Junction Creek Campground
Junction Creek Campground is a national forest campground in Colorado. Hookups: electric.
- Type
- National forest campground
- Location
- Colorado
- Coordinates
- 37.33611, -107.91500
- Hookups
- Electric
- Activities
- Biking, Boating, Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Wildlife Viewing
- Map
- Open in OpenStreetMap
- Phone
- 661-702-1420
Amenities
- Reservable sites
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About Junction Creek Campground
Overview Junction Creek Campground is located close to Durango, Colo., near the beginning of the Colorado Trail. Visitors enjoy the area for its excellent hiking and biking opportunities in a scenic natural setting. Recreation The Colorado Trail, also known as the Junction Creek Trail, begins nearby and stretches almost 500 miles to Denver as it rises through subalpine forests and alpine meadows above the timberline. Mountain biking is very popular on the Colorado Trail and the Logchute Trail System, which is nearby. Junction Creek offers fishing for rainbow and brook trout. Skilled anglers may have luck near the campground, but chances improve upstream. Facilities The campground offers single- and double-family campsites, many with electric hookups. A group campsite is available that can accommodate up to 50 people. An accessible large-group, day-use picnic shelter, with electricity, can accommodate up to 65 people. Group sites are equipped with picnic tables, serving tables, campfire rings and grills and have access to a volleyball court and horseshoe pits. Single and double sites have tables and campfire rings. Accessible vault toilets and drinking water are provided. Natural Features The campground is situated on a south-facing hillside, a quarter-mile above Junction Creek. A forest of ponderosa pine and gambel oak covers the campground, which sits at an elevation of 7,300 feet. Nearby Attractions Haviland Lake is a 35-minute drive from the campground. The 80-acre
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Nearby RV services
- Dump station
- Speedway Gas Station · 46 mi
- Water fill
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Propane
- Propane Fill Station · 8.1 mi
- Low clearances
- None mapped within 10 mi
- Off-road routes
- 52 designated routes (69 mi) within 10 mi
Other places to stay nearby
| Name | Type | Distance | Fee | Hookups |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junction Creek Campground - Day Use | Private campground | 0.1 mi | — | — |
| Junction Creek | National forest campground | 0.2 mi | — | — |
| Junction Creek Campground | Private campground | 0.2 mi | — | — |
| Alpen Rose RV Park | Private campground | 3.4 mi | — | — |
| HTR Durango Campground | Private campground | 3.4 mi | — | — |
| Lower Hermosa Campground | Private campground | 8.8 mi | — | — |
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Sources. Recreation.gov (RIDB). Updated June 2026. Facility facts only; DryRig does not publish ratings or reviews on this page.