Salida North BLM

Great campground about 15 spots first come first serve easy to find! Camped for a few nights, didn’t hear a peep from other campers!

There are four big horn sheep that hang out in the last two campsites along the cliffs! What a cool little spot!

1-2 bars verizon. Dirt road but car safe. Less than mile off the highway. Good starlink. This is really just the back section of the Hendricks flats campground. Not sure why its split into 2 on here. Its in a small rocky canyon with the best spots as far back as it goes. It goes to a loop which looks like the end but thetr is a little road that goes back in the canyon a bit and has an amazing snowy peak view straight through the canyon. If you are staying here try to get this spot.

Only about 10-15 campsites in the section but good area to camp. They've added portapotties to help with the toilet issue but they're only at the entrance. Get there early if you want to reserve a site!

Be careful on your drive in because there’s huge rats in the road to start with. It gets a little better the further back you go. The sites are spacious and a good distance apart from each other. It’s quiet but very dusty. There’s no trash bins or toilets. Otherwise a great campsite.

Beautiful spot. Good if you’re near BV or Salida. Road in is rough to start then fine. Had big horn sheep in the campground when we pulled in. Fire pits and picnic tables. Would give it 5 stars if there was a toilet.

Nice easy spot to camp right off of 285. The spots are small-ish. But they’re well kept. Fire ring, and picnic table. This was just a quick over night stay for us. But if you were looking for a free spot with some nice views around BV or salida. I’d recommend. Not sure how busy it gets in the “better weather”. Also there’s more spots further down the trail right off the Arkansas River they have to reserved in the BLM site though.

Everything great. Beautiful surroundings, picnic tables, fire rings. I gave it a 4 because of annoying rig running generator and a little highway noise.

Great place to pull off 285 and light a fire and camp for the night. I did some walking around and it looked like most of the stuff around there is private property. Hecla Junction is about 3 miles away and there’s much more public land around there

Very quiet stay with few visitors except for the mountain goats who were just a curious of us as we were of them. Great weather here too.

Nice spot to spend the night. Dirt road was a little rough for my 2wd sedan but we made it through all right - just be mindful of your speed. Got one of the last sites all the way at the end of the road near the private property sign - secluded and quiet. Would camp there again

We got there at 5pm on a Saturday and got one of the last spots, no privacy but it was worth it. Awesome views in every direction. Camp spot was a little uneven, may be hard to find a level spot but we made it work. 

Road going in was a little bumpy but any car should be able to make it.

Overall I'd recommend it.

This is a convenient spot right off US 285 between BV and Salida. We arrived just after 10 am on the Friday of July fourth weekend and got what we think was the best spot for our truck and 20’ travel trailer - in the large clearing just before it narrows and goes downhill a bit to two more smaller sites. Our spot was somewhat level and we didn’t see any trash or waste other than the standard stray pop tabs and rubber bands. Highway noise didn’t bother us since we were in a trailer. The only negative was that since we were essentially parked in a large clearing, there wasn’t much privacy. For a free campsite with an amazing view of the Collegiate Peaks this definitely deserves a 5-star rating. Reminder for y’all to go through the mud and not around it… oh, and you can fill your water tanks in BV for $4 at the public works building, 755 Gregg Dr (no dump station).

Nice, quiet accessible campground. Popular spot. You won't find anything on the weekend.

Great spot to car camp! Super convenient being right off 285. Camped on a Thursday night and only a few other people around. Quiet, comfortable, and beautiful views.

Beautiful spot right near the arkansas river. A little bit of road noise was acceptable given the convenient location.

For primitive camping, this works. It was only one night for me, but could see spending more time to explore the area. Would visit again.

We absolutely loved this BLM spot. It's about a 12 minute drive to Buena Vista or Poncha springs (which has water and a dump station) and a 20 minute drive to downtown Salida. We saw 2 great horned owls during our stay on several occasions. It was quiet (some highway noise) and in a beautiful canyon with great mountain views. We parked at the very end and while it was a bit of a rough road to get there it was worth the views and solitude. We stayed a week. No facilities here including trash. There's a recycling center just down the street too!

Several spots on the right after you turn off 285 but we’re totally full of RVs and campers. I drove further up the road than where the pins is for this location. Before you hit the recreational area there a dirt road on the left, 4x4 and some clearance is needed. Only saw 2 tents close to the pull off and never heard anyone. I car camped and had a great view. The bugs were bad at night with the lamps but no problems otherwise. Even had full phone service.

It’s a Monday evening and only a few campers dispersed in a beautiful little canyon. Great sunset views of Princeton.

Several spots with rock fire rings. Good views. Room for smaller trailers and RVs and flat for tents. A bit more road noise than I prefer, but not too bad. I wouldn’t hesitate to stay here again given the opportunity.