Vallecito Campground, San Juan Mountains, Colorado

  Scores of people stay here through their visit to San Juan National Forest. Camping in Colorado is such a fun activity. The good local attractions and the close by outdoors recreation will without doubt have you coming back repeatedly.
There's loads of outdoors recreation available around here such as whitewater paddling, and hiking, so running out of cool stuff to do won’t happen. Quite a lot of exciting things to do in the vicinity of Vallecito Campground, and it's always fun to be at this place. The San Juan Mountains scenery is always picturesque.
    You just can't picture the amount of outdoors amusing things the San Juan Mountains has to offer. San Juan National Forest is a delightful place to stretch your legs a bit, and going for a hike on the Pine-Piedra Stock Driveway is always a pleasant adventure.
This campground
has so unbelievably much. If you come at the right time of year, Canyon Creek offers some magnificent whitewater, and there's some flowing water close by, Fall Creek is a stream you can stop by while here.
Can't wait to pitch that tent; Vallecito Campground in Colorado is the outdoors at its finest. Since you're here at Vallecito Campground why not stop at Dark Canyon; there are nice places to look at along the Whitehead Trail. At Vallecito Campground you don’t see much rain; August is when you get the most rain here, and the driest month is June.
 
This is no place for people who don’t like to have fun. There are some good whitewater spots on Animas River; the slopes of Silverton are so inviting noone can resist. If you come to this campground, you will have a delightful time for sure. Go for a hike on the Deer Park Trail, and sites like Navajo Lake State Park are delightful to check out. Whohoo, so much amusing stuff in one place! The San Juan Mountains rules! Soar down the rapids of Vallecito Creek in a kayak, and you'll meet a lot of folks from Bayfield here.
Vallecito Campground is a campground that is very esteemed by residents of Bayfield. All through the summertime months highs here at Vallecito Campground get into the 70's; through summer nights temperatures are in the 40's. Throughout the wintertime this place gets highs in the 30's while the cold winter nights at Vallecito Campground are in the 0's.

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Latitude: 37.47639
Longitude: -107.54639

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These outdoors activities are available near Vallecito Campground.
 Camp Grounds Near Vallecito Campground:
Blue Spruce Trailer Park, Bayfield , 1 miles away
Pine River Campground, La Plata County , 3 miles away
Middle Mountain Campground, La Plata County , 4 miles away
Five Branches Camper Park, Bayfield , 4 miles away
Pine Point Campground, La Plata County , 4 miles away
North Canyon Campground, La Plata County , 5 miles away
Graham Creek Campground, La Plata County , 5 miles away
 Hotels Near Vallecito Campground:
Tamarron Resort, Durango , 19 miles away
Cascade Village, Durango , 20 miles away
Purgatory Village Condominium Hotel, Silverton , 21 miles away
Iron Horse Inn, Durango , 24 miles away
Best Western Mountain Shadows, Durango , 24 miles away
Ramada Limited-Durango, Durango , 25 miles away
Durango Travelodge, Durango , 25 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Vallecito Campground:
Silverton, Colorado , 19 miles away, 3000 vertical feet
Durango, Colorado , 20 miles away, 2029 vertical feet
Kendall Mountain, Colorado , 21 miles away, 400 vertical feet
Telluride, Colorado , 32 miles away, 3530 vertical feet
Hesperus Ski Center, Colorado , 36 miles away, 700 vertical feet
Wolf Creek, Colorado , 52 miles away, 1604 vertical feet
Irwin Lodge, Colorado , 86 miles away, 2100 vertical feet
Crested Butte, Colorado , 88 miles away, 3062 vertical feet
Powderhorn, Colorado , 97 miles away, 1650 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Vallecito Campground:
Vallecito Creek, La Plata County , 2 miles away, Class V+ - 1 miles long (1 mile above Vallecito Campground)
Canyon Creek, La Plata County , 15 miles away, Class V+ - 3 miles long (to Animas River)
Animas River, San Juan/ La Plata County , 16 miles away, Class IV-V - 24.2 miles long (Silverton to Tacoma)
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 , 18 miles away, Class II-IV - 12 miles long (Upper Piedra Campground to 1st Fork Bridge)
 National Parks Near Vallecito Campground:
Aztec Ruins National Monument, Aztec - NM , 46 miles away
Mesa Verde National Park, Mesa Verde National Park - CO , 61 miles away
Yucca House National Monument, Mesa Verde National Park - CO , 61 miles away
 Trails Near Vallecito Campground:
Pine-Piedra Stock Driveway, Hinsdale County , 14 miles away
Whitehead Trail, San Juan County , 16 miles away
Deer Park Trail, San Juan County , 17 miles away

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