Shavano Campground

One of my fav campgrounds near Salida. Short rough rocky road on the way up but then flattens out. Sedan and small cars should be fine. over 100 designated camping spots, 360 views, privacy, cellular service .

Stayed here for the first time recently (2023-06-03) and really enjoyed it. There are quite a few campsites, most with fire rings. Unfortunately we did see a bit of trash at many sites (we did stop and clean a few), but thankfully not all sites had this issue. This is primitive camping, aside from the fire ring, if you don't bring it, you won't have it. There is lots of scrub and the ground is rocky, but shouldn't probe difficult to set up. We used a car awning staked out and we saw multiple tents as we drove around looking for a good spot. Excellent views (stunning sunsets), recommend stopping if you need a place for a night or two.

The only thing you need to be aware of is that the road in is a little rough. But pick your path- sometimes you have to drive on the left side then switch back, but go slow & easy. I have a manufactured class B & it doesn't have a lot of clearance. Don't think I scraped bottom once. Lots of great camp sites & lovely mountain views!

Excellent place to camp, and it's free. Spent 10 days here. Good Verizon 4G signal here. Temperature stays about 7-8 degrees cooler than in Salida. Lots of others camped here too, but everyone is still spread out. Beautiful views of mountains, and even more breathtaking sunsets. Very quiet at night, and very few flying insects, no mosquitoes spotted here. County Road 250 is the road into here, and does get washboarded and can be bumpy with rocks. But still, I towed a 28 foot trailer with only 2WD, so it's very doable.

Lots of good dispersed campsites, many with mountain views. BLM has changed it within the past couple of years, blocked off some sites, but still plenty of places to camp.