Best Dog-Friendly Camping near Aguilar, CO

Lathrop State Park campgrounds welcome pets at both Piñon and Yucca sites, featuring electrical hookups and scenic views of the Spanish Peaks. Campers with dogs appreciate the well-maintained grounds and spacious sites that provide adequate room for pets to relax while remaining leashed. The park enforces standard pet policies including leash requirements at all times outside vehicles. Sites at Piñon Campground are nicely spaced with pull-through access, making it convenient for RV travelers with animals. Clean bathrooms and showers are available, though some visitors note the pit toilets at Yucca can be less appealing. The campground remains relatively quiet during weekdays, becoming busier on weekends when pet owners should be mindful of noise.

Dog-friendly hiking opportunities surround the campgrounds with the Hogback Trail system and paved paths circling the lakes providing excellent exercise options for leashed pets. The concrete sidewalk around the lake offers a smooth, flat surface ideal for walking dogs of all abilities. During summer months, the swim beach provides recreation for families, though pets must remain outside designated swimming areas. Weather considerations are important when camping with pets in this region, as winds can be strong and temperatures fluctuate significantly - dropping near freezing at night even when days reach the 60s. Visitors should prepare for these conditions when planning pet-friendly outdoor activities, bringing appropriate gear for both themselves and their animals.

Best Dog-Friendly Sites Near Aguilar, Colorado (52)

    1. Piñon Campground — Lathrop State Park

    31 Reviews
    Walsenburg, CO
    18 miles
    Website
    +1 (719) 738-2376

    $36 / night

    "Lovely weather while I was here very early December 2021. 60s for highs and close to freezing at night. the dry camping loop and loops A B and C are closed for the season."

    "The campground provides a nice visitors center, two small lakes (one non-wake), a sand beach, paved and unpaved bike trails, fishing, a kids fishing pond, trails, and electric or no-hook-up camping."

    2. Carpios Ridge Campground — Trinidad Lake State Park

    24 Reviews
    Trinidad, CO
    19 miles
    Website
    +1 (719) 846-6951

    $36 - $41 / night

    "This place has something for everyone: camping, hiking, fishing, boating on the lake, playground for kids, and close to Trinidad for supplies and dining."

    "Up on the top of a hill next to the lake, so not much access to the water. One year, when the water was low, it took about 15 min both ways up/down pretty rough and rugged trails."

    3. South Shore Campground — Trinidad Lake State Park

    22 Reviews
    Trinidad, CO
    19 miles
    Website
    +1 (719) 846-6951

    $28 - $250 / night

    "A few different places to hike or enjoy a walk with sweetie. Dogs welcome on a leash."

    "Nice to be that close to the lake. One thing to keep in mind, from the campsites there isn’t great access to the lake, you’ll need to come in From the East entrance to the park for lake access."

    4. Gears RV Park and Cafe

    2 Reviews
    Aguilar, CO
    3 miles
    Website
    +1 (719) 680-0861

    $35 / night

    "We've stayed at the park several times traveling between New Mexico and Colorado."

    "Near highway but I didn’t hear it."

    5. Blue Lake Campground - Temporarily Closed

    36 Reviews
    La Veta, CO
    27 miles
    Website
    +1 (877) 444-6777

    $25 / night

    "The site is about two hours west of Trinidad Colorado in the Spanish Peaks Area along scenic highway 12."

    "This area has everything Colorado at 11,500’. There is a waterfall, a lake, some marsh land and plenty of views! Up on the adjacent mountainside are a few old mining locations and some caves."

    6. Yucca Campground — Lathrop State Park

    6 Reviews
    Walsenburg, CO
    17 miles
    Website
    +1 (719) 738-2376

    $28 - $225 / night

    "(Nice towns close by.)"

    "You need to pay for site, $9 entrance fee, and showers (50 cents for 4 minutes, etc.).

    Lake for fishing, jetskiing, swimming. Hogback Trail and other trails."

