Mirror Lake Campground in CO -- Campground & RV Camping

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Mirror Lake Campground in CO

CampgroundUSFS

17 mi from Buena Vista

15 mi off US 50 (straight line)

Maps Reviews 11,000 ft

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$14 per nightOpen 5/23-10/1
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AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkEXCELLENT

Road Access

Rough
  • Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
  • Recorded as maintained for passenger cars, dirt, pitching to 4%.
No drinking waterVault toiletsFirst come

Setting

Some privacy

Mirror Lake Campground, operated by the Gunnison Ranger District of the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests, sits on Mirror Lake and East Willow Creek banks beneath 13,000-foot Sawatch Range peaks. Ten vault-toilet sites with no potable water; first-come, first-served, May 23–October 1 (weather dependent); $14 per night plus $7 vehicle fee. Fishing for lake and stream; hiking, mountain biking, four-wheel driving, and horseback riding available.

  • Moderately separated here.
  • Emma Burr Mountain stands 2,531 ft above the map pin, 1.3 miles southeast.
  • Mirror Lake lies 0.2 mi off.

Climate averages

October normals 27–48°F, 2.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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Starlink Radar

Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy

Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 91 of 100.

Tree cover29%30m sat. est.