Silver Thread Campground in CO -- Campground & RV Camping

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Silver Thread Campground in CO

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31 mi from Ouray

Maps Reviews 9,714 ft

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$10 per nightOpen year-roundStay limit: 14 days
VerizonNONE
AT&TWEAK
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkEXCELLENT

Road Access

Moderate
  • Road difficulty 2 of 5: a moderate drive in.
  • Recorded as maintained for passenger cars, gravel, pitching to 4%.
Drinking waterVault toiletsFirst come

Setting

Limited privacy

Ten pull-through sites on Highway 149 between Creede and Lake City at 9,500 feet. Vault toilets; potable water available May through Labor Day ($26/night peak season, $10 off-season). First come, first served. Fishing in South Clear Creek and Brown Lakes; short 0.25-mile trail to South Clear Creek Falls nearby. Aspen and spruce forest. Rio Grande National Forest.

  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • South Clear Creek runs 0.1 mi off.
  • Black Mountain stands 2,147 ft above the map pin, 3.8 miles west.

Climate averages

October normals 27–54°F, 1.9″ 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 94 of 100.

Tree cover24%30m sat. est.