Best Tent Camping near Poncha Springs, CO

Recent Tent Reviews in Poncha Springs

1179 Reviews of 40 Poncha Springs Campgrounds

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  chris R.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 28, 2024

  Twin Lakes Dispersed Camping - Site 2 West

  Nice little spot

  Drove straight to the back, not many others camping. Can hear a few cars passing in the distance and not a ton of tree coverage but a great spot nonetheless

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  Fred E.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 24, 2024

  Three Rivers Resort & Outfitting

  Great location with easy access fishing

  Great location with full hookups for RVs. The description mentions back-in sites only, and while our electric hookup was conveniently on the same side, we had to run our water and sewage lines underneath the RV since those hookups were on the opposite side—this seems to be the case for all sites. The campground is perfectly situated at the intersection of the Gunnison, Taylor, and East Rivers, making it ideal for fly fishing. They offer cabins, RV sites, and long-term housing options. There's a small store with basic items, beer, and merchandise, plus a fly shop in the same building. There's also a restaurant, though it was closed during our stay, and coin-operated laundry facilities. Overall, a great stay!

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  sportzfytv A.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 22, 2024

  Colorado Sports Ranch and Refuge

  Colorado Sports Ranch and Refuge

  The Colorado Sports Ranch and Refuge offers a unique blend of outdoor activities and relaxation, making it an ideal getaway for sports enthusiasts. With its expansive facilities, it perfectly complements Sportzfy TV's mission to promote active lifestyles and engage audiences in diverse sporting events. Whether you’re looking to train or unwind, this destination provides an excellent backdrop for fitness and recreation. For More: https://www.sportzfytvapks.com/

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  sportzfytv A.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 22, 2024

  Colorado Sports Ranch and Refuge

  Colorado Sports Ranch and Refuge

  The Colorado Sports Ranch and Refuge offers a unique blend of outdoor activities and relaxation, making it an ideal getaway for sports enthusiasts. With its expansive facilities, it perfectly complements Sportzfy TV's mission to promote active lifestyles and engage audiences in diverse sporting events. Whether you’re looking to train or unwind, this destination provides an excellent backdrop for fitness and recreation. For More: https://www.sportzfytvapks.com/

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  Jordana P.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 19, 2024

  Mount Shavano Dispersed Camping

  Beautiful views and great privacy

  I stayed here for 1 night of car camping and will definitely go back. I only went about 4 miles in on the rocky/rutted road (vs the 5 miles that the directions say) and thought the sites were great. I stayed at a big site on the right with beautiful views and a fire ring. Aside from hearing some (maybe - not sure) coyotes at night, I wasn't aware of any other wildlife. I was in a 4Runner and my friend that I was with was driving a Highlander. As another poster commented, I saw a small sedan in one of the sites but wouldn't drive way out in anything but an SUV or truck. I have AT&T and had 2 bars of service.

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  Leah K.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 18, 2024

  Twin Lakes Overlook Dispersed Camping

  Great Camping Spot

  This was a great camping spot. There are several campsites by the water and other campsites, not by the water. The campsites are kind of close together, but not terrible. I went early on a Friday and got a beautiful spot by the water. By the end of the day, all the sites around the water were full. So if that's important to you, be sure to get there early. There were still plenty of other gorgeous campsites, not by the water available all weekend. There are also hiking trails located here. One of which is called "Interlaken Trail." It's about a 5 mile hike total and takes you to a "Ghost Resort" called "Inter-Laken" that was abandoned around WW1. You can even go inside one of the buildings, and there are Historical Marker plaques that talk about the abandoned resort. The signal is great so I had cell service and data the entire time. Highly recommend!

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  Angela E.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 7, 2024

  Cotton Creek Trailhead

  Beautiful and peaceful 💚

  The sky is GORGEOUS. The road is very rocky & very rough, so you'll want to have decent clearance and be prepared to take it slow. I've never seen so many stars!

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  Alice S.

  Legend

  

  Oct. 3, 2024

  Twin Lakes Dispersed Camping - Site 1 West

  Not Bad

  The road up to the campground is pretty rough for the first 100 ft or so but then it gets a lot better. Quite a bit of space but no privacy. I would definitely not suggest for large rvs. I’m in a van and didn’t have much problems at all.

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  Zu Y.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 2, 2024

  Valley Mobile RV Park

  Great Management campground

  The host, Margaret and her husband and few others working very hard to maintains this campsite.

  Shower room have heat and hot water, environments are so peacefully and pretty,  shops are close by, hot springs, rafting, nearby, my favorites is cottonwood lake!

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  Dwight R.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 1, 2024

  Twin Lakes Dispersed Camping - Site 2 West

  Late Sept Fall colors

  We had a blast with this spot, arrived late at night and woke up inside an aspen grove. There is a lot of hiking trails and some cool spots to visit down by the lakes.

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  Peter

  Scout

  

  Sep. 26, 2024

  Wild Cherry Creek Trailhead

  Blocked off by private gate

  Couldn’t get to trail head due to private gate blocking the road.

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  Chris A.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 24, 2024

  Gunnison KOA

  Good Location

  Great location for area activities, nice pretty green grass for dogs, bathroom and showers are clean but definitely need an over haul. Positive and negatives are livestock are cute walking around, down sides are poop paddies every where gets annoying.

