Thistledown Campground in CO -- Campground & RV Camping in Colorado

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Thistledown Campground in CO

Public Land
8,750 ft
Maps
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AT&TUNMEASURED
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Signed for designated sites only

Overnight stays are allowed only at the designated sites here.

Our source here is thin -- confirm on the ground before you commit.

Thistledown Campground in the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests near Ouray offers primitive tent camping in the Canyon Creek area. Vault toilet facilities available. No potable water. $10 per night, first-come, first-served. Open late May through late fall.

Grounded in fs.usda.gov · read August 24, 2026

The road in has not been measured -- unknown, not bad. Flat ground is scarce -- under a tenth of the terrain within a few hundred yards is level.

Potosi Peak stands 5,037 ft above the site, 2.7 miles west. Weehawken Creek runs 0.1 mi off. Exposed here -- the nearest through road is 0.1 miles off. The nearest town, Ouray, is 2.8 mi off.

September normals 42–66°F, 2.7″ rain. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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Est. Tree Cover52%30m sat. est.
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Sources checked August 2026Something wrong here?