Elk Creek Campground

National Park Service · Colorado

Elk Creek Campground in Colorado. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 939 public campsites we map in Colorado.

Elk Creek Campground is on the north shore of Blue Mesa Reservoir. The lake is Colorado's largest body of water with 96 miles of shoreline and the largest Kokanee Salmon fishery in the United States. Elk Creek Campground is located off of US HWY 50 -15 miles west of Gunnison Co. at Mile Marker 142. The campground is part of the Curecanti National Recreation Area, which was named after a Ute Indian chief of the mid-19th century.

What we know about it

Managed by

National Park Service

Fee

$24–$34/night

Booking

Reservation required

Site type

RV & Tent Campground

Suits an RV

Yes

Listed facilities

drinking water, toilets, dump station, power (as published by the agency)

Phone

970-641-2337

Coordinates

38.46778, -107.17583

Nearest sites we map

• East Elk Creek Group Campsite2 km · National Park Service
• Red Creek Group Site6 km · National Park Service
• Stevens Creek Campground7 km · National Park Service
• Willow Creek - 310 km · Bureau of Land Management
• Willow Creek - 411 km · Bureau of Land Management
• Pole Creek - 111 km · Bureau of Land Management

Source: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-03-11, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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