Curecanti National Recreation Area
Ponderosa Campground
Campground30 sitesReservable
Photo: NPS
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About this campground
Ponderosa Campground is located at the northwest end of the Soap Creek Arm of Blue Mesa Reservoir at 7880 feet (2402 m). The campground offers outstanding views and solitude.
Sites and hookups
- Campsites
- 30
- Pull-through sites
- 1
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campfires
- Allowed
- Booking
- Reservable on Recreation.gov
Amenities
- Vault toilets
More federal campgrounds nearby
- Soap Creek1.5 mi · Forest Service
- Lake Fork Campground4.7 mi · National Park Service83 sites · RVs to 52 ft · 16 pull-through · Waterfront sites
- Red Creek Group Site4.9 mi · National Park Service1 site · RVs to 22 ft
- East Elk Creek Group Campsite8.2 mi · National Park Service1 site
- Elk Creek Campground8.5 mi · National Park Service153 sites · 50 amp electric · RVs to 62 ft · 11 pull-through · Waterfront sites
- Stevens Creek Campground12 mi · National Park Service54 sites · RVs to 48 ft · Waterfront sites
- Cimarron Campground14.2 mi · National Park Service · First come
- Cimarron Campground14.2 mi · National Park Service23 sites
Public recreation nearby
Trailheads, access points and public lands within 25 miles.
- Curecanti National Recreation AreaPublic land · 4.2 mi to center · National Park ServiceDetails
- Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National ForestPublic land · 7.9 mi to center · Forest ServiceDetails
- Elk Creek Visitor CenterVisitor center · 9 mi · National Park Service · Curecanti National Recreation AreaDetails
- Needle Rock ONA/ACECPublic land · 18.5 mi to center · BLMDetails
- Crawford ReservoirPublic land · 18.9 mi to center · ReclamationDetails
- South Rim Visitor CenterVisitor center · 20.2 mi · National Park Service · Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National ParkDetails
- North Rim Ranger StationVisitor center · 21.5 mi · National Park Service · Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National ParkDetails
- Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National ParkPublic land · 22.4 mi to center · National Park ServiceDetails
Data Source: Recreation.gov
