Trail Creek Camping Area
- May–Jul, Sep
- best months
Is Trail Creek Camping Area open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Rio Grande National Forest. It doesn't name Trail Creek Camping Area, 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 8,400 ftHigh camp: expect cold nights, even in summer
- Conejos Peak Ranger DistrictRio Grande National Forest
Trail Creek Camping Area is a Forest Service campground in the Conejos Peak Ranger District of Rio Grande National Forest in Colorado. It sits within the Conejos Peak Ranger District, and the nearest town is Chama, New Mexico, about 25 miles away. No fees are required to use this site. That makes it a straightforward base for a day or longer in the surrounding forest. Summer is the warmest stretch here. Typical averages from the Chama, New Mexico, weather station, about 25 miles away, show July highs around 80°F with lows near 46°F, though that station sits roughly 550 feet lower than the campground, so temperatures at the site run cooler. September is milder, with typical highs in the low 70s and lows around 38°F. Several trails start close by. Valdez Trail is about 1.6 miles away and Acascosa Trail about 1.8 miles. South Fork is about 2.1 miles off. Lake Fork Campground, roughly 2.5 miles away, offers another camping option.
Local outfitters
- Little Creel RV Park28 mi away
- Pagosa Riverside Campground28 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Valdez TrailHikingPhoto: JustTooLazy, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)1.6 mi- Acascosa TrailHiking1.8 mi
- South ForkHiking2.1 mi
Lake Fork(rio Grande Natl ForeCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain2.5 mi- Lake Fork CampgroundCamping3.1 mi
- South Fork Conejos RiverCanoeing5 mi
- Conejos CampgroundCamping6.6 mi
- Kerr Lake Fishing SiteLake fishing8.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Lake Fork(rio Grande Natl ForeCamping · ~4 min drive
- MogoteCamping · ~32 min drive
Dispersed Camping near Coal Creek (San Juan National Forest)Camping · ~38 min drivePhoto: Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Aspen Glade (Rio Grande National Forest, CO)Camping · ~29 min drive
- Dispersed Camping near East Fork San Juan River (San Juan National Forest)Camping · ~38 min drivePhoto: Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Lake Fork CampgroundCamping · ~5 min drive
- Conejos CampgroundCamping · ~11 min drive
- Spectacle Lake CampgroundCamping · ~12 min drive
- Platoro Cabin 1Camping · ~12 min drive
- Platoro Cabin 2Camping · ~12 min drive
Best time to visit Trail Creek Camping Area
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, 24.6 mi away at 7,850 ft. The station sits about 600 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.
