Middle Quartz Creek Campground in CO -- Campground & RV Camping

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Middle Quartz Creek Campground in CO

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21 mi from Buena Vista

8.2 mi off US 50 (straight line)

Maps Reviews 10,223 ft

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$14 per nightOpen 5/23-10/1
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Road Access

Difficult
  • Road difficulty 4 of 5: a difficult drive in.
  • Recorded as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt, pitching to 10%, 100% of it on a shelf.
No drinking waterVault toiletsFirst come

Setting

Some privacy

Middle Quartz Campground sits in the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests. The first-come campground offers vault toilets and picnic areas with no potable water, seasonal May 23–Oct 1. Overnight camping is $14 per site plus $7 for additional vehicles; day use is $6. The area features off-highway vehicle trails and road riding, with the Alpine Tunnel historic site nearby.

  • Moderately separated here.
  • Mount Helmers stands 2,650 ft above the map pin, 1.6 miles north.

Climate averages

October normals 25–50°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy

Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 55 of 100.

Tree cover42%30m sat. est.
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