About this campground
near Creede, south of Highway 149, connects with West Trout Creek Trail #811 to Trout Lake and CDNST and East Trout Creek Trail # 810 to CDNST
Getting there
From the town of Creede CO, travel 7 miles west on State highway 149. Turn left and travel southwest on Forest Road 523 for 8 miles and you will come to a sharp switchback. The trailhead is here taking off to the west right up Trout Creek itself.
Activities
- HIKING
- HORSEBACK RIDING
- HUNTING
Nearby federal campgrounds
- Love Lake Picnic SiteColorado1 mi
- Ivy Creek Trailhead # 805Rio Grande National Forest2 mi
- Copper Creek TrailheadRio Grande National Forest5 mi
- Fern Creek Trailhead # 815Rio Grande National Forest5 mi
- North Lime Creek Summer Trailhead # 806 & 807Rio Grande National Forest7 mi
- Pierce Elliott Trailhead # 851Rio Grande National Forest7 mi
Explore more Colorado camping
Trout CreekTrailhead #811 doesn't take campsite reservations — but plenty of nearby Colorado campgrounds do, and we'll alert you the moment a sold-out site opens up.
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