Luders Creek Campground

Luders Creek Campground is a small Forest Service campground in the Saguache Ranger District of Colorado's Rio Grande National Forest, about 17 miles from Saguache. It sits along a road of historical significance, one of the famous toll roads built by Otto Mears in 1876 to lead west from Saguache. The road itself is a draw, and the surrounding area offers a mix of hunting, dirt roads and the Continental Divide. The campground has five sites, three of which are pull-through, and it has vault toilets. Horse camping is allowed, and there are three corrals for horses and other stock. The site is a good base for big game hunting season, and mountain biking and 4WD driving on area roads are also options. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically June through September, when typical averages from a nearby weather station in Sargents run from highs around 76°F in June to about 73°F in September. That station sits roughly 1,500 feet lower than the campground, so temperatures at the site run cooler. The Continental Divide Trail passes about a mile west, and the old Cochetopa Pass road is 1.5 miles away. Luder's Creek and Buffalo Pass Campground are both within about 4 miles.