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Vallecito Campground, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, Colorado
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| | Scores of folks stay at this campground in order to be near San Juan National Forest. This campground is always a joy. For the period of the long summer days, highs generally are in the 70's at Vallecito Campground. Once the sun is down it drops down to the 40's. The cold days of the winter come with highs in the 30's, and nighttime lows in the 0's for Vallecito Campground. Vallecito Campground is enormously well liked by campers from Bayfield.
This is such a stunning campground. A perfect place for whitewater paddling in the neighborhood of Vallecito |
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Campground is Vallecito Creek, and you're sure to encounter some fine people from Bayfield here. You'll wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the amusing things at Vallecito Campground. There's some flowing water nearby, Fall Creek is a stream you can have a look at while you're
| here, and if you don’t have a problem getting soaked, you can always go whitewater paddling on Animas River.
Going for a hike on the Whitehead Trail is always a good adventure; Canyon Creek is a pleasant whitewater spot close by. Ok, you've been cooped up for too much time, and Vallecito Campground in Colorado is a really great site to spend some time.
It's just not possible to run out of exciting things to do near Vallecito Campground; it's always fun being here. All the outdoors cool stuff in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains will keep you coming | |
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back persistently. Near Vallecito Campground you find Dark Canyon which is a nice site to visit, and a wonderful spot like Navajo Lake State Park is too great to leave out.
Some of the things you can do here at Vallecito Campground are whitewater paddling, and hiking, so it's
out of the question to get bored. So many local attractions and all the outdoors recreation are sure to keep you coming back repeatedly.
Vallecito Campground is to be found in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. Not enough hours in a day to enjoy the San Juan and Jemez Mountains.
Go for a hike on the Deer Park Trail; don't leave without popping by San Juan National Forest. Near Vallecito Campground you find the Pine-Piedra Stock Driveway which is a great hiking trail, and the skiing at Silverton is wonderful.
Vallecito Campground is mostly a pretty
dried out site; the month of August is the wettest with most of the rain, and June is the month with the least moisture. Colorado has so much stuff to offer nature lovers.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 37.47639
Longitude: -107.54639
Lodge at Tamarron, Durango
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19 miles away
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Tamarron Resort, Durango
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19 miles away
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Outdoors Recreation Near Durango, Colorado
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Durango, Colorado, the metro area neareast to Vallecito Campground. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Vallecito Campground, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, Colorado
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Blue Spruce RV Park and Cabins, Bayfield
, 1 miles away |
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Pine River Campground, La Plata County
, 3 miles away |
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Middle Mountain Campground, La Plata County
, 4 miles away |
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Five Branches Camper Park, Bayfield
, 4 miles away |
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Pine Point Campground, La Plata County
, 4 miles away |
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North Canyon Campground, La Plata County
, 5 miles away |
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Graham Creek Campground, La Plata County
, 5 miles away |
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| | Hotels Near Vallecito Campground:
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Lodge at Tamarron, Durango
, 19 miles away |
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Tamarron Resort, Durango
, 19 miles away |
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Cascade Village, Durango
, 20 miles away |
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Purgatory Lodge by Durango Mountain Resorts, Durango
, 20 miles away |
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Purgatory Village Condominium Hotel, Durango
, 20 miles away |
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Purgatory Village Condominium Hotel, Silverton
, 21 miles away |
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Cascade Village, Durango
, 21 miles away |
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| | Ski Areas Near Vallecito Campground:
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Silverton, Colorado
, 19 miles away, 3000 vertical feet |
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Durango, Colorado
, 20 miles away, 2029 vertical feet |
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Kendall Mountain, Colorado
, 21 miles away, 400 vertical feet |
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Telluride, Colorado
, 32 miles away, 3530 vertical feet |
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Hesperus Ski Center, Colorado
, 36 miles away, 700 vertical feet |
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Wolf Creek, Colorado
, 52 miles away, 1604 vertical feet |
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Irwin Lodge, Colorado
, 86 miles away, 2100 vertical feet |
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Crested Butte, Colorado
, 88 miles away, 3062 vertical feet |
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Powderhorn, Colorado
, 97 miles away, 1650 vertical feet |
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| | Whitewater Near Vallecito Campground:
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Vallecito Creek, La Plata
County
, 2 miles away, Class V+ - 1 miles long (1 mile above Vallecito Campground) |
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Canyon Creek, La Plata
County
, 15 miles away, Class V+ - 3 miles long (to Animas River) |
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Animas River, San Juan/ La Plata
County
, 16 miles away, Class IV-V - 24.2 miles long (Silverton to Tacoma) |
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Animas River, San Juan/ La Plata
County
, 17 miles away, Class IV-V - 2.6 miles long (Tacoma to Rockwood Rail Yard) |
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Piedra River, Hinsdale/ Archuleta
County
, 18 miles away, Class II-IV - 12 miles long (Upper Piedra Campground to 1st Fork Bridge) |
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| | National Parks Near Vallecito Campground:
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Aztec Ruins National Monument, Aztec - NM
, 46 miles away |
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Mesa Verde National Park, Mesa Verde National Park - CO
, 61 miles away |
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Yucca House National Monument, Mesa Verde National Park - CO
, 61 miles away |
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| | Trails Near Vallecito Campground:
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Pine-Piedra Stock Driveway, Hinsdale County
, 14 miles away |
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Whitehead Trail, San Juan County
, 16 miles away |
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Deer Park Trail, San Juan County
, 17 miles away |
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