Woods Lake Campground

Over 3,500 miles of trails and routes weave through the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison (GMUG) National Forests surrounding Woods Lake Campground in Placerville, Colorado. This camping facility serves as a gateway to outdoor recreation, offering free wifi, parking, and a 24-hour front desk with wheelchair accessibility. Visitors utilize the campground to access hiking, fishing, and off-highway vehicle use across the rugged mountains, plateau, and mesa. The area’s history is embedded in these paths, many carved by indigenous peoples, early explorers, and miners, connecting guests to the land’s past. The GMUG National Forests, administered as a single unit from Delta, CO, span over 3 million acres across 11 counties. Established initially as the Battlement Mesa Forest Reserve in 1892, the forests merged in 1954 and added the Gunnison National Forest in 1973. Today, they are managed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service, which stewards this vast expanse for millions of annual visitors seeking solitude and adventure.