Dispersed Campsites:

Tabeguache Creek Third Park Campsite (primitive):
Primitive camping area, shade trees, no fee, facilities or water.

MM102 Campsite (primitive):
Pull off of Hwy 141, the area is OK for tents, camp trailers and RVs, no shade, fees, facilities or water.

Salt Creek Campsite (primitive):
Pull off of Hwy 141, the area is OK for tents, camp trailers and RVs, no shade, fees, facilities or water.

MM93 Campsite (primitive):
Pull off of Hwy 141, the area is OK for tents, camp trailers and RVs, no shade, fees, facilities or water.

Roc Creek Placer Campsite (primitive):
Pull off of Hwy 141, the area is OK for tents, camp trailers and RVs, no shade, fees, facilities or water.

Biscuit Rock Campsite (primitive):
Primitive camping area; no shade, fees, facilities or water.

Rimrockers Uravan Campsite (primitive):
A large semi-primitive camping area, some shade trees, portable toilets, no water.

BLM Camp Grounds:

Lower Beaver Campground:
Located on Hwy 145, about .4 mile down river from the Beaver Creek Boat Ramp; two parking areas, 3 tent sites; vault toilet, no water.

Caddis Flats Campground:
Located on Hwy 145;Three developed campsites; 4 parking areas; no water; vault toilet, hand carry boat launch on the San Miguel River.

Ledges Rock House Campground:
San Miguel Canyon, above Hwy 90 Bridge; 10 campsites on the San Miguel River; shade trees, vault toilets, no water.

Cottonwood Campground:
San Miguel Canyon, above the Hwy 90 Bridge;10 campsites on the San Miguel River; shade trees, vault toilets, no water.

USFS Campgrounds:

Byckeye Campground (USFS):
Located on the north side of Buckeye Reservoir, 30 campsites, 1 group site, vault toilets, 18 “less developed” tent sites around the reservoir. USFS link

Colorado State Campgrounds:

Miramonte Reservoir, Dan Noble SWA:

Located south of Norwood, camping sites around the Miramonte Reservoir; 32 campsites for tents or RV’s, no hookups, Dump Station, no Showers, no water, vault toilets.

Miramonte Reservoir- elevation 7,701 feet
Fish: Brown Trout and Rainbow Trout
Access: Easy
Boating: Power Boats

Dan Noble SWA map

Miramonte Reservoir Fish Survey

From the DiscoverMoab.com:

“Spring 2017 BLM Campground Update

Please note that BLM campgrounds in the Moab area are filling earlier each day this season.

• Goose Island and Grandstaff typically fill between 8:00-11:00 am.
• Anything within 10 miles of Moab and Horsethief Campground on Hwy 313 have been by mid-to-late afternoon. Ken’s Lake has been filling by 12:00-1:00 pm.
• Upper Colorado River and other Hwy. 313 campsites have been filling anywhere from noon to late afternoon (earlier on weekends).
• The Ledges are typically not filling, except on busy weekends.
• Sand Flats has been filling every day.
• Memorial Day Weekend: Expect all campgrounds to fill earlier in the day and fill for the long weekend by Thursday evening or Friday morning. Very little turn-over is expected until Monday morning, May 29th.

Please do not drive through campgrounds when “Full” signs are posted and after dark in general. The campgrounds are full and the noise and lights disturb fellow campers!”

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Rifle Ranger District
94 Co Rd 244
Rifle
(970) 625-2371

Sopris Ranger Station
620 Main Street
Carbondale
(970) 963-2266

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Rifle Ranger District
0094 County Road 244
Rifle, CO
(970) 625-2371