We've stayed here twice now. Once in a huge 36 ft toy hauler and now in our 26 ft Class C RV. It's a long dirt road that has a few big bumps, but if you're going slow it's passable in almost any vehicle. There are 13 official camping spots with plenty of room to accommodate a big rig. However, it's important to send a tow car down there to scout there is very little room to turn around at the end if all spots are full! Super quiet with beautiful views overlooking the Mesa. About a 5 to 7 minute drive to the visitor center.
See more of this campground: https://youtu.be/7SOZuWtdElM
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!
Nice dispersed camping in a national forest near browns Creek Falls Trailhead. There is a ton of spots to pull off and camp nestled in a beautiful pine forest. The spots were pretty level and the road out there was gravel but nice. Great cell service and spots were pretty far from each other. If it looks full keep driving chances are there's more spots further down the road. Best part is it's FREE! Definitely suggest brown creeks falls as a hike very beautiful!
The facilities at this state park are really nice. Relatively level and paved spots, big rig friendly, full hookups at sites, and laundry and wifi on site but it's not the prettiest or most secluded campground. There's a lake and lots of trails for biking or hiking and I think it popular getaway for locals. We did see lots of deer and a great horned owl which was cool. You can definitely hear the highway and are close to any amenity you could need. About a 35 minute drive from downtown to explore. It's a bit expensive with a daily fee on top of camping fees. We were happy to snag a spot as it's one of the closest and nicest options to explore Denver in an RV but wasn't wowed.
The views at this campground cannot be beat! Mountains in all directions, lake front, and incredible sunsets over the Great Sand Dunes. There's electric and a dump station but no water. We filled up at the Mosca pit stop about 20 minutes outside of the campground (for a donation). It's about a 25 minute drive to the entrance of the NP. But honestly for the peace and quiet and views at this campground it's worth it. You have to buy a CO fishing and wildlife permit to camp here. We purchased ours online then picked it up at an approved gas station. You can go into specified stores on the CO wildlife site and buy one in person if preferred. There is a host who checks permits. Came out to about $42 for 5 nights or $8.40 a night! If you want to see more of the campground we have a video on YouTube.
There are three camping pull offs on the left of CR 48. The first of which is where camped. We later walked down the road toward Turqouise Lake and realized there were more spots, the furthest having the best mountain views. The roads to the dispersed camping spots was a bit bumpy but we saw rigs of all types and sizes here so it's definitely do able. About a 2.5 mile round trip walk/hike to turqouise lake from the farthest campground (the 1st pull off). This place was pretty busy but people kept their distance. We were there in late August and temps got cold at night. But it's a beautiful and quiet spot in the woods.
We randomly stayed here overnight after making a detour to the cute town of Coleman (about 20 minutes away). It's clearly a local spot but was a great option for a stop over out of Texas. There's several sites right next to the lake with water and electric for $10 a night. Other sites not water front but are full hookups at $20 per night. There's a boat ramp there as well. The sheriff came by after we parked to collect the fee and gave us a receipt.
Good cell connection and a quite place and beautiful place to stay. No showers in bathrooms and they were rather old and a bit dirty. Other than that, it was a great stay!
This is a city park just outside of the center of town and highway. Its really a gravel parking lot with around 20 spots to park with electric hookups (20, 30, and 50 amp) that allows FREE camping for 24 hours. There is a dumpster, dump station, and potable water fill up. Bathrooms but no showers (bathrooms were older and not the nicest).
This place fills up so it's suggested you get the earlier in the day if possible. We arrived at 7:45 pm on a Saturday and got the last spot. There is a train nearby which went off several times before 11 when it stopped all together. Some traffic noise but all in all you can beat free with electric especially in the Texas heat
This is such a wonderful state park! Great hiking trails, two swimming holes, well spaced out camping sites with electricity and water. We stayed here because it was close to the airport and had a flight to catch. It was only a 9 min drive. It's about 20 minutes from downtown Austin but still offers a peaceful nature retreat and a wonderful spot to cool down in hot Texas summers.
Wow! What a beautiful state park! This place is MASSIVE with a large portion it campsites being right on the lake. The reservation site shows you each spot with pictures so look around to try and find the best spot. There is hiking, primitive camping, swimming hole, pier, boating and kayak rentals (not during Covid though). There is VERY limited cell connection supposedly Verizon does okay, but our Google Fi service was in and out. There is public WiFi at certain spots on the park but it's not the fastest. Nice bathrooms in each loop with hot showers and toilets. Sites can have electric or water or both and we're nicely spaced out from each other. We suggest visiting Devil's waterhole it was super fun jumping off the rock!
This RV park is mostly permanent residents but there were a few spots available for over night guests. It recently changed owners and the new owner was very kind and accommodating. He clearly is making improvements to the park as a whole. Laundry and bathrooms on site. WiFi only works near the office (as of now). We were on the top of the hill which had 0 shade and our A/C could barely keep up. Sites we're a bit unlevel and are close to your neighbors. $30 for full hookups is reasonable and it worked for our overnight needs. Would have preferred to stay at one of Travis county parks instead but they were closed due to Covid.
We stopped here after crossing the border and needed a place to rest overnight. Just off the highway which was nice and considering proximity it wasn't very noisy. There's a pool, laundry, club house, play area for kids, and bathrooms with shower. Bathrooms we're subpar and wifi was non existent. We got cell reception but long term guests told us wifi hasn't worked for months. RV utilities are also at rear of sites so you need to have long extensions for sewer hoses, electrical cords, and water connections to actually plug in. This park is definitely made for big rigs. At $45 we felt this park was not worth the cost, but it's the going rate in the area.