Established Camping
Little Mattie Campground
About
National Forest
18 campsites near Ruedi Reservoir. Boat ramps adjacent to site at Ruedi Marina. Swimming, boating, fishing, sailboarding on lake. Little Mattie is located 16 miles east of Basalt on Ruedi Reservoir. It is a scenic campground with ample water based and land based recreation activities available nearby. No reservations are accepted for this site. Access is limited to fourteen days and trailers under 22 feet. Campsites and parking spurs for auto and trailer, pickup campers, motor homes and tents. Water available from hydrants at Mollie B or Little Maud campgrounds nearby. Vault type toilets. Campsite have table and benches, fire ring, and parking spurs. Hard surfaced campground roads. No hook ups available.
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
- Walk-InPark in a lot, walk to your site.
- Hike-InBackcountry sites.
Stay Connected
- WiFiUnknown
- VerizonUnknown
- AT&TUnknown
- T-MobileUnknown
Site Types
- Tent Sites
- RV Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
- Group
- Tent Cabin
Features
For Campers
- ADA Access
- Trash
- Picnic Table
- Firewood Available
- Reservable
- Drinking Water
- Toilets
- Alcohol
- Pets
- Fires
For Vehicles
- Sanitary Dump
Great calm campground.
This is a very calm campground, surrounded by trees, aspens, coniferous, etc. It is a little far from the lake but there is one entrance next to the campground. It could e chilly at night but not bad. The place is very clean, organized, you can find firewood at the host site. It is not cheap, but still good. Campsites 1, 15 and 16 are some lf the best in my opinion.
Quiet location among the trees
The drive to this campground was beautiful and the location was quiet. We didn’t have a reservation and were able to find a decent campsite on a Thursday afternoon in July 2022.
If I was making a reservation, I would choose one of these sites: 1,2,12,15,16, 17, 19.
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Secluded little campground
The Reudi reservoir is a beautiful area. Sunsets are gorgeous and there is a nice hike outside of one of the other two campgrounds in the area. I feel this little campground is the most secluded of the 4 in the area. However, not all sites offer reservoir views. Reservoir is very low this year. We camp here for the fly fishing on the frying pan. That didn’t disappoint. There is no cell service. Closest service area is Basalt, which is 30min away. This site is huge but also very dusty. We loved it tho. Didn’t have any neighbors close to us. Host was very nice and kept area clean.
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Location
Little Mattie Campground is located in Colorado
Directions
In Basalt, CO, off State Rt. 82, turn at Ruedi Reservoir sign and follow the road 2.1 miles to a stop sign. Turn left at sign onto Midland Ave. (which becomes Frying Pan Rd. - not well signed) and go 14.8 miles to Campgrounds and Boat Ramp sign. Turn right at sign, then immediately left and go 0.8 miles to campground.
Coordinates
39.37527066 N
106.80829836 W