USDA Forest Service · Colorado
Comstock 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
- 9,767 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 (NFSR 28) · crushed aggregate or gravel · suitable for passenger cars
- Nearest town
- Monte Vista, Colorado
- Activities
- Fishing, River / Stream, Hiking, Horseback Riding, Hunting, Big Game, Mountain Bike
About
US Forest Service campground. Comstock Campground is in the Rock Creek Drainage 18 miles southwest of Monte Vista. has 6 sites. All sites are dead end spurs and vary from 35 to 40 feet in length. The South Fork of Rock Creek provides fishing. Hiking trails include: Alamosa River to Rock Creek Trail 703, North Fork Rock Creek Trail 704 and South Fork Rock Creek Trail 702. Motorcycles are allowed on Trails 702 and 703. ATV's less than 50 inches wide are allowed on Trail 702 and it connects over to Blowout Pass. The campground facilities include 6 sites with tables and fireplaces, and ample parking space for trailhead parking. There are no refuse receptacles. Maneuvering space for large trailers is somewhat limited. Pack out what you pack in. Open season: May 15 . 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° | 11° | -15° | 48° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 34° | 11° | -9° | 48° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 38° | 17° | -1° | 64° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 46° | 23° | 8° | 60° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 57° | 31° | 18° | 68° | 10 of 11 |
| June | 70° | 44° | 32° | 80° | 1 of 11 |
| July | 75° | 49° | 42° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 72° | 47° | 41° | 78° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 66° | 42° | 22° | 77° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 56° | 31° | 20° | 67° | 10 of 10 |
| November | 46° | 26° | -10° | 59° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 35° | 11° | -15° | 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.
Nearby campgrounds
- Rock Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi
- Alamosa Campground · USDA Forest Service · 5 mi
- Fitton Guard Station Cabin · USDA Forest Service · 7 mi · 1 sites
- Off Cow Camp Cabin · USDA Forest Service · 7 mi · 1 sites
- Platoro Cabin 1 · USDA Forest Service · 11 mi · 1 sites
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