Old Timbers Campground, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, Colorado

  Lots of folks stay here when going to San Juan National Forest. It's been too long since you went outside, and Old Timbers Campground, Colorado is a brilliant location for getting out. Not much rainfall falls here at Old Timbers Campground; during the month of August you get the most rain around here while June is commonly the driest month. Old Timbers Campground is an old favorite with the folks of Bayfield.
This campground has everything. Gotta ski! Durango is a nice place to do that; whitewater paddling is not for everybody but if it's for you then,
    we recommend Piedra River. Looking for some flowing water? Try Wilson Creek, and since you might be in a lake visiting mood you can always pop by nearby Vallecito Reservoir. Colorado has so much to offer nature lovers.
Lots of fun is at this campground. Not far from Old Timbers
Campground you acquire some perfect water scenery at Vallecito Dam, and when you're here it's always fun to stop by Navajo Lake State Park. But wait, there's more enjoyable things to do in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. San Juan National Forest is both tremendous and pretty, and it's close to Old Timbers Campground, and you might also want to pay a visit to Gut Canyon while you're here at Old Timbers Campground.
At Old Timbers Campground amusing stuff to do is abundant, and it is a brilliant escape from everyday life. Not enough hours in a day
 
to enjoy the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. Lots of people from Bayfield come to Old Timbers Campground, and if you come at the right time of year, Canyon Creek offers some brilliant whitewater.
Outdoors recreation is plentiful, some of the exciting stuff you can do is swimming, fishing, whitewater paddling, and hiking, so running out of enjoyable things to do won’t happen.
There is a fine hiking trail close to Old Timbers Campground called the Devil Mountain Trail; get yourself into a kayak and hit Vallecito Creek. This is no place for people who don’t like to enjoy themselves. On a glorious day at Old Timbers Campground you can take a hike along the Pine-Piedra Stock Driveway; do set aside some time for Dunsworth Park if you're here at Old Timbers Campground.
So many local attractions and such a delightful variety of outdoors recreation are sure to keep you coming back again and again. Through the summer months here at Old Timbers Campground, high temperatures commonly get into the 70's, and the night is a little colder of course, regularly in the 40's. High temperatures through the wintertime are normally in the 30's while Old Timbers Campground overnight low temperatures during the wintertime are in the 0's. Old Timbers Campground is a nice camp ground to use as a base while enjoying the San Juan and Jemez Mountains.

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Latitude: 37.37694
Longitude: -107.55972

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 Camp Grounds Near Old Timbers Campground:
Wilson Creek Campground, La Plata County , 0 miles away
Graham Creek Campground, La Plata County , 2 miles away
North Canyon Campground, La Plata County , 2 miles away
Pine Point Campground, La Plata County , 2 miles away
Middle Mountain Campground, La Plata County , 2 miles away
Five Branches Camper Park, Bayfield , 2 miles away
Blue Spruce RV Park and Cabins, Bayfield , 5 miles away
 Hotels Near Old Timbers Campground:
Tamarron Resort, Durango , 19 miles away
Lodge at Tamarron, Durango , 19 miles away
Iron Horse Inn, Durango , 21 miles away
Cascade Village, Durango , 22 miles away
Best Western Mountain Shadows, Durango , 22 miles away
Ramada Limited-Durango, Durango , 22 miles away
Quality Inn Durango, Durango , 22 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Old Timbers Campground:
Durango, Colorado , 22 miles away, 2029 vertical feet
Silverton, Colorado , 24 miles away, 3000 vertical feet
Kendall Mountain, Colorado , 27 miles away, 400 vertical feet
Hesperus Ski Center, Colorado , 35 miles away, 700 vertical feet
Telluride, Colorado , 36 miles away, 3530 vertical feet
Wolf Creek, Colorado , 53 miles away, 1604 vertical feet
Irwin Lodge, Colorado , 91 miles away, 2100 vertical feet
Crested Butte, Colorado , 93 miles away, 3062 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Old Timbers Campground:
Vallecito Creek, La Plata County , 7 miles away, Class V+ - 1 miles long (1 mile above Vallecito Campground)
Canyon Creek, La Plata County , 16 miles away, Class V+ - 3 miles long (to Animas River)
Piedra River, Hinsdale/ Archuleta County , 16 miles away, Class II-IV - 12 miles long (Upper Piedra Campground to 1st Fork Bridge)
Animas River, San Juan/ La Plata County , 17 miles away, Class IV-V - 2.6 miles long (Tacoma to Rockwood Rail Yard)
Piedra River, Hinsdale/ Archuleta County , 17 miles away, Class III-V - 10 miles long (1st Fork Bridge to Lower Piedra Campgound)
 National Parks Near Old Timbers Campground:
Aztec Ruins National Monument, Aztec - NM , 42 miles away
Mesa Verde National Park, Mesa Verde National Park - CO , 60 miles away
Yucca House National Monument, Mesa Verde National Park - CO , 60 miles away
 Trails Near Old Timbers Campground:
Pine-Piedra Stock Driveway, Hinsdale County , 10 miles away
Devil Mountain Trail, Archuleta County , 19 miles away
 Lakes Near Old Timbers Campground

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