Curecanti National Recreation Area
Elk Creek Campground
Campground153 sites50 ampReservable
Photo: NPS Photo
Site map
75 of 153 campsites at their real positions, from the agency's own site coordinates.
- Electric site
- Other site
- Loop, in site-number order
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About this campground
Elk Creek Campground is on the north shore of Blue Mesa Reservoir. The lake is Colorado's largest body of water with 96 miles of shoreline and the largest Kokanee Salmon fishery in the United States.
Sites and hookups
- Campsites
- 153
- Sites by type
- 16 tent, 51 RV
- Electric hookups
- 38 sites, up to 50 amp
- Max RV length
- 62 ft
- Pull-through sites
- 11
- Waterfront sites
- 72
- Walk-in sites
- 16
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campfires
- Allowed
- Booking
- Reservable on Recreation.gov
More federal campgrounds nearby
- East Elk Creek Group Campsite1.2 mi · National Park Service1 site
- Red Creek Group Site3.7 mi · National Park Service1 site · RVs to 22 ft
- Stevens Creek Campground4.6 mi · National Park Service54 sites · RVs to 48 ft · Waterfront sites
- Lake Fork Campground8.4 mi · National Park Service83 sites · RVs to 52 ft · 16 pull-through · Waterfront sites
- Ponderosa Campground8.5 mi · National Park Service30 sites · 1 pull-through
- Soap Creek9.5 mi · Forest Service
- Red Bridge Campground10.4 mi · BLM · First come
- The Gate Campground16 mi · BLM · First come
Public recreation nearby
Trailheads, access points and public lands within 25 miles.
- Elk Creek Visitor CenterVisitor center · 0.5 mi · National Park Service · Curecanti National Recreation AreaDetails
- Curecanti National Recreation AreaPublic land · 8.4 mi to center · National Park ServiceDetails
- Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National ForestPublic land · 15.8 mi to center · Forest ServiceDetails
- Powderhorn Wilderness AreaPublic land · 23 mi to center · BLMDetails
- Needle Rock ONA/ACECPublic land · 26.7 mi to center · BLMDetails
- Crawford ReservoirPublic land · 27.4 mi to center · ReclamationDetails
Data Source: Recreation.gov
