USDA Forest Service · Colorado
Rock Creek Campground
USDA Forest Service · Colorado, United States
- Cost
- Day Use: $10 per vehicle per day Overnight Use: Single and Double Site: $10 per night
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 9,180 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
- ROCK CR CG (NFSR 265.2B) · crushed aggregate or gravel · suitable for passenger cars
- Nearest town
- Monte Vista, Colorado
- Activities
- Hiking, Horseback Riding, Mountain Bike
About
US Forest Service campground. This campground and adjacent picnic area complex is located alongside the fast-moving Rock Creek in a stand of mature Aspen trees. There are 10 sites of which 7 are dead end spurs and 3 are pull throughs. Length of sites varies from 20 to 40 feet. The sound of the creek can be heard throughout the campground with some sites located next to the creek. This campground/picnic area sits in a narrow mountain valley and is located fairly close to the town of Monte Vista. Fishing in the North and South Forks of Rock Creek and hiking on area trails. Big game hunting in the forest in season. Scroll down to Information Center to see individual campsite descriptions. Pack out what you pack in. Open season: May 15th . Not reservable through Recreation.gov, so plan on first-come, first-served; check with the ranger district for current conditions and fees.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 9° | -15° | 49° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 35° | 10° | -11° | 50° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 41° | 18° | 4° | 66° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 51° | 26° | 3° | 63° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 61° | 33° | 17° | 72° | 8 of 11 |
| June | 73° | 44° | 32° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 78° | 49° | 42° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 74° | 48° | 41° | 80° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 68° | 42° | 21° | 80° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 59° | 31° | 22° | 71° | 10 of 10 |
| November | 47° | 25° | -5° | 60° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 36° | 11° | -14° | 50° | 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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- Comstock Campground · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi
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- Off Cow Camp Cabin · USDA Forest Service · 8 mi · 1 sites
- Platoro Cabin 1 · USDA Forest Service · 13 mi · 1 sites
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