El Aguaje is the last of 5 small campgrounds (all first come-first serve) in the Rio Del Norte National Monument (managed by the BLM). It sits on the Red River side of the Taos Vulcanic Plateau with the Rio Grande a short hike to the west. It is... Read more

First of all, this campground is about 30 miles (hence the name, I suppose) NW of Creede (it is not near Pagosa Springs), CO. Take CO 149 west out of Creede to mile marker 41.5 and turn west on to FR520 towards Rio Grande Reservoir - and go... Read more

This was our first visit to the park in almost 30 years, and our first time camping there. We arrived in the middle of the week (late April) before reservations were accepted, so all of the sites were 'first come-first served'. The campground... Read more