I’ve stayed at both the CG and along the road in the dozens of available (if your lucky and early) dispersed sites.

Prime area to have your base to hike to Ice Lakes (closed still due to fire) or off-roading around the San Juan’s.

It’s a really busy area but if you can grab one of the better sites in the CG you’ll feel like the only one there. Clean, usually good well mannered neighbors but since it’s an easy spot to get too you’ll get the opposite as well.

Beautiful river flowing down the valley as well which is always a bonus.

IF you can’t get a spot here at least you have options for dispersed camping all around which helps take the stress off but remember it is quite a busy area and that really is my only negative