Camping near Conejos, Colorado

Camping near Conejos at a glance

Public campgrounds

6 (6 National Forest)

Getting a site

1 reservable and 5 first-come

Cost

1 free; lowest posted fee at Mix Lake: "Single Site: $26 per night"

Distance from Conejos

20 miles (Elk Creek Overflow) to 35 miles (Mix Lake) in a straight line; none within 15 miles

Elevation

8,681 ft (Elk Creek Overflow) to 10,732 ft (Lake Fork(rio Grande Natl Fore), 6 of 6 on record

Campsites

24 across the 2 campgrounds that state a count

RVs

1 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 70 ft (Lake Fork(rio Grande Natl Fore)

Distances are straight-line miles from Conejos'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 Conejos

• Mogote, 12 miles from Conejos in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Antonito.
• Aspen Glade, 14 miles from Conejos in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Antonito.
• Elk Creek, 20 miles from Conejos in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Antonito.
• Conejos, 24 miles from Conejos in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $26 per night); listed under camping near Platoro.
• Lake Fork, 30 miles from Conejos in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Antonito.

Things to do near Conejos

Public land and water within 30 miles of Conejos, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.

• Rio San Antonio Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 8.9 miles from Conejos; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Río Grande Del Norte National Monument, a BLM unit whose mapped point is 10 miles from Conejos; its camping rule, field office, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Costilla Creek fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 18 miles from Conejos; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Costilla River fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 18 miles from Conejos; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Cruces Basin Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 19 miles from Conejos; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Rio Grande National Forest, all 6 campgrounds here sit inside this national forest, the nearest Elk Creek Overflow at 20 miles from Conejos; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
• Cerro del Yuta Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 21 miles from Conejos; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Trujillo Meadows Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 24 miles from Conejos; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge, a national wildlife refuge whose mapped point is 28 miles from Conejos; its hours, camping, hunting and fishing rules, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge, a national wildlife refuge whose mapped point is 28 miles from Conejos; its hours, camping, hunting and fishing rules, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Conejos

Groceries

• Lowe's Market supermarket · 0.9 miles · (719) 376-2483 · Hours 07:00-20:00
• Standard Service convenience store · 7.4 miles
• Sanford Country Store general store · 13 miles

Fuel

• Standard Service fuel station · 7.4 miles
• Conoco fuel station · 13 miles · (719) 274-4180

RV dump station

• Mogote Meadows RV Park RV park · 4.8 miles · (719) 376-5774

Laundromat

• Antonito Laundromat laundromat · 1 mile · (719) 508-3279 · Hours Mo-Su 09:00-20:00

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Conejos: propane, potable water fill, pharmacy, 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.