El Porvenir Campground

Still to this day one of my absolute favorite in all of the Rocky Mountains. I have wonderful memories of spending time there with my daughter when she was younger and was looking forward to getting back there last summer. Sadly, last spring brought the hermit peak/calf canyon, fires. I’m thinking it’ll be another 3 to 5 years before this amazing place reopens.

We wish we could’ve stayed here longer! We loved this campground. Came here in May 2021 on a bit of faith, as we couldn’t find much info on whether our 28' rig would be okay. The road up from Montezuma/Las Vegas is very winding and sometimes close to one lane, but we had no problems when there was oncoming traffic. (Note the campground host had a class A) The campground is small and quiet. 14 sites, several for tents only, and a few pull through. First come first serve. We were lucky that the campground was empty when we arrived, so we had our choice of spots. Not all sites would’ve fit our trailer. No hookups, no water, pit toilets only. No cell service. Our kids loved playing in the gorgeous mountain stream adjacent to the campground.(Just watch out for broken glass, we found quite a bit) Would’ve definitely stayed longer if we had time

I didn't expect to Camp here but it was the same price for day use for overnight camping. I was determined to get to Herman's Peak and when I got down, I already had a site cuz I had paid the eight bucks. Smell of the fires in the crackling, the stream running in the echoing through the canyon walls created a wonderful sensory night of sleep. Apparently in English, the name of the site means the future. That was perfect for me