Big Meadows Reservoir Campground in CO -- Campground & RV Camping in Colorado

Big Meadows Campground sits on a mountainside above Big Meadows Reservoir in the San Juan Mountains, 11 miles west of South Fork, Colorado. Lightly wooded with spruce and surrounded by wild aspens, the campground features loop trails with sites equipped with picnic tables and campfire rings, plus drinking water access. Anglers cast for rainbow, brown, and brook trout from an accessible fishing pier on the reservoir's north shore, where a boat ramp is also located. The 6-mile Archuleta Trail starts nearby, providing access into the adjacent Weminuche Wilderness.

Road difficulty 3 of 5 -- a rough drive in. Recorded as maintained for passenger cars, graded dirt, pitching to 8%. Overhead clearance here is posted at 14 ft -- the tightest site sets the limit.

Heart Mountain stands 1,522 ft above the site, 0.9 miles southeast. Crowded here -- the nearest through road is 0.2 miles off, a 47-site campground. The Big Meadows Reservoir shoreline is 0.2 mi off. One sits on the water. The nearest town, Pagosa Springs, is 23 mi off.