Teal Campground
- from $32
- fee
- May
- season
- Jun–Jul, Sep
- best months
Is Teal Campground open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in San Juan National Forest. It doesn't name Teal Campground, so check the source for the area it covers (3 listed).
Travel is not advised to the San Juan NF
Agency closure covering San Juan National Forest · USFS · San Juan National Forest
Closures and dangerous conditions on roads, bridges, and trails from flooding
Agency closure covering San Juan National Forest · USFS · San Juan National Forest
Multiple roads and trails damaged by flooding on SJNF
Agency closure covering San Juan National Forest · USFS · San Juan National Forest
Bear Activity High Across San Juan National Forest
Agency alert covering San Juan National Forest · USFS · San Juan National Forest
West Fork Road and Bridge Closure Order
Agency alert covering Pagosa Ranger District · Order 02-13-06-25-19 · USFS · Pagosa Ranger District
As of · Source: USFS · San Juan National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
- At 8,300 ftHigh camp: expect cold nights, even in summer
- Pagosa Ranger DistrictSan Juan National Forest
Teal Campground is a Forest Service campground in the Pagosa Ranger District of the San Juan National Forest in southwest Colorado. It sits in the backcountry, where the Forest Service manages the surrounding national forest land. The site is basic: the amenities include vault toilets, and a fee is charged. That makes it a simple, no-frills base for a stay in the district. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station run to highs around 74°F in June and 79°F in July, with July and August bringing the most wet days of the year. Winter is cold, with January highs around 34°F and lows near -2°F. Several other spots lie close by. Sweet Willie Boulder, a climbing area, is about 0.4 miles away, and Williams Creek Campground is about a mile off. Weminuche Creek offers canoeing about 2 miles away, and the Cimarrona hike starts about 2.9 miles from the campground.
Local outfitters
- Crazy Horse Outfitters5 mi away
- Pagosa Pines RV Park20 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Sweet Willie BoulderRock climbing0.4 mi
Williams Creek CampgroundCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain1 mi- Weminuche CreekCanoeing2 mi
- Williams CreekCanoeing2.1 mi
- Cimarrona CampgroundCamping2.3 mi
- CimarronaHiking2.9 mi
- Little SandHiking3.3 mi
- Piedra River - Upper West aka Never MindRock climbing5.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Williams Creek CampgroundCamping · ~2 min drive
- Palisades Horse CampCamping · ~5 min drive
- Vallecito CampgroundCamping · ~30 min drive
- Pine Point (Vallecito Reservoir, CO)Camping · ~32 min drive
Lower Piedra Campground Camping · ~32 min drivePhoto: Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- North Canyon CampgroundCamping · ~32 min drive
- Graham Creek CampgroundCamping · ~33 min drive
Crazy Horse OutfittersCamping · ~8 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- River HillCamping · ~26 min drive
Crooked Creek Dispersed AreaCamping · ~34 min drivePhoto: cogdogblog — CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Best time to visit Teal Campground
Best months: June–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
34° / -2°
4 wet
Feb
38° / 1°
4 wet
Mar
45° / 11°
5 wet
Apr
53° / 20°
4 wet
May
62° / 28°
4 wet
Jun
74° / 34°
6 wet
Jul
79° / 41°
12 wet
Aug
76° / 40°
14 wet
Sep
70° / 33°
9 wet
Oct
59° / 23°
5 wet
Nov
47° / 11°
4 wet
Dec
35° / 0°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Hermit 8 Se, CO, 18.1 mi away at 8,949 ft. The station sits about 600 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Teal Campground
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