    7. Tower 64 Motel & RV Park

    6 Reviews
    Trinidad, CO
    20 miles
    Website
    +1 (719) 846-3307

    $41 - $75 / night

    8. Monument Lake Resort

    7 Reviews
    Weston, CO
    25 miles
    Website
    +1 (719) 868-2226

    "This lake is in an absolutely beautiful part of the country. The campsites are all situated around the lake and each has a great lake view. Fishing is good as well."

    "When you first drive in there are secluded tent spots, then small cabins. There are many spots all around the lake, with large tenter sites on the opposite bank of the lake."

    9. Lathrop State Park

    1 Review
    Walsenburg, CO
    18 miles

    "Just outside Walsenburg, CO, 2 small lakes."

    10. Raton Pass Camp & Cafe

    14 Reviews
    Raton, NM
    30 miles
    Website
    +1 (575) 445-8500

    "This is a small RV Park at Raton Pass almost to the Colorado border. Situated at the top of a hill, the views here are outstanding."

    "Large dog walking area, excellent service and there hasn’t been a theft here in 22 plus years!"

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Dog-Friendly Camping Reviews near Aguilar, CO

321 Reviews of 52 Aguilar Campgrounds


  • Jason F.
    May. 22, 2021

    Raton KOA

    A friendly place to stop and recharge

    The Raton KOA is conveniently located off I-25 in Raton, NM. The campground offers of a mixture of back-in and pull through sites that are a mix of mostly live gravel and dirt. Most sites have 20/30 amp service, water, and septic hookups, although less expensive sites with fewer amenities are also available.

    The campground offers a fenced in dog park where the pups can run off leash. There is also a nice grassy walking path around the perimeter of the property with trash cans and dog waste stations positioned every 100 yards.

    The campground owner, Grant, is great to work with. He helped us get setup with the park WiFi and was super responsive to any questions we had. Don’t forget to ask him for the WiFi access code when you check in!

  • Chris H.
    Sep. 11, 2020

    Pueblo South-Colorado City KOA

    Nice 1 night stay

    There’s 2 KOA’s in Pueblo, so heads up. I drove past this one thinking I was staying at the one on the north end of town. We stayed one night and it has a cool little playground for the kids, a little dog park for your dogs and full hookups, which is nice. The people at check-in are great, and they have someone drive out to your site with you, which is very nice. The sites are right on top of each other, so if you have a neighbor you can’t open your awning, and you’re close to the highway.

  • D
    Mar. 22, 2022

    The Pine Lodge

    Veterans with Service Dogs feel unwelcome

    As I start this, the manager Crystal is a very polite and wanting to make your stay is comfortable. The high point of my stay.

    If I was told sooner that my service dog was just considered a pet to the owners, I would have canceled my trip to here. It was three days when one of the owners made what I consider as a put down of me as well as my service dog. If I was told sooner than the three days, I would have canceled my trip all together and gladly lose only $20, instead if I canceled on that day I would have lost nearly $450.

    Ask any veteran if their service dog is only a pet. For those who do not realize this, but a veteran and their service dog is just one entity. The service dog being considered a pet is like telling someone with an artificial limb if that part of the vet is a"pet". The service dog is a part of the veteran and has specific duties to that veteran and is trained to do those duties to assist the veteran.

    My service dog has 8 specific jobs to help me live my life, he is never to be considered just a"pet" as I had been told. This is sent out to my brothers and sisters on just how unwanted we are going here, as well as The Lodge@ San Isabel Lake and Aspen Acres.

    Realistically, all I wanted was some sort of acknowledgement that it was an honest mistake in saying that, but when there is silence that screams louder than what words could ever say.

