For years, this area was a boondocker's dream...close to town, free, next to the river, and did I mention free? Now, for $18 per night, you get a porta-john and a table. No water, no trash. Lacking many viable alternatives, we spent the weekend here. Only one other site was taken, as it was the weekend before Halloween. I suspect ... more

We were disappointed in this campground. It is close to Salida and on the Arkansas River. I gave it one star for each of those factors. Other than that, it is basically just a gravel place to park. It is BLM land, but managed by Colorado. That means that our lifetime pass discounts don't apply. It is waaaay overpriced for off season us... more

Got here by 6pm on a Monday and had the pick of most sites. We opted for the “deluxe” $18 a night site (+$7 vehicle fee). Has a nice table and tent pad (not needed). We chose site 14. It was tucked into a corner surrounded by trees and a stones throw from the river. Site was level and felt very secluded since no one took the site next ... more

Great spot on the river but it could use some trees for shade. Also got very windy on us both days we stayed. The spots are pretty spread out and it really didn’t fill up midweek in June anyway so we felt like we had space. They have improved a lot of the sites with fire rings and picnic tables as well as tent pads (though a neighbor t... more

State is renovating this entire area so it currently closed. Probably will be that way for months.

We stayed here October 26-27. As of November 1, this is no longer a free site. Rates will be $10/site, and $7/camping pass, so $17/night total. We had a nice level site overlooking the river. There is a little road noise, but it wasn't too bad in our site. Most sites are closer to the road than ours was, however. As of right now sit... more

We've been in the Salida area several times but this was our first time staying here. We wanted somewhere to hang out close to town over the Labor Day holiday and the price was right. We got a great site well off the dusty main road above the Arkansas River, which we could hear but not see for the trees. Our spot was large and private ... more

This is basically just a roadside camping area, but it made a great overnight stay. In my opinion it would not be somewhere I would want to stay for more than a couple of days but it is nicely located to the fun town of Salida. We have a 40' fifth wheel and had plenty of room. There were a number of other big rigs there as well as s... more

I worked in Salida last summer so the positives of this camp were it was easy to drive in/out and close to work. The view from my first site was stellar, even if it required serious leveling with blocks riverside. I visited two different times in summer 2016, once while the camp host was on-site July, another after he had left (Septem... more

This campground is a true gem. With numerous spots spread out (some with tables and/or fire rings, some completely bare), this is a fantastic way to explore Salida and the surrounding trails and sights. Sights vary in size, we got a site close to the middle area of the campground that gave us INCREDIBLE mountain views. Site was very... more