Upper Piedra Campground, San Juan Mountains, Colorado

  A visit to Colorado is not complete without some camping. Why not pop by close by Gordon Creek since you're here at Upper Piedra Campground, and Wainwright Draw is in the vicinity, and is a glorious spot.
So many local attractions and the glorious variety of outdoors recreation will make you glad you came. And if that's not sufficient there's plenty more fun things to do in the San Juan Mountains. San Juan National Forest is both splendid and striking, and it's next to Upper Piedra Campground, and on a fine day you can take a hike along the Piedra Stock
    Trail. Upper Piedra Campground is frequently a quite dry site; most of the rain falls all through July, and June meanwhile is the driest month.
Finally, the time is right for camping again; Upper Piedra Campground in Colorado is exactly what you need. The San Juan Mountains
scenery is always lovely. Now, you may believe that's heaps but there's even more enjoyable things to do here in the San Juan Mountains. If you're into cool geologic characteristics, try Sally Overlook, and you'll never forgive yourself if you don’t go skiing at Wolf Creek while you're here.
So many cool things to do at Upper Piedra Campground, so little time. You can run the rapids of Piedra River near Upper Piedra Campground, and going for a hike on the Devil Mountain Trail is always a perfect adventure. This is such a fun spot for a campground.
 
A good spot for whitewater paddling in close proximity to Upper Piedra Campground is San Juan River, and nearby you stumble on the Martinez Creek Trail which is a great hiking trail.
This campground is a lovely spot to have a look at. If the weather is delightful here at Upper Piedra Campground, you can go for a hike along the Middle Mountain Trail, and the Fourmile Stock Trail is a tremendous hiking trail nearby. If you love the outdoors, you won’t be disappointed; there's whitewater paddling, and hiking, so getting bored is not something that is likely to happen.
Upper Piedra Campground is located in a neighborhood with scores of fun stuff to do; it definitely is a great campground.
Through the long summer days highs here at Upper Piedra Campground reach the 70's. When the night sets in temperatures fall down into the 30's. During the winter the highs are mostly in the 20's, and winter nights come with lows in the-10's to Upper Piedra Campground.

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Latitude: 37.42861
Longitude: -107.19139

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 Camp Grounds Near Upper Piedra Campground:
Sportsman's Supply C.G. and Cabins, Pagosa Springs , 1 miles away
Bridge Campground, Hinsdale County , 2 miles away
Teal Campground, Hinsdale County , 5 miles away
Middle Fork Hunter Campground, Hinsdale County , 5 miles away
Cimarrona Campground, Hinsdale County , 6 miles away
Turkey Springs Campground, Archuleta County , 8 miles away
Mesa Spring Hunter Campground, Archuleta County , 10 miles away
 Hotels Near Upper Piedra Campground:
Keyah Grande Resort, Pagosa Springs , 11 miles away
Fairfield Pagosa Resort, Pagosa Springs , 12 miles away
San Juan Motel, Pagosa Springs , 12 miles away
Pinewood Inn, Pagosa Springs , 12 miles away
Econo Lodge Pagosa Springs, Pagosa Springs , 12 miles away
Pagosa Lodge, Pagosa Springs , 13 miles away
Mountain Landing, Pagosa Springs , 13 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Upper Piedra Campground:
Wolf Creek, Colorado , 28 miles away, 1604 vertical feet
Kendall Mountain, Colorado , 38 miles away, 400 vertical feet
Silverton, Colorado , 38 miles away, 3000 vertical feet
Durango, Colorado , 45 miles away, 2029 vertical feet
Telluride, Colorado , 53 miles away, 3530 vertical feet
Hesperus Ski Center, Colorado , 60 miles away, 700 vertical feet
Irwin Lodge, Colorado , 80 miles away, 2100 vertical feet
Crested Butte, Colorado , 82 miles away, 3062 vertical feet
Monarch, Colorado , 84 miles away, 1171 vertical feet
Aspen Highlands, Colorado , 99 miles away, 3635 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Upper Piedra Campground:
Piedra River, Hinsdale/ Archuleta County , 12 miles away, Class II-IV - 12 miles long (Upper Piedra Campground to 1st Fork Bridge)
San Juan River, Archuleta County , 16 miles away, Class II-III - 1 miles long (Pagosa Springs Town Run)
San Juan River, Archuleta County , 17 miles away, Class II-III - 13.4 miles long (Pagosa to Trujillo Road)
Rio Grande, Hinsdale County , 18 miles away, Class III-IV - 8 miles long (Rio Grande Reservoir to 12 miles above Creede)
Piedra River, Hinsdale/ Archuleta County , 18 miles away, Class III-V - 10 miles long (1st Fork Bridge to Lower Piedra Campgound)
 National Parks Near Upper Piedra Campground:
Aztec Ruins National Monument, Aztec - NM , 64 miles away
Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park, Gunnison - CO , 69 miles away
Curecanti National Recreation Area, Gunnison - CO , 69 miles away
 Trails Near Upper Piedra Campground:
Middle Mountain Trail, Archuleta County , 7 miles away
Piedra Stock Trail, Archuleta County , 7 miles away
Fourmile Stock Trail, Archuleta County , 7 miles away
Martinez Creek Trail, Archuleta County , 8 miles away
Devil Mountain Trail, Archuleta County , 9 miles away
Fourmile Stock Trail, Archuleta County , 10 miles away
Turkey Lake Trail, Mineral County , 12 miles away

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