House Creek in CO -- Campground & RV Camping in Colorado
House Creek in CO
U.S. Forest Service allows overnight stays only at the designated sites here.
House Creek Campground sits on a open, unshaded meadow along the high-water line of McPhee Reservoir in the San Juan National Forest near Dolores. As the second-largest reservoir in Colorado, McPhee offers 50 miles of shoreline for boating, water skiing, swimming, and fishing. The campground includes single and group campsites, electric hookups, picnic tables, fire rings, grills, shade shelters, vault toilets, drinking water, and an on-site boat ramp. The Four Corners location puts it within an hour and a half of Mesa Verde National Park and Canyons of the Ancients.
Road difficulty 1 of 5 -- an easy drive in. Recorded as fully maintained, paved, pitching to 2%.
Crowded here -- the nearest through road is 0.1 miles off, a 49-site campground. The McPhee Reservoir shoreline is 0.1 mi off. The nearest town, Cortez, is 12 mi off.
September normals 44–74°F, 1.9″ rain. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Set by U.S. Forest Service. Stage 1 and 2 orders change within days -- check the current order before you build a fire.
fs.usda.gov