Lower Hermosa Campground in CO -- Campground & RV Camping

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Lower Hermosa Campground in CO

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13 mi from Durango

2.8 mi off US 550 (straight line)

Maps Reviews 7,719 ft

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$18 per nightOpen 5/1-9/30
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Road Access

Easy
  • Road difficulty 1 of 5: an easy drive in.
  • Recorded as maintained for passenger cars, gravel, pitching to 6%.
No drinking waterVault toiletsFirst come

Setting

Limited privacy

Nineteen first-come sites on San Juan National Forest near Hermosa Creek, 14 miles north of Durango. One vault toilet, no potable water, picnic tables. Max RV 30 ft. May–September, $18/night. Parking accommodates vehicles and horse trailers; horses prohibited in camp but permitted at adjacent trailhead with corral.

  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • Hermosa Creek Trail runs 0.2 mi off.
  • Sliderock Mountain stands 3,041 ft above the map pin, 4.3 miles southwest.

Climate averages

October normals 37–60°F, 2.1″ 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 67 of 100.

Tree cover39%30m sat. est.
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