CHRIS PARK
Durango, Colorado · USDA Forest Service
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About
Chris Park is located near Haviland Lake in southwestern Colorado, 18 miles north of Durango. Visitors enjoy the area for its hiking, canoeing and fishing opportunities.For facility specific information, please call (661) 702-1420.The campground offers three group sites. Sites 1 and 2 can accommodate up to 75 people each. Site 3 can accommodate up to 150 people, and includes a picnic shelter with electricity and grills. A volleyball court is located near this site as well. Picnic tables and campfire rings provided, as are vault toilets and drinking water.The campground is situated in a mostly flat, open area, shaded by scattered ponderosa pine trees. Haviland Lake is a short drive from the site.Beautiful Haviland Lake is less than two miles from the campground. The 80-acre, no-wake lake offers boating, canoeing and fishing. Accessible fishing docks are located on the lakeshore.Several trailheads are in the vicinity, including Forebay, Goulding, Elbert Creek and Purgatory Flats. The historic Rico-to-Rockwood Wagon Road passes through Chris Park. Built in the late 1800s, the road was used for six years until the railway opened.
Directions
From Durango, travel north on Highway 550 for about 18 miles to the campground. Turn at Haviland Lake sign, continue for a half-mile, then turn right at the intersection.
Location
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Details
- State
- Colorado
- City / area
- Durango
- Agency
- USDA Forest Service
- Parent area
- San Juan National Forest
- Campsites
- 3
- Reservable
- Yes
- Typical price
- $140–$280 / night
- Rating
- 4.83 / 5 (23 reviews on Recreation.gov)
- Equipment
- Tent, RV, Trailer
Nearby campgrounds
- HAVILAND LAKE CAMPGROUND 2.1 km away
- Lower Hermosa (CO) 8.5 km away
- Transfer Park Campground 12.1 km away
- Transfer Park Campground 12.1 km away
- FLORIDA CAMPGROUND (CO) 13.9 km away
- Miller Creek 17.5 km away