Ruby Mountain Campground

Dispersed camping spans the Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area, with popular sites like Granite Rock, Stone Cabin, and Rapid Number 4 drawing visitors to the National Forest and Bureau of Land Management lands. Ruby Mountain Campground in Nathrop serves as a developed base for this expansive outdoor recreation, offering wheelchair accessible spaces, parking, free wifi, and a 24 hour front desk. Management of the surrounding land is split between the USFS Salida Ranger District for National Forest areas and the Bureau of Land Management Royal Gorge Field Office for BLM land and Browns Canyon National Monument. This setup allows travelers to choose between the structured amenities of the campground and the rugged freedom of dispersed locations such as The Wall, Boulderfield, Riverside, Elephant Rock, Tunnel View, Woody’s Claim, Rainbow Route, Red Wall, Badger Creek, Five 1/2 Points, Texas Creek, Lazy J, Bootlegger, Cottonwood, and Maytag. The facility provides essential services for those exploring the diverse hiking, fishing, and wildlife viewing opportunities central to the region.