USDA Forest Service · Colorado
Middle Mountain
USDA Forest Service · Colorado, United States
- Sites
- 4
- Hookups
- 1 no hookups
- Season
- June 5 to September 12
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 7,687 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- AT&T weak · Verizon weak · T-Mobile none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- MIDDLE MOUNTAIN CG (NFSR 705) · crushed aggregate or gravel · suitable for passenger cars
- Lake
- San Juan National Forest
- Phone
- N/A
1 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Overview
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.
Facilities
Middle Mountain Campground is located on Vallecito Reservoir and near the Pine River. It has 24 sites with southern exposure and easy access to the water. The campground is very open and sunny, with a grassy shoreline and afternoon breezes. Some shade is provided by ponderosa pines and small aspen. A few sites can accommodate large RVs.
Contact Info
For facility specific information, please call (661) 702-1420.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 11° | -6° | 49° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 37° | 14° | -2° | 50° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 41° | 21° | 2° | 69° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 51° | 28° | 12° | 63° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 60° | 35° | 22° | 70° | 6 of 11 |
| June | 75° | 46° | 37° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 81° | 53° | 44° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 77° | 51° | 45° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 71° | 47° | 28° | 81° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 60° | 34° | 14° | 72° | 8 of 10 |
| November | 50° | 28° | -7° | 61° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 38° | 8° | -10° | 54° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- Pine Point (Vallecito Reservoir, CO) · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi · 30 sites
- North Canyon Campground · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi · 21 sites
- Graham Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi · 24 sites
- Pine River · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi · 4 sites
- Vallecito Campground · USDA Forest Service · 5 mi · 79 sites
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