Creede, CO CG recommendations needed
We are headed to the Creede area in July and I'm looking for CG recommendations. Had a cousin recommend a CG in South Fork only to have my uncle say he hated it because it was too close to the highwa...
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I have stayed at Blue Creek Lodge in Wagon Wheel Gap, but in the C cabin, not in the RV park. The RV park looked like a very nice place with lots of shade trees. The weekend-only restaurant is good, not great, with prices that are high, but less than most in Creede during the peak season. I enjoyed my stay and would definitely stay there with my 5th wheel if I were back in the area for any extended period of time.
HOWEVER (there is always a catch!), if I were only staying in the area for 2-3 nights, I would definitely stay at the Forest Service Palisade campground 2 miles south of Wagon Wheel Gap. This is one of the 100 Best Campgrounds in Colorado, according to the book of the same name. It only has 12 sites, 6 of which back up to the Rio Grande (a Gold Medal trout stream at this location) and 3 of which are pull-thrus. It has lots of shade, hand-pump water, and the usual USFS picnic tables, fire grates, pit toilet, etc., for $18/night. No hookups or dump, but you can dump behind the Rainbow Grocery in South Fork.
The only drawback is that Palisade is very popular, not just with campers and fishermen, but with river rafting companies. And it does not offer reservations on "recreation.gov," which means you need to get there early in the day on a weekday if you want to find a campsite.
HOWEVER (there is always a catch!), if I were only staying in the area for 2-3 nights, I would definitely stay at the Forest Service Palisade campground 2 miles south of Wagon Wheel Gap. This is one of the 100 Best Campgrounds in Colorado, according to the book of the same name. It only has 12 sites, 6 of which back up to the Rio Grande (a Gold Medal trout stream at this location) and 3 of which are pull-thrus. It has lots of shade, hand-pump water, and the usual USFS picnic tables, fire grates, pit toilet, etc., for $18/night. No hookups or dump, but you can dump behind the Rainbow Grocery in South Fork.
The only drawback is that Palisade is very popular, not just with campers and fishermen, but with river rafting companies. And it does not offer reservations on "recreation.gov," which means you need to get there early in the day on a weekday if you want to find a campsite.
