Elk Creek Overflow Campground
- May–Jul, Sep
- best months
Caution today
Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 10 h ago
Is Elk Creek Overflow Campground open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Rio Grande National Forest. It doesn't name Elk Creek Overflow Campground, so check the source for the area it covers.
Closures and dangerous conditions on roads, bridges, and trails from flooding
Agency closure covering Rio Grande National Forest · USFS · Rio Grande National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Rio Grande National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
- At 8,695 ftHigh camp: expect cold nights, even in summer
- Conejos Peak Ranger DistrictRio Grande National Forest
Elk Creek Overflow Campground is a Forest Service campground in the Conejos Peak Ranger District of Colorado's Rio Grande National Forest. It sits about 0.2 miles from Elk Creek Campground and 0.6 miles from Old Elk Creek, so it works well as a second option for campers already in the Elk Creek area. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Chama, New Mexico, show July highs around 80°F with lows near 46°F, while winter highs stay in the upper 30s. That station sits about 850 feet lower than the campground, so temperatures here run cooler. The closest trails are Hidden Lake Trail and Duck Lake, both about 0.9 miles away. Spectacle Lake Campground is roughly 4.9 miles off, and the Alamosa-Conejos Road mountain biking route is about 1.2 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Little Creel RV Park21 mi away
- Pagosa Riverside Campground35 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Elk Creek CampgroundCamping0.2 mi
- Old Elk CreekCamping0.6 mi
Hidden Lake TrailHikingPhoto: Michael C. Rael, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.9 mi
Duck LakeHikingPhoto: Michael C. Rael, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.9 mi- alamosa-conejos roadMountain biking1.2 mi
NotchHikingPhoto: Michael C. Rael, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)3.5 mi- Spectacle Lake CampgroundCamping4.9 mi
- Trujillo Meadows Boating SiteLake fishing7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- MogoteCamping · ~15 min drive
- Lake Fork(rio Grande Natl ForeCamping · ~23 min drive
- Aspen Glade (Rio Grande National Forest, CO)Camping · ~11 min drive
- Elk Creek Campground (rio Grande NF)Camping · Next door
- Spectacle Lake CampgroundCamping · ~8 min drive
- Conejos CampgroundCamping · ~9 min drive
- Aspen Glade CampgroundCamping · ~11 min drive
- Dispersed Camping near Dixie Creek Access (Carson National Forest)Camping · ~16 min drive
- Trail Creek Camping AreaCamping · ~19 min drive
- Dispersed Camping in Rio Grande National ForestCamping · ~20 min drive
Also worth it near here
Best time to visit Elk Creek Overflow Campground
Best months: May–July and September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
37° / 7°
8 wet
Feb
41° / 11°
8 wet
Mar
48° / 18°
7 wet
Apr
56° / 24°
7 wet
May
65° / 32°
7 wet
Jun
77° / 38°
6 wet
Jul
80° / 46°
11 wet
Aug
78° / 46°
13 wet
Sep
72° / 38°
9 wet
Oct
61° / 27°
7 wet
Nov
48° / 17°
6 wet
Dec
38° / 8°
7 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Chama, NM, 18.3 mi away at 7,850 ft. The station sits about 800 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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