USDA Forest Service · Colorado
North Fork Campground (Salida, CO)
USDA Forest Service · Colorado, United States
- Sites
- 4
- Hookups
- 1 no hookups
- Season
- June 4 to September 18
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 11,467 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- N FORK LAKE CG (NFSR 240.B) · native material · high clearance vehicles
- Lake
- PSICC
- 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
This campground is the highest elevation campground on the Salida Ranger District. The elevation is 11,000 feet and the campsites are situated on the north shore of the North Fork Reservoir. The road to the campground is very rough and not recommended for vehicles towing trailers. High clearance vehicles are a requirement for reaching this campground. No trash service.
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 | 22° | 0° | -22° | 37° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 24° | 3° | -14° | 38° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 30° | 9° | -11° | 49° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 38° | 15° | -5° | 48° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 47° | 24° | 4° | 61° | 11 of 11 |
| June | 62° | 34° | 23° | 72° | 9 of 11 |
| July | 68° | 41° | 34° | 74° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 65° | 40° | 30° | 73° | 1 of 11 |
| September | 59° | 34° | 9° | 69° | 8 of 11 |
| October | 48° | 24° | -20° | 60° | 10 of 10 |
| November | 37° | 12° | -23° | 50° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 26° | -1° | -24° | 42° | 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.
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