South Rim Campground

We arrived on a Friday afternoon for one night with Site B4 - a parallel site. It was fine and right across from the unisex vault toilets.

There is a 1 Mile one way Trail from the campground to the Visitor Center and the part we hiked was spectacular. Remember: the campground is at 8,400 elevation - an easy 2 mile hike wasn’t for us.
We enjoyed the 40 minute Park Ranger talk about the park in the Amphitheater that started at 8pm.

Stayed in Loop B with an electric hookup. About half of the sites in B are side-of-the-road pull-off sites, the picnic table and firepit are located behind the pull-off, so if your rig is parked parallel to the road, you'll have privacy. Campsites are separated by low brush and scrub oaks. No water, but I did see a spigot at the entry to Loop A. No RV fill allowed. Zero internet with Verizon. This was a nice campground in a good location. Ranger presentations at the ampitheater (walking distance) each night. The Black Canyon is amazing. The scenic drive has many overlook pull-offs with views into the canyon gorge. Nice Visitors Center.

What a great little campground.
We couldn't get 2 nights so we stayed 1 night at loop A-13 and then 1 night at loop B-18.
A-13 is a tight site. If you have anything bigger than a 27' rv like us, then you will struggle. If you have slides, you won't fit. This is better for a tent.
B-18 was a pull-through, with loads of space and electricity.
We went to the ranger talks by the amphitheater and they were great.
There is a trail by loop C that is 1 mile long and takes you to the visit center - great views from it.
I would easily stay here again.

Black Canyon of the Gunnison was a last minute trip for us (Sep of 2022), so we ended up needing three different 1 night reservations in the B-Loop. Some of the spots are kind of tight for a rig like ours (29 ft travel trailer) but overall we really enjoyed the campground. It was very quiet and peaceful, and you still get a nice nature feel in most of the spots.

We enjoyed walking around the nature trails and this was a great spot to go explore the park from. We were there after the main summer season and so the Amphitheater programs were already over.

We did a campsite review for this spot as well as a "6 Must Do's at Black Canyon of the Gunnison" which people have really seemed to enjoy.

I'll share both of those below if you'd like to check them out
Campsite Review - https://youtu.be/DvRrrfeLfbw
6 Must Do's - https://youtu.be/xSCrjpNkADE

We camped in Loop A in a camper van. Loop B has electricity. If the Loop B is open then generators are not allowed which was the case for us in October. Only about a third full. Pit toilets and drinking water. No dump station or potable water to fill your tank. Nice dark sky for stargazing. Great location if you are wanting to visit the national park. Our site was fairly level but many of the sites were not so level.

The plus is you are inside the park . Campsite are kind of small and uneven . We have a 36’ RV and there are very few sites large enough to fit. Generator usage is prohibited . Loop A and B are dry camp and loop B has power hook up. Camp is cramped and full . Dry camp $16 and hook up $22 . 50% off for senior pass holder. Road to camp good . Cellular Poot AT&T 0 to 1 bar.

We stayed in the winter off season in Loop A, since it’s the only loop open. They plow Loop A and all pull through sites. There was no fee for the campsite, just the park entrance fee. There’s no power in this loop and there’s no water since it’s shut off in the winter. There are pit toilets. There were a few campers but they were spread so far apart since everyone needed pull through sites cause it snowed a lot recently. Some places the snow is up to your thighs and some places it’s up to your waist.

Even without amenities, we were happy a campground was open in the Colorado winter.

[Internet. Verizon via iPhone has no signal. However, with our booster Nighthawk MR-1100 - 25 mbps down and 1 mbps up with 200 ping. I don’t think a booster will save your signal in the whole campground though.]