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Billy Creek State Wildlife Area Dispersed Camping
Dept. Fish & Wildlife
Write a Review CR-2 Montrose, CO 81403 970-252-6000 800-244-5613 Official WebsiteGPS: 38.2902, -107.7338
Overview of Billy Creek State Wildlife Area Dispersed Camping
Public access is prohibited from January 1 through April 30. Snowmobiles prohibited on Colona tract.
A valid Colorado Parks & Wildlife (CPW) hunting or fishing license is required for everyone 18 or older accessing any State Wildlife Area effective July 1, 2020. An annual hunting or fishing license can be purchased through a CPW authorized sales agent, by phone 800-244-5613, or online at cpwshop.com. For more information check out What You Need to Know Before Camping on Trust Land in Colorado
Accessibility is not guaranteed, always scout ahead before driving down dirt roads. Learn more: Boondocking 101
Last Price Paid: $0
Reported by Hazyshades on 10/17/2020
Longest RV Reported: 40 feet
Reported by LibbysOnTheLoose on 8/26/2017
Pad Type dirt
Open Seasonally April to Jan
Elevation 6,889 ft / 2,099 m
Max Stay 14
Tent Camping Yes
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Reviews of Billy Creek State Wildlife Area Dispersed Camping 7 people have reviewed this location.
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Confirmed by 1 User
Last reported 10/12/2022
Confirmed by 2 Users
Last reported 9/9/2020
“Easy To find With Nice Big Spots ”
Reviewed 10/12/2022
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GPS brings you right to the Dispersed camp sites. Road can be very muddy during rainy weather but otherwise good. Just 2 miles off the main road. Be aware that overnight camping is only allowed here between September and December. Nice valley with great view
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camper-752866 would stay here again
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“Quick and Easy”
Reviewed 10/17/2020
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 1 |
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Popped in for an overnight between Ouray and Montrose. Large spots, great star gazing, no facilities. Easy pull-ins off the road, Sign said open September-December only. This site was well before gps coordinates Identified here.
Hazyshades would stay here again
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“Good Experience but need a hunting or fishing license to stay here”
Reviewed 9/9/2020
| Days stayed: | 3 |
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| Site Number: | 3 |
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This is a beautiful campsite and is big rig friendly. We pull a 37' trailer with a crew cab 3500. There was plenty of room. You will need to do a fair bit of leveling. The first morning we were there a ranger knocked on the door and asked if I had a hunting or fishing license. Apparently, Colorado passed a law in July requiring campers... more
This is a beautiful campsite and is big rig friendly. We pull a 37' trailer with a crew cab 3500. There was plenty of room. You will need to do a fair bit of leveling. The first morning we were there a ranger knocked on the door and asked if I had a hunting or fishing license. Apparently, Colorado passed a law in July requiring campers to have a hunting or fishing license in order to stay in state wildlife areas. She was understanding and let me go with the promise that I would go to Walmart and purchase a license.
There are only three sites here. Site #2 was the best and had the best AT&T internet/cell phone. Cell phone coverage depended on the site. AT&T had 1 bar at site #3. If you have allergies, be aware that there is a lot of ragweed here so you may not want to stay here when that is in bloom. Camping is only allowed September 1 and after.
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Sarah would stay here again
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“Open Sept 1 - Nov 30”
Reviewed 10/2/2019
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
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Clean and spacious spots off the beaten path and oh so nice and quiet. However, they’re limited. Overnight camping allowed only where marked (I’ve attached a photo of the signs at each spot.) and only open Sept to Nov.
Beautiful mountains in every direction.
We drove in two miles. Road is gravel and well maintained.
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Hypsy-Gypsy would stay here again
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“Off-season camping only”
Reviewed 6/30/2019
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
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My husband and I tried to camp here in late June and the camping was closed off. There was one large turnout where you can still camp, but it’s only open August 31st to December 1st. Just a heads-up! There are some turnouts outside the boundary line that are beautiful, remote, and nice to stay at. If you’re coming from 550, take a righ... more
My husband and I tried to camp here in late June and the camping was closed off. There was one large turnout where you can still camp, but it’s only open August 31st to December 1st. Just a heads-up! There are some turnouts outside the boundary line that are beautiful, remote, and nice to stay at. If you’re coming from 550, take a right at the fork when you arrive at the destination provided by this app and continue on CO Rd. 2 for another half mile or so. There’s a great turnout just past the cattle grate. Happy camping!
mhearding would stay here again
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“July 2018 - Closed for camping”
Reviewed 7/11/2018
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Just a heads up. I went here on July 11, 2018, and found the area was closed to camping. All the campsites were taped off. If this was because of the high fire risk, it will probably remain closed for some time. It will be a beautiful place to camp when it's open again.
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“Next time!”
Reviewed 8/26/2017
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 0 |
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We scouted this area for a potential stay and if we'd had a functioning cell booster, may have stayed! There was one bar 3g Verizon (no At&T) so with a booster it might have been good enough for email and phone calls. We were mid-work week so this was a no go for us this time around but we will be back. There are a few pull off's on... more
We scouted this area for a potential stay and if we'd had a functioning cell booster, may have stayed! There was one bar 3g Verizon (no At&T) so with a booster it might have been good enough for email and phone calls. We were mid-work week so this was a no go for us this time around but we will be back. There are a few pull off's on the road in and three large area's to boondock. The third one is at the GPS coordinates and is definitely the best spot with some trees (not to park under) and potentially a creek.
LibbysOnTheLoose would stay here again
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