  • Jason L.The Dyrt PRO User
    Aug. 21, 2019

    Blanca RV Park

    Cool little place

    Would give five stars, but right on the main road through the San Luis Valley so it's a little loud, and bright at night. That said, it's still peaceful, and the people are nice. Has shower and laundry for guests, and full hookups for RVs. It's $30 per night or $199 a week, we stayed two days, and would stay again. They allow pets, but have a strict "no pit bulls" dog policy. So unless your "pit bull" is a service dog, they can't stay. Unfortunately dog breeds and temperaments are still misunderstood, but that aside, good people, and nice little place to stay.

  • Michelle G.
    Jul. 13, 2020

    Aspen Acres Campground

    Well maintained & staffed

    This was a delightful experience for us. There are sites for every type of camper: tent, trailer, RV, glamping and cabins. This is a somewhat small but well maintained private campground with lots of simple amenities. All is the wooded back-in sites have full hook-ups (30A) and there are pull-thru sites (Ithink they are still 30A). The center wooded area is perfect for tents. A small dog park gave our girls the chance to run free for a little. There is a shower house with bathrooms that are well maintained. Trash is kept tidy and didn’t smell even on the 97 degree day. Very easy to access but no road noise (at least not at our site).

    We have a 26’ trailer and stayed in site 18. It was near the end of the row and relatively quiet. We only wish we had a longer power cable. (Our next purchase!) Our port is at the back and the outlet was way up front. To reach, we had to set up near the front of the site which limited our parking. Just pointing that out for others who might be ill prepared too.

    We were too far away to take advantage of WiFi which is fine, we just wandered up near the office to check our texts once daily. It might be more accessible if you are located closer to the office. No cell service for Verizon. Personally, I was happy to be unplugged for a couple of days!

    Although we had a fire ban in effect, we were able to rent a propane fire pit from the office. Be super cautious and check fire restrictions for Custer County. (http://oem.custercountygov.com/firecon.htm)

    Aspen Acres has a lot more staff than I expected and they patrolled frequently. Very helpful and friendly.

    5 minutes from Bishops Castle and 10 minutes from Lake Isabel ($7 day use fee). Easy drive up from I-25 but fairly steep in spots if that is problematic.

    We will stay again!

  • MThe Dyrt PRO User
    Sep. 11, 2025

    Lathrop State Park

    Clean quiet, well managed

    Just outside Walsenburg, CO, 2 small lakes. We had electric but did not use, loop D spots had some nice views of Spanish Peaks in distance (youngest peaks in Rockies), several small playgrounds for kids, SMALL shower stalls (coin op with changers available), some flush, some pit, toilets (all clean), 1 bar Verizon but were able to watch Chiefs/Chargers game on phone. Gift shop, paved trail around lake, some other hiking paths, quiet hours were kept by campers. Noticed staff made regular trips through grounds. Hogback trail moderate (perhaps on side of harder moderate, tough for older large dog--wouldn't take him on it again). Electric sites available (chose one but did not use the hookup). Did not notice ANY hwy noise in loop D.  Water spigots available at SOME sites and/or spots in campground with one designated water fill-up spot near entrance. Most if not all sites appeared level. Beware of prickly pear cactus while walking dogs, particularly at night.

  • Jackie R.
    Dec. 17, 2020

    Pueblo South-Colorado City KOA

    Comfortable RV park

    My relatives live in nearby Trinidad, Pueblo, and Colorado Springs. This site is convenient to all three. We wanted to stay at the state park in Trinidad and in the summer, we definitely would do that. But it’s December and it’s cold and this park has full hookups unlike the state park (electric only). And we are staying for a week. We picked a spot near the building with bathrooms but on arrival we were told that building was closed so we ended up being at one of the furthest spots from the office (which also has bathrooms and showers). Their website says that they “are open and fully functional” and we would have chosen a spot closer to the office building if the closed bathrooms were indicated. I told the check in lady this at check in and she didn’t have anything to say, didn’t offer us a closer spot, and the website still doesn’t mention the closed facilities five days later.