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  p M.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 22, 2024

  Joyful Journey Hot Springs

  Costs a lot more than listed

  We were charged $170 for a site in the middle of a gravel parking lot. It included dinner, breakfast and use of the hot springs. The WiFi didn’t reach us, but worked in the buffet style cafeteria-like dining area. Way overpriced for the experience!

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  Sam W.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 18, 2024

  Collegiate Peaks

  Out there but not too far

  Went with the family and had a great time. We got a site because of a cancellation and, unfortunately it was next to the bathroom. Didn't bother us though. It was our first trip using our new popup and it was def a learning experience. That all being said we were able to hit up Mount Princeton hot springs AND visit the St. Elmo ghost town. By the end of the trip the kids were begging to go back asap.

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  Sam W.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 18, 2024

  Cutty’s Resort - Hayden Creek

  Great All Around

  We had a great time. Our family and another reserved two sites next to each other. The pools on site were perfect for the kids. On site mini golf was a blast. The views in the campground were awesome. Aside from the aforementioned, there was a small store on site with ice and wood (can't bring your own wood) and the food they served at the mess hall was fire.

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  Kanani C.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 16, 2024

  FourMile Dispersed Camping

  Tiny But Convenient

  This dispersed camping area was extremely small but a convenient place to camp the night before summiting Sherman. It was a bit tricky to find/decipher what was dispersed and what was the intentional campground. Honestly not even sure if the place I found was the actual dispersed area. By other reviews left, it felt right to me. My friend and I car camped here, we had a quiet night. The neighbors were all very quiet and respectful of quiet hours and personal space. The vault toilet was extremely clean with no odor. I enjoyed the washboard road! During our time there were advisories for bear activity in the area.

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  Brittany R.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 15, 2024

  Valley View Hot Springs—Orient Land Trust

  Came for the daily soak - stayed for the camping

  This place was great! We originally planned just to do a daily soak before heading to our next campsite but ended up just staying here because we enjoyed it so much. The camp sites were simple but great and you have total access to all hot springs, bathrooms, showers, sauna, AND a communal outdoor kitchen. We participated in the clothing optional experience but didn’t feel like we had to. Great people all around from guests to staff. Highly recommend!

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  Lorene N.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 14, 2024

  Cottonwood Lake Dispersed Camping

  More than 5 stars!

  We got a spot with amazing views just past Cottonwood Lake campground. It’s awesome here. There is a creek full of Brook Trout right across the street.

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  Paula R.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 11, 2024

  Mesa RV Resort

  Pretty

  Very nice campground with mature trees. Nice bathrooms. Lots of sites. Good location.

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  Deitz B.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 11, 2024

  White Star

  Great Central Location

  I’ve always thought Twin Lakes was the perfect middle ground to do a lot of different activities over a few days.

  The spots here were easy and felt like a regular campsite. Not too much coverage next to each site, but enough space where it doesn’t bother you.

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  Sofia T.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 9, 2024

  Hendricks Flat

  Beautiful little spot

  My friend and I are roadtripping around a couple states and found this cute little camp site!! There is no running water or toilets but we didn’t mind :)) absolutely gorgeous place!

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  Luke R.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 8, 2024

  North Cottonwood Trailhead Dispersed Camping

  Solid Camp Spot for early September

  My sister drove up from Denver Saturday morning. My daughter and I drove from Paonia and met her there. Road was bumpy but manageable in my Outback. Drove down the road and took a hike with the dogs. Great trail. Rained a little but it was not a big deal. Decent amount of traffic on the road throughout the day and into the evening. Really cool to be able to snag a spot around lunchtime on a Saturday.

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  Karen S.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 7, 2024

  Lakeview Campground

  Beautiful quiet campground

  Spaces are large and well maintained. Views vary with the spots but all are peaceful. There

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  Anthony N.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 6, 2024

  Rocking Chair Campground — Eleven Mile State Park

  Nice Campground Lousy Campers

  The campground itself is very nice and had all of the makings for a peaceful camping trip. However, when we got there we found our neighboring campground had overtaken our campground because they didn't think we were going to show up (we arrived somewhere around 4 and check-in is at 3). Fortunately they moved their tents out of our campground pretty quickly. There was a separate campground that stayed up until 4 in the morning playing music very loud which was highly irritating. Very surprised there was no enforcement of quiet hours. All in all it was a good spot but definitely felt like it could use a campground host of some sort to help ensure all campers have a good experience.

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  Jeff C.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 5, 2024

  Shavano Mountain

  Amazing vistas

  Amazing vistas! Big private sites. Tough road that gets progressively technical as you go farther up towards trail head.

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  Lorene N.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 4, 2024

  Portal Campground

  Favorite spot!

  This will probably always be my favorite spot for the beauty and memories. We were right on the lake by the inlet and fishing was fun. We’ve been twice.

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  Jason

  Legend

  

  Sep. 3, 2024

  AHRA Canyon Trading Post Recreation Site

  Arkansas river overnight camp

  Quick stop. Very clean. Self pay station if you do not have state park pass. Vault restrooms. No trash on site, pack in pack out. Ramp to launch rafts, kayaks...