Corkscrew Camping Area

US Forest Service · Colorado

Corkscrew Camping Area in Colorado. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 939 public campsites we map in Colorado.

Corkscrew Camping Area is in the San Juan Mountains 8 miles outside of the town of Ouray, CO. This area provides dispersed camping recreational opportunities. Campers would be centrally located to multiple hiking and four-wheel drive trails. Iconic trails in the area include Black Bear Pass, Corkscrew Gulch, Hayden Trail, Engineer Pass, and the infamous Alpine Loop. All-Wheel Drive or Four-Wheel Drive is recommended for dispersed camping access. A vault restroom is not available at the camping area.

What we know about it

Managed by

US Forest Service

Booking

first-come, first-served

Dogs

Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)

Site type

Camping area

Coordinates

37.93910, -107.67130

Nearest sites we map

• Thistledown Campground7 km · US Forest Service
• Angel Creek Campground7 km · US Forest Service
• Cement Creek Dispersed Campsite 312 km · Bureau of Land Management
• South Mineral Dispersed Area Campground14 km · US Forest Service
• American Basin Dispersed Campsite 114 km · Bureau of Land Management
• Wilderness Campsite 115 km · US Forest Service

Source: US Forest Service, dated 2025-07-31, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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