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Alvarado Campground
Pike-San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands
Write a Review Schoolfield Road Westcliffe, CO 81252 719-269-8500 719-545-8737 Official WebsiteGPS: 38.0812, -105.562
Overview of Alvarado Campground
Reservations at least 4 days in advance. Friday and Saturday night minimum required stay on weekends. 3 nights minimum on holiday weekends. Walk-ups are exempt from the nightly minimum.
Last Price Paid: $22
Reported by Gnurps on 8/23/2021
Longest RV Reported: 27 feet (Travel Trailer)
Reported by ONTHEROADAGAIN.2021 on 9/21/2023
Number of Sites 9
Pad Type dirt
Reservations yes
Open Seasonally May to Sept
Elevation 8,923 ft / 2,719 m
Max Stay 14
Max Length 35 ft
Tent Camping Yes
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Reviews of Alvarado Campground 3 people have reviewed this location.
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Last reported 9/21/2023
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Last reported 9/21/2023
“I loved this campground!”
Reviewed 9/21/2023
| Days stayed: | 12 |
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| Site Number: | 9 and 19 |
| RV Length: | 27' (Travel Trailer) |
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Beautiful views! Larry, the campground host, was great! Lots of /FF. Generators ok
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ONTHEROADAGAIN.2021 would stay here again
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“Quiet, off the beaten path, great trails”
Reviewed 8/23/2021
| Nightly rate: | $22 |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| Site Number: | 3 |
Overall Rating
A trail leads directly one-half mile from the top of this campground to the Rainbow Trails, which skirts the east side of the Sangre de Christo Mtns fir a hundred miles. Nex door to Alvarado is a trailhead with two more trails up to the Rainbow and much farther up into the Wilderness. The campground itself is large with a good variety ... more
A trail leads directly one-half mile from the top of this campground to the Rainbow Trails, which skirts the east side of the Sangre de Christo Mtns fir a hundred miles. Nex door to Alvarado is a trailhead with two more trails up to the Rainbow and much farther up into the Wilderness. The campground itself is large with a good variety of sites, generally well spaced; some with good shade. West life is a 20 minute drive. The area in general is lower key, less busy than a lot of the Colorado mtn places.
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Gnurps would stay here again
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“Overall good place, will definitely go here again”
Reviewed 6/10/2020
| Nightly rate: | $22 |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| Site Number: | 21 |
| RV Length: | 23' (Travel Trailer) |
Overall Rating
We spent two nights here on June 5th and 6th. I reserved ahead of time as we wanted a double site so my son and his family could share the same site. The cost was double and no old fart discounts allowed on this site. $22 per night X2 =$44 for the double plus the ridiculous $8 on line reservation fee. Site 21 is approximately 40 ft... more
We spent two nights here on June 5th and 6th. I reserved ahead of time as we wanted a double site so my son and his family could share the same site. The cost was double and no old fart discounts allowed on this site. $22 per night X2 =$44 for the double plus the ridiculous $8 on line reservation fee. Site 21 is approximately 40 ft long and will easily accommodate 2 trailers side by side however if there are multiple slides it won't work. There are also two large tent sites, two picnic tables and a fire pit between the tables. I didn't take pictures however there is a pretty good one on CampsitePhotos.com.
The campground itself was pretty crowded, but sites are far enough apart that it wasn't an issue for us. There was some music and loud talk initially but the campground went quiet promptly at 10, in fact I was concerned that my son and his friend might be disruptive with their conversation that continued into the night. We had strong winds, rain and hail on Saturday but drainage was sufficient to avoid any large puddles.
There are pit toilets and potable water available (no filling of campers). We didn't use the facilities but I suspect they leave something to be desired. We were in fairly close proximity to one and when the wind was right, the wind was "ripe".
Good to have cell service for the granddaughter. I couldn't have cared less although it was nice to be able to track the storms moving through and prepare camp accordingly.
We'll definitely go back here as it's only a couple of hours from home.
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Texasflood would stay here again
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Amenities
Hookups
- dry camping
Recreation
- recreation trail
Facilities
- horse corral
- restrooms: vault
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