty, Mud Springs Campground is perfect for a quiet getaway in the Colorado wilderness.

Mud Springs Campground

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Mud springs is a small campground tucked away on top of a national monument. To enter the monument, there is a fee, but if you are going to mud springs you can tell them that and not pay the park entrance fee. It's up on glade park but kind of off the beat and path. The road was wet from recent rain and a small stream flowed down the washboard surface. The park itself is small but nice. Quiet. A bit muddy when it rains. We saw deer in the morning. We had a nice tent pad and firerings. Room for hammocks. It's a good place with pit toilets. But it's quiet. We did have a couple things walk through our site, we weren't sure what they were but it put our dog on high alert. One had a bell so that was strange. The other we aren't sure of but our dog watched as whatever it was walked past the tent. There weren't many people there so it probably wasn't another camper but some sort of critter. There is also a fresh spring that you can collect water from I think. We looked at it but didn't opt to collect any water. Lots of trees though which is nice. It seems to rain in July there, although they go through severe droughts and then all of a sudden, rain for two days. But both times we've gone in July, it has rained.

Name suits it when it rains

Great spot! Clean! Lots of room! The other sites are pretty spaced out. There are toilets and a water faucet near our site. Rained on us a bit the first day so the name definitely fits! 4x4 would help get to the sites! Especially on muddy days! 

Clean and beautiful! 

It’s absolutely beautiful here. But don’t do what I did and go here in March. The spring must have leaked all the mud on to the road. Because it was bad. But it was great. 

Mud springs 

Great BLM campground at higher cool elevation, 8400 elv. 2.8 miles of graded washboard gravel County road from end of pavement. Lots of aspen trees here. Friendly Host on site. Clean vault toilets, 13 sites, $10/$5 senior, 14d limit. All sites are first come, no reservations. Sites are mostly back in and not real big for larger TTs or RVs. Two group sites and a nice large picnic area loop sometimes used for overflow camping. Limited cell signal for Verizon, Att, but no TMobile.  No trash and although normally water is available, it was not working in Aug 2021 due to drought.  Update Aug 2024 visit..water system is working. 

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