State: Colorado
Open: Open year round but access limited by snow
Number of Sites: 6
Elevation: 9301
County: Hinsdale
Free: Yes
About: This small, free campground, located at the head of Road Canyon Reservoir, usually has vacancy when other upriver campgrounds are full. The area is open meadow, with no screening or trees, and it is not screened from Rio Grande Reservoir Road. It has 6 camping units, each with a parking spur, table, and fire ring. An undeveloped overflow camping area is directly across the road. A vault type toilet is provided, but no trash receptacles (Please pack out your trash), firewood or drinking water. There is fishing access and a boat launch at Road Canyon Reservoir.
Fees: None (2011)
Usage: Light
Water: None
Restrooms: Vault Toilet
Closest Town: Creede, CO
Directions: Directions from Creede: Travel southwest fro, Creede on Highway 149 for about 20 miles, to the intersection of Highway 149 and Forest Road 520 (Rio Grande Reservoir Road), then drive almost 6 miles west on FR 520.