Sunshine Campground, Uncompahgre Plateau Mountains, Colorado

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  Great campsite with incredible views of the mountains. Excellent place for capturing sunrise and sunset photos. Found the campsite clean and quiet. Paved loop around all sites, with gravel parking. Says Carlton

You just can't envision the amount of outdoors amusing stuff the area close to Sunshine Campground has to offer. This location, the Uncompahgre Plateau Mountains, has so much outdoors exciting things. Glide down the rapids of San Miguel River in a kayak; there are delightful sites to discover along the East Fork Trail. This campground
    is so good. Ridgway State Park is a great place to stretch your legs a bit; there is a tremendous hiking trail nearby called the Sheep Trail.
Some of the things you can do here at Sunshine Campground are playing golf, hiking, swimming, whitewater paddling, and fishing, so most
likely you want to stick around for a while. The surroundings of this campground have such an incredible array of things to offer. There's some flowing water close by, Gold Creek is a stream you can visit during your stay, and you can go for a hike on the Wilson Mesa Trail.
Not far from Sunshine Campground you get some wonderful water scenery at Cushman Dam; on a wonderful day you get a good view of Turkey Creek Mesa from Sunshine Campground. The pleasant local attractions and such a pleasant variety of outdoors recreation are guaranteed to keep you
 
coming back many times. So many amusing things in close proximity to Sunshine Campground, and campgrounds like these are delightful.
Sunshine Campground really is in the middle of a delightful outdoors paradise. Near Sunshine Campground you find the Lizard Head Trail which is a great hiking trail; since you're here you will meet lots of people from nearby Ophir. Camping out positively is a great thing to do, and Sunshine Campground is a delightful local campground if you happen to be in Colorado.
Sunshine Campground is esteemed by the people in Ophir. At Sunshine Campground through the summer highs are in the 80's. Once the sun is down it dips down to the 40's. The winter comes with highs in the 30's; overnight lows during the winter for Sunshine Campground tend to be in the 0's. This camp ground is situated in the charming Uncompahgre Plateau Mountains.
If you fancy the outdoors you'll fancy it here in the Uncompahgre Plateau Mountains. If you come at the right time of year, Mineral Creek - South offers some nice whitewater, and going for a hike on the Deep Creek Trail is always a great adventure. While you're here at Sunshine Campground, you could also pop by charming Cushman Lake; you'll never forgive yourself if you don’t go skiing at Telluride since you're here.
Around Sunshine Campground you don’t get a lot of rain; July is the wettest month with most rain, and June is the month with the least moisture. In Colorado you never run out of outdoors exciting stuff.
There are some great whitewater spots on Lime Creek; for you golfers we recommend nearby Telluride Ski & Golf Club.

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Latitude: 37.88944
Longitude: -107.88944

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 Camp Grounds Near Sunshine Campground:
Riverwood Inn and RV Park, Ophir , 1 miles away
Cayton Campground, Dolores County , 9 miles away
South Mineral Campground, San Juan County , 9 miles away
Burro Bridge Campground, Dolores County , 13 miles away
Sig Creek Campground, La Plata County , 14 miles away
Molas Lake Park, Silverton , 15 miles away
Lime Creek Campground, San Juan County , 15 miles away
 Hotels Near Sunshine Campground:
Fairmont Franz Klammer Lodge, Telluride , 3 miles away
Mountain Lodge at Telluride, Mountain Village , 3 miles away
Capella Telluride, Telluride , 3 miles away
Inn at Lost Creek, Telluride , 4 miles away
Lumiere Hotel, Telluride , 4 miles away
The Hotel Telluride, Telluride , 6 miles away
The River Club, Telluride , 6 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Sunshine Campground:
Telluride, Colorado , 3 miles away, 3845 vertical feet
Purgatory, Colorado , 15 miles away, 2029 vertical feet
Silverton, Colorado , 16 miles away, 1900 vertical feet
Kendall Mountain, Colorado , 17 miles away, 400 vertical feet
Hesperus Ski Center, Colorado , 34 miles away, 700 vertical feet
Powderhorn, Colorado , 67 miles away, 1650 vertical feet
Wolf Creek, Colorado , 79 miles away, 1604 vertical feet
Irwin Lodge, Colorado , 83 miles away, 2100 vertical feet
Crested Butte, Colorado , 84 miles away, 2775 vertical feet
Sunlight Mountain, Colorado , 91 miles away, 2010 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Sunshine Campground:
San Miguel River, San Miguel/ Montrose County , 7 miles away, Class III - 7.3 miles long (Silverpick Road to Fall Creek Road)
Mineral Creek - South, -blank- County , 14 miles away, Class V+ - 0.5 miles long (Above South Mineral Camp Ground)
Lime Creek, -blank- County , 14 miles away, Class V+ - 3 miles long (1st Gorge)
Animas River, San Juan/ La Plata County , 17 miles away, Class IV-V - 24.2 miles long (Silverton to Tacoma)
Hermosa Creek, La Plata County , 20 miles away, Class IV-V - 24 miles long (Hermosa Park to US 550)
 National Parks Near Sunshine Campground:
Mesa Verde National Park, Mesa Verde National Park - CO , 49 miles away
Yucca House National Monument, Mesa Verde National Park - CO , 49 miles away
Aztec Ruins National Monument, Aztec - NM , 58 miles away
Hovenweep National Monument, Cortez - CO , 66 miles away
 Trails Near Sunshine Campground:
Sheep Trail, San Miguel County , 3 miles away
Lizard Head Trail, San Miguel County , 4 miles away
Deep Creek Trail, San Miguel County , 5 miles away
East Fork Trail, Dolores County , 7 miles away
Wilson Mesa Trail, San Miguel County , 8 miles away
Cross Mountain Trail, Dolores County , 8 miles away
Alder Creek Trail, San Miguel County , 8 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Sunshine Campground:
Telluride Ski & Golf Club, Telluride , 4 miles away
 Lakes Near Sunshine Campground

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