Rio De Las Vacas Campground

I was the campground host at this place for the summer of 2020, one month of 2021 and all summer of 2022. The campground has 15 sites.  Sites 1 thru 11 can be reserved through recreation.gov the last four are first come/first serve. The fee is $10 per day. $5 per day with a Senior Life Time Pass. According  to the web site the first four sites are for tents only but a short trailer can fit. There are two vault toilets and many people told me that the toilets were the cleanest they had encountered in their camping experiences. There is a water well across the road from site #6. The stream runs beside sites 1 thru 4.  That stream is a river, Rio de las Vacas.  Trout have been caught in it.  A hiking trail can be accessed from site #4. Sites #4 & 5 are favorites for some campers because they are a little bit remote from the others.  Some people came to the campground multiple times each summer.  Each site has a paved parking area, a large picnic table and a fire ring.  Sites #4 & 11 have two tables. Do not park vehicles off the asphalt. Firewood is not sold here but the grocery store in Cuba sells it.  Nearby is Eureka Mine now abandoned and a mountain top view from Bluebird Mesa.  San Pedro Peaks Wilderness is about four miles west on the campground.  San Gregorio Lake is a one mile hike into  the wilderness.

Spacious campground with big old pines with a beautiful creek flowing through. Access to good trails for day hiking. One of the best camping spots I’ve visited. Stayed on a Sunday night - was quiet and peaceful.

Stayed 3 nights with grandkids. Great hiking and climbing for kids. Sights level and pit toilets clean.

Beautiful area with nice hikes and drives around it :)

Clear Creek was full so we camped her for the night and had a great place to park the pop up and our friends were out behind us in their tent. Very beautiful area!

Small primitive campground! Beautiful scenery. Adorable little creek right there. Vault bathrooms were clean, but we were there early in the season. Big trees all around. Still some snow on the ground.

Camped here twice so far. Great location for popups, tents, and some spots for larger travel trailers, but not many. It fills up fast and the place can be noisy with ATVs racing through the site. Developed sites, and a creek runs along one side of the camp. Toilets are onsite and I think the fee was $10 / day. Take bug spray, lyme carrying ticks do live here.