    The site 6E has a sewer hookup that is fairly far from the electric and we needed our 20 foot sewer hose to reach it. It’s on a slight uphill slant so some creative engineering was required to dump. The water was frozen at our site because the provided heat tape wasn’t functioning. I had to re-tape it with some heat tape I brought and it thawed out and has worked fine all the other nights. The neighboring site (empty) was not frozen. Bad luck. The only dumpster is near the office and it’s a long walk and was very full one day.

    That aside, the park is good for our needs. The office bathrooms have a code and are clean with hot showers and very few people using them. That’s one of the best parts of this park. I’ve included a couple photos for your reference. WiFi works fine. Can’t get the cable to work but that’s probably me. There’s also a nice playground and some interesting looking cabins in various styles. Since it’s December, it has snowed and it is beautiful. The sites aren’t very busy in December so we’ve had quiet neighbors. Some people look to be full time but the sites are clean and uncluttered. The park feels safe and while it isn’t very close to any shopping except a couple of gas stations, and is surrounded by fields on this side and the highway in front, the isolation keeps it quiet and pleasant compared to some other parks we saw in neighboring cities. Very dog friendly and most dog owners keep their dogs on leash and the off leash ones were supervised well. Easy access to Trinidad (check out Purgatoire River Trading Co for some cool shopping, also the town has great artwork), Pueblo (about 30 minutes away), and Colorado Springs.

  • G
    Aug. 24, 2022

    Greenhorn Meadows Park

    Small Campground

    Its as small Campground outside Colorado City. There electric hook ups at your site; however the water is across the path and you need to port it to your rig. There is a laundry room and dump station. Not sure if the dump is included as the sign says $10 if your staying here or $15 if your a guest. Most of the other campers here look like they are parked long term, some of them had large dogs on run chains, but over all it was super quiet. I would stay here again if I was in the area.

  • M
    Jul. 7, 2023

    Soda Pocket Campground — Sugarite Canyon State Park

    Perfect for a Weekend

    This State Park is beautiful, with hiking/fishing/historic walks galore. We arrived late on Friday, June 23 after a 10 hour drive from Arkansas. We were in Site #23 in the Soda Pocket Campground.  Every site had a covered picnic table and was relatively level.

    Sites 20-23 have spectacular views of the canyon, but you trade that for some serious wind and neighbors as there is no natural shade.  Sites 1, 3, 14 and 16 have shade and a little more distance.  Bathrooms were in great shape, and there is a free shower near the park entrance which had good water pressure and was very clean.

    The visitor center is small but with a lot of good exhibits, and adjacent to the hiking trails of the abandoned coal camp and mine.  The coal camp trails have lots of informative stands explaining what everything was, how the people lived, etc.  The two lakes (Lake Alice is more like a pond) have nice walking paths. There is another lake just across the Colorado border and you can drive to the parking area just a mile or so away.

    There are numerous nature hikes, and I did the short (.5) miles Vista Grande Nature Trail which has a beautiful bench for a sunrise view.  Uphill some but not too strenuous and with lots of information.

    A really beautiful hike is the Little Horse Mesa Trail which takes you to the top of the mesa you can see to the north of Soda Pocket Campground.  It meanders a bit but at some point the trail builder said "I've given you all the switchbacks I can, you'll just have to go straight up" and the last 50 yards are pretty much straight uphill.  When you get to the top though it's like another world.  It's a pasture like setting with trees, and beautiful views from a trail that follows the cliffs. You'll have to make your own way over to the Lake Maloya overlook but it's well worth it.  Highly recommend this.

    The camp hosts and visitor center people were great, and the ranger came by one night and showed a group of kids a mountain lion pelt and a bear pelt. There was a report of bears on the road up to Soda Pocket Campground but we did not see any.  The road was a typical dirt road, and not in bad shape at all.

    I'm not a fisherman, but could easily spend two full days here hiking alone, much less fishing or kayaking Lake Maloya.


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