Penitente Canyon Campground in CO -- Campground & RV Camping
Penitente Canyon Campground in CO
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Road Access
- All 1 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, 0.7 miles of it dirt.
Campground details
Setting
Penitente Canyon Recreation Area sits in a volcanic canyon landscape featuring singletrack trails, ancient rock art, and sport climbing routes. The campground offers 15 individual sites (3 tent-only and 12 RV/tent), 2 group tent sites, and a group picnic shelter. On-site amenities include picnic tables, tent pads, fire rings, food storage lockers, 5 vault toilets, trash bins, and seasonal drinking water available May through October. Trails throughout the canyon serve foot, horseback, and mountain bike travel.
Getting there: From U.S. 285, turn west onto Saguache County Road G. After 6 miles you will pass the La Garita Trading Post. Go another 0.5 miles to a Y intersection; take the left fork (County Road 38A). The entrance to the recreation area is another 0.5 miles, on your right. Elevation = 7,930 ft.
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, an 18-site campground with the nearest through road 0.4 miles off.
- Eagle Mountain stands 2,541 ft above the map pin, 7.2 miles west.
Climate averages
October normals 28–60°F, 0.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Starlink Radar
Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy
Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 98 of 100.