Big Blue Campground, San Juan Mountains, Colorado

  Among the things you can do close to Big Blue Campground are whitewater paddling, and hiking, so you won’t run out of things to do. Ridgway State Park is a pleasant spot to go if you're at Big Blue Campground; get yourself into a kayak and hit Lake Fork Gunnison River. The tremendous choice of local attractions, and the tremendous variety of outdoors recreation will make you pleased you came.
Going for a hike on the Ridge Stock Driveway is always a good adventure, and a day on the slopes of Kendall Mountain is just what you need. This campground is so delightful.
    There are tremendous locations to look at along the Little Cimarron Trail.
Going for a weekend of camping here in Colorado is something you ought to do.
The warmest time of the year at Big Blue Campground arrives with high temperatures in the 80's while overnight lows are
mostly in the 40's. High temperatures during the wintertime are normally in the 30's with winter lows in the-10's overnight here at Big Blue Campground. So many cool things to do at Big Blue Campground, so little time. Don't leave Big Blue Campground without first going for a hike along the Big Blue Trail; if you come at the right time of year, Henson Creek offers some magnificent whitewater.
Big Blue Campground is a location that is rather dehydrated usually; the month with most of the rain is August, and the driest month of the year is February. At
 
this campground you will always have a delightful time. Don't leave Big Blue Campground without stopping by Crawford State Park, and Big Blue Campground is a place with many visitors from Cimarron. This camp ground is one of the nice spots to camp here in the San Juan Mountains.
Eager to set up that camp site; Big Blue Campground in Colorado is the outdoors at its most excellent. That right there is heaps of cool things already but it goes on, the San Juan Mountains has it all. There's some flowing water close by, Soldier Creek is a stream you can have a look at while here, and close by you locate the Alpine Trail which is a nice hiking trail. It's not possible to run out of amusing stuff to do close to Big Blue Campground; when you get to enjoy this place for a while you will feel like a new person.
You'll in fact wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the exciting things in the San Juan Mountains. There is a great hiking trail close to Big Blue Campground called the Fall Creek Trail, and whitewater paddling is not for everybody but if it's for you then, we recommend Cimarron River.

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Latitude: 38.21722
Longitude: -107.385

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These outdoors activities are available near Big Blue Campground.
 Camp Grounds Near Big Blue Campground:
Henson Creek RV Park, Lake City , 7 miles away
Woodlake Camper Park, Lake City , 7 miles away
Beaver Lake Campground, Gunnison County , 11 miles away
Big Cimarron Campground, Gunnison County , 11 miles away
Lake City Campground, Lake City , 11 miles away
Black Canyon Campground, Cimarron , 12 miles away
Lake Fork Resort, Gunnison , 13 miles away
 Hotels Near Big Blue Campground:
Matterhorn Motel, Lake City , 11 miles away
Silver Spur Motel, Lake City , 11 miles away
Lake Fork Resort, Gunnison , 13 miles away
Cimarron Inn & Motel, Cimarron , 17 miles away
Alpine Motel, Ouray , 22 miles away
Comfort Inn Ouray, Ouray , 22 miles away
Beaumont Hotel, Ouray , 22 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Big Blue Campground:
Kendall Mountain, Colorado , 25 miles away, 400 vertical feet
Silverton, Colorado , 30 miles away, 3000 vertical feet
Telluride, Colorado , 36 miles away, 3530 vertical feet
Durango, Colorado , 44 miles away, 2029 vertical feet
Irwin Lodge, Colorado , 46 miles away, 2100 vertical feet
Crested Butte, Colorado , 47 miles away, 3062 vertical feet
Wolf Creek, Colorado , 58 miles away, 1604 vertical feet
Aspen Highlands, Colorado , 64 miles away, 3635 vertical feet
Sunlight Mountain, Colorado , 64 miles away, 2010 vertical feet
Buttermilk, Colorado , 65 miles away, 2030 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Big Blue Campground:
Lake Fork Gunnison River, Hinsdale/Gunnison County , 10 miles away, Class III - 3.6 miles long (Lake City Town Run)
Henson Creek, Hinsdale County , 11 miles away, Class IV-V - 6.7 miles long (Above Nellie Creek to 1/2 mile from Lake City)
Cimarron River, Gunnison / Montrose County , 12 miles away, Class V+ - 10.2 miles long (Big Cimarron Campground to Cimarron Road bridge)
Lake Fork Gunnison River, Hinsdale/Gunnison County , 13 miles away, Class IV-V - 5 miles long (Redbridge to Blue Mesa Reservoir)
Cebolla River, Gunnison County , 15 miles away, Class II - 10 miles long (Highway 149 to Blue Mesa Reservoir)
 National Parks Near Big Blue Campground:
Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park, Gunnison - CO , 55 miles away
Curecanti National Recreation Area, Gunnison - CO , 55 miles away
 Trails Near Big Blue Campground:
Fall Creek Trail, Hinsdale County , 4 miles away
Alpine Trail, Hinsdale County , 4 miles away
Ridge Stock Driveway, Gunnison County , 5 miles away
Little Cimarron Trail, Hinsdale County , 5 miles away
Big Blue Trail, Hinsdale County , 8 miles away
West Fork Trail, Ouray County , 13 miles away
Lou Creek Trail, Ouray County , 15 miles away

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