Lower Piedra
Bayfield, Colorado · USDA Forest Service
Photo: Recreation.gov
About
This location is available on a first-come, first-served basis only. Visitors are required to physically arrive at the campground to purchase and claim a site. Once on-site, you may be able to pay for your campsite(s) by scanning a QR code using the Recreation.gov mobile app, and the Scan and Pay feature. If this option is available, you will need to first download the free Recreation.gov mobile app https://www.recreation.gov/mobile-app prior to your arrival as some remote areas have limited or no cellular service. For facility specific information, please call (661) 702-1420.The Lower Piedra Campground is just north of U.S. Highway 160 on the west side of the Piedra River, about 18 miles east of Bayfield and 25 miles west of Pagosa Springs. It is about a half mile up Forest Rd. 621 on the west side of the river (not to be confused with the First Fork Road [Forest Rd. 622] on the east side of the river). The campground offers 14 large, level sites with plenty of shade. Fishing opportunities are available.
Location
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Details
- State
- Colorado
- City / area
- Bayfield
- Agency
- USDA Forest Service
- Parent area
- San Juan National Forest
- Campsites
- 15
- Reservable
- Yes
- Typical price
- See Recreation.gov
- Equipment
- See Recreation.gov
Nearby campgrounds
- Ute Campground (CO) 6.9 km away · dump mentioned
- GRAHAM CREEK CAMPGROUND 23.9 km away
- NORTH CANYON CAMPGROUND 24.1 km away
- Pine Point (Vallecito Reservoir, CO) 24.4 km away
- Middle Mountain 25.1 km away
- Pine River 26.9 km away