Campground
Vallecito Campground
Bayfield, Colorado
Big riverside camp near Vallecito Reservoir.
- Price
- From about US$32 a night (recreation.gov listing, check current rate)
- Booking
- Best to book
- Sites
- 79

One of the largest campgrounds in the San Juan National Forest, on Vallecito Creek beside Vallecito Reservoir. It is a favourite with Durango families and anglers, and the trail up Vallecito Creek heads into the Weminuche.
Good to know
- Book far ahead for July
- Weminuche trailheads nearby
- Best time
- June to September
- Open
- Late spring to early autumn
- Getting there
- Paved county road north of Bayfield, then forest road
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
Facilities
- Fire pits
- Picnic tables
- Toilets
- Drinking water
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