Lower Beaver Creek Campground
Campground
Campground · < 0.1 mi from the trail
Colorado · Camping · Near South Fork
Lower Beaver Creek Campground
- May 27 2022
- season
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Is Lower Beaver Creek Campground open right now?
Road closed
US 160: road closure is listed as closed by CDOT 511.
US 160: road closure
Closed · ~1.0 km from Lower Beaver Creek Campground · CDOT 511
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: CDOT 511. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
- At 8,400 ftHigh camp: expect cold nights, even in summer
- Divide Ranger DistrictRio Grande National Forest
Lower Beaver Creek Campground sits at about 8,400 feet in the Divide Ranger District of Colorado's Rio Grande National Forest, managed by the Forest Service. It's a base for fishing and hiking in the Beaver Creek and Beaver Reservoir area, with trails and water close by. The campground has 18 sites, each with a table and fireplace, and 15 of them are dead-end spurs. There's a centralized refuse bin and plenty of turnaround and parking space for trailers. Vault toilets are the only restrooms. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at a similar elevation show July highs around 79°F with lows near 40°F, while winter highs stay in the low 30s and lows drop to about -10°F. Tewksberry Trail #842 is just 0.4 miles away, and Highway Springs Campground and Upper Beaver Creek Campground are both within a mile. Trout Creek Trail is about 1.3 miles off.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Ramon's Mexican Restaurant
Restaurant
On your way back · 3 miIf it rains Rio Grande County Museum
Museum
Museum · 18 mi from South Fork
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors
More in South ForkLocal outfitters
- Blue Creek Lodge12 mi away
- Pagosa Riverside Campground28 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Tewskberry TrailHiking0.4 mi
- Highway Springs CampgroundCamping0.6 mi
- Upper Beaver Creek CampgroundCamping0.8 mi
- Trout Creek TrailHiking1.3 mi
- Beaver CreekCanoeing6.3 mi
- Long CliffRock climbing6.7 mi
- Little Black CliffRock climbing7.3 mi
- Park CreekCanoeing7.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Big Meadows Reservoir Campground (South Central CO)Camping · ~15 min drive
Primitive Campsite, Pagosa Ranger District (San Juan National Forest)Camping · ~21 min drivePhoto: Kevin Stroup, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Blue Creek Lodge & RV ParkCamping · ~21 min drivePhoto: Tim Engleman from Saxonburg, PA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Dispersed Camping near East Fork San Juan River (San Juan National Forest)Camping · ~30 min drivePhoto: Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Dispersed Camping near Coal Creek (San Juan National Forest)Camping · ~31 min drivePhoto: Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mountain Views at Rivers Edge RV ParkCamping · ~33 min drivePhoto: Michael Harbour, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Park Creek camp #1Camping · ~7 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- West Fork CampgroundCamping · ~30 min drive
- Tewksberry TrailheadCamping · Next door
- Highway Springs CampgroundCamping · ~1 min drive
Best time to visit Lower Beaver Creek Campground
Best months: June–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
33° / -10°
Feb
38° / -4°
Mar
46° / 10°
Apr
54° / 21°
May
63° / 27°
Jun
75° / 32°
Jul
79° / 40°
Aug
75° / 40°
Sep
70° / 32°
Oct
61° / 20°
Nov
46° / 8°
Dec
33° / -8°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Creede Wtp, CO, 20.1 mi away at 8,624 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
