Upper Beaver Creek Campground
Campground
Campground · < 0.1 mi from the trail
Colorado · Camping · Near South Fork
Upper Beaver Creek Campground
- May 27 2022
- season
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Is Upper Beaver Creek Campground open right now?
Road closed
US 160: road closure is listed as closed by CDOT 511.
US 160: road closure
Closed · ~1.8 km from Upper 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 8,500 ftHigh camp: expect cold nights, even in summer
- Divide Ranger DistrictRio Grande National Forest
Upper Beaver Creek Campground is a Forest Service campground in the Divide Ranger District of the Rio Grande National Forest in Colorado, about 0.8 miles from Lower Beaver Creek Campground and 0.7 miles from the Tewskberry Trail. It sits at a higher elevation than its neighbor, and its vault toilets are the only facility listed among its amenities. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 79°F with lows near 40°F, while January highs average about 33°F and lows dip to -10°F. Several other spots are close by. Lower Beaver Creek Campground and Highway Springs Campground are both within about a mile and a half, the Trout Creek Trail is about 2 miles away, and Beaver Creek offers canoeing roughly 5.6 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 · 4 miIf it rains Rio Grande County Museum
Museum
Museum · 19 mi from South Fork
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More in South ForkLocal outfitters
- Blue Creek Lodge13 mi away
- Pagosa Riverside Campground28 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Tewskberry TrailHiking0.7 mi
- Lower Beaver Creek CampgroundCamping0.8 mi
- Highway Springs CampgroundCamping1.3 mi
- Trout Creek TrailHiking2.1 mi
- Beaver CreekCanoeing5.6 mi
- Long CliffRock climbing6.2 mi
- Little Black CliffRock climbing6.8 mi
- Park CreekCanoeing7.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Primitive Campsite, Pagosa Ranger District (San Juan National Forest)Camping · ~20 min drivePhoto: Kevin Stroup, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Blue Creek Lodge & RV ParkCamping · ~23 min drivePhoto: Tim Engleman from Saxonburg, PA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- West Fork CampgroundCamping · ~29 min drive
- Big Meadows Reservoir Campground (South Central CO)Camping · ~14 min drive
Dispersed Camping near East Fork San Juan River (San Juan National Forest)Camping · ~29 min drivePhoto: Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Dispersed Camping near Coal Creek (San Juan National Forest)Camping · ~30 min drivePhoto: Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Park Creek camp #1Camping · ~6 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Lower Beaver Creek CampgroundCamping · ~1 min drive
- Tewksberry TrailheadCamping · ~1 min drive
- Highway Springs CampgroundCamping · ~2 min drive
Best time to visit Upper 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, 20.6 mi away at 8,624 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
