| Facilities: Restrooms, picnic tables, drinking water, and fire rings are provided at Thirty Mile Campground. Drinking water is provided with a holding tank that is piped with faucets (it is shut off after Labor Day) and sink water disposal is possible. Garbage cans are centrally grouped, but no service is provided after Labor Day. Reservations: Thirty Mile Campground is a popular location and spaces fill quickly during the summer - call for reservations. Best Time To Visit: Thirty Mile Campground is generally open from May through September. Fees: An overnight camping fee will apply. Accessibility: Three vault toilets, with lights, have been designed for handicapped, but not wheelchairs. Rules: This campground is located within the Rio Grande National Forest; forest regulations apply. No stock unloading or horse trailers are permitted, but 1/2 and 3/4 miles east , adjacent to Forest road 250, pack stock can be unloaded and stock trailers can be parked.Directions: To get to Thirty Mile Campground from Salida, drive south on CO State Highway 17, when visitors arrive at Alamosa turn right on US-160, travel to Creede. From Creede, take State Route 149 south (toward Lake City) 19.3 miles to Rio Grande Reservoir sign (Forest Route 520). Turn left onto Route 520 and go 0.5 miles to a "Y" intersection. Bear left onto a dirt road, staying on Route 520, and go 10.8 miles to campground sign. Turn left into campground. | |
