Camping near Alamosa, Colorado
Camping near Alamosa, Colorado includes 2 public campgrounds on record, 2 reservable. The Bureau of Land Management runs the most, 1 of 2. The nearest, Zapata Falls Campground, is 19 miles from Alamosa in a straight line, and none is within 15 miles. Another 3 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Alamosa.
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Camping near Alamosa at a glance
- Public campgrounds
- 2 (1 BLM, 1 National Park Service)
- Getting a site
- 2 reservable
- Distance from Alamosa
- 19 miles (Zapata Falls Campground) to 28 miles (Pinon Flats Campground) in a straight line; none within 15 miles
- Elevation
- 7,765 ft (Zapata Falls Campground) to 8,223 ft (Pinon Flats Campground), 2 of 2 on record
- Campsites
- 126 across the 2 campgrounds that state a count
- RVs
- 2 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 35 ft (Pinon Flats Campground)
Distances are straight-line miles from Alamosa's point in the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2025), not driving distances. Every other fact comes from each campground's own sourced record, linked from its page.
More campgrounds within 30 miles of Alamosa
- Rock Creek, 25 miles from Alamosa in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Day Use:); listed under camping near Monte Vista.
- Alamosa, 27 miles from Alamosa in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Conejos.
- Comstock, 27 miles from Alamosa in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Day Use:); listed under camping near Monte Vista.
Things to do near Alamosa
Public land and water within 30 miles of Alamosa, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.
- Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge, a national wildlife refuge whose mapped point is 4.9 miles from Alamosa; its hours, camping, hunting and fishing rules, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge, a national wildlife refuge whose mapped point is 13 miles from Alamosa; its hours, camping, hunting and fishing rules, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Zapata Falls, a waterfall whose mapped point is 20 miles from Alamosa; details on the falls on swimholesmap.com.
- Mountain Home Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 28 miles from Alamosa; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve, Pinon Flats Campground (28 miles from Alamosa) sits inside this National Park Service unit; publiclandsdb.com has its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary.
- Great Sand Dunes Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 28 miles from Alamosa; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Supplies and emergencies near Alamosa
Nearest emergency room
San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center
106 Blanca Ave, Alamosa, CO, 0.4 miles from Alamosa . (719) 587-1202
Next nearest: Rio Grande Hospital, 310 CO Rd A, Del Norte, CO, 28 miles , (719) 657-2510.
In an emergency, call 911.
Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) .
- Groceries
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- Safeway
- Alta Convenience
- Tienda el Quetzal Maya Q'anjob'al
- Fuel
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- Safeway
- City Market
- ALTA
- Propane
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- Airgas
- Jones Oil Co.
- RV dump station
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- KOA Alamosa
- Sand Dunes Recreation Area
- Pharmacy
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- Walmart Pharmacy
- Laundromat
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- B&D Laundry
- South Side Suds
Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Alamosa: potable water fill and ice. Stores, fuel, propane, dump stations, water fill, laundromats, and pharmacies are the nearest few mapped within 25 miles, straight-line, © OpenStreetMap contributors (data as of 2026-10-01; this extract under the ODbL). Hours are as mapped; call ahead.
Common questions
Where can I camp around Alamosa, CO?
2 public campgrounds are on record near Alamosa. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Zapata Falls Campground (19 miles) and Pinon Flats Campground (28 miles). 2 book through Recreation.gov.
Where can I camp with an RV near Alamosa, CO?
2 campgrounds near Alamosa take RVs: Pinon Flats Campground and Zapata Falls Campground. None has hookups on record. The nearest mapped RV dump station is at KOA Alamosa, 4.3 miles from town (OpenStreetMap).
Where can I go tent camping near Alamosa, CO?
Pinon Flats Campground lists tent or walk-in sites on record.
Where is the nearest emergency room to Alamosa, CO?
San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center, 106 Blanca Ave, Alamosa, CO, is 0.4 miles from Alamosa in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (719) 587-1202. In an emergency, call 911.
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