North Clear Creek Campground

Managed by the U.S. Forest Service within the Rio Grande National Forest, North Clear Creek Campground offers access to 1.83 million acres of varied terrain in Creede, Colorado. The site provides amenities including wheelchair accessibility, free Wi-Fi, parking, and a 24-hour front desk. Visitors utilize the location as a base for hiking, mountain biking, fishing, and horseback riding across ecosystems that span from high-elevation desert at 7,600 feet to rocky crags exceeding 14,300 feet in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The surrounding forest, established by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1908, supports diverse activities such as snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, hunting, and OHV trail riding. This facility serves as a key component of the National Forest System, balancing recreation with wildlife habitat and timber production.