Camping near Pagosa Springs, Colorado

Camping near Pagosa Springs at a glance

Public campgrounds

8 (8 National Forest)

Getting a site

8 reservable

Cost

Lowest posted fee at Ute: "Single Site: $22 per night"

Distance from Pagosa Springs

10 miles (East Fork) to 22 miles (Cimarrona) in a straight line; 3 within 15 miles

Elevation

6,800 ft (Ute) to 8,400 ft (Cimarrona), 8 of 8 on record

Season

3 seasonal with posted dates

Campsites

189 across the 8 campgrounds that state a count

RVs

4 take RVs; hookups at Williams Creek Campground; longest stated RV length 45 ft (Williams Creek Campground)

Drinking water

1 of 8

Distances are straight-line miles from Pagosa Springs'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 Pagosa Springs

• Lower Piedra, 19 miles from Pagosa Springs in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $28 per night); listed under camping near Archuleta.
• Tucker Ponds, 21 miles from Pagosa Springs in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $26 per night); listed under camping near South Fork.
• Big Meadows, 22 miles from Pagosa Springs in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near South Fork.
• Palisades Horse Camp, 22 miles from Pagosa Springs in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Standard nonelectric: $32–$64 per night); listed under camping near Hinsdale.
• Stunner, 25 miles from Pagosa Springs in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Platoro.
• Mix Lake, 26 miles from Pagosa Springs in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $26 per night); listed under camping near Conejos.
• Park Creek, 27 miles from Pagosa Springs in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $27 per night); listed under camping near South Fork.
• Ivy Creek, 29 miles from Pagosa Springs in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Day Use:); listed under camping near Creede.
• Lake Fork, 29 miles from Pagosa Springs in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Antonito.
• Cross Creek, 29 miles from Pagosa Springs in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $27 per night); listed under camping near South Fork.
• Lake Fork(rio Grande Natl Fore, 30 miles from Pagosa Springs in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Conejos.
• Upper Beaver Creek, 30 miles from Pagosa Springs in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $27 per night); listed under camping near South Fork.

Lake camping near Pagosa Springs

• On Williams Creek Reservoir: Williams Creek Campground (20 miles from Pagosa Springs), Teal (21 miles from Pagosa Springs) and Cimarrona (22 miles from Pagosa Springs) .

Every lake campground in the state: lake campgrounds in Colorado.

Things to do near Pagosa Springs

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

• Pagosa Hot Springs, a hot spring whose mapped point is 0.4 miles from Pagosa Springs; soaking details on swimholesmap.com.
• Echo Canyon Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 3.6 miles from Pagosa Springs; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• San Juan National Forest, all 8 campgrounds here sit inside this national forest, the nearest East Fork at 10 miles from Pagosa Springs; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
• South San Juan Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 20 miles from Pagosa Springs; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Williams Creek Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 21 miles from Pagosa Springs; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Platoro Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 25 miles from Pagosa Springs; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Mix Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 26 miles from Pagosa Springs; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Rio Grande National Forest, a national forest whose mapped point is 27 miles from Pagosa Springs; its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Navajo Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 27 miles from Pagosa Springs; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Navajo State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 29 miles from Pagosa Springs; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Pagosa Springs

Groceries

• Natural Grocers supermarket · 0.8 miles · (970) 459-9212 · Hours Mo-Sa 08:27-20:36; Su 08:57-19:36
• Speedway convenience store · 2.7 miles
• Walmart Supercenter supermarket · 3.3 miles · (970) 731-9001 · Hours Mo-Su 05:00-24:00

Fuel

• Speedway fuel station · 2.7 miles
• City Market Fuel Center fuel station · 4 miles
• Speedway fuel station · 4.1 miles

Pharmacy

• City Market Pharmacy pharmacy · 4 miles · (970) 731-6006 · Hours Mo-Fr 09:00-20:00; Sa 09:00-18:00; Su 10:00-17:00

Laundromat

• Laundry on the Hill laundromat · 2.4 miles · Hours 24/7

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Pagosa Springs: propane, RV dump station, 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.