Purgatoire Campground

US Forest Service · Colorado

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

Purgatoire Campground is nestled near the headwaters of the Purgatoire River in the beautiful Culebra Range of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The primitive campground is laid out on two loops. One is a large grassy meadow with sites that accommodate equestrian campers and one that is wooded with aspen and spruce. Constructed by the Youth Conservation Corp in 1976, Purgatoire was originally named Potato Patch Campground.

What we know about it

Managed by

US Forest Service

Fee

$25/night

Booking

Reservation required

Dogs

Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)

Site type

RV & Tent Campground

Suits an RV

Yes

Number of sites

115

Phone

FOR RESERVATIONS CALL (877) 444-6777, FO

Coordinates

37.25250, -105.10917

Nearest sites we map

• Blue Lake Campground - San Isabel Nf (Co)7 km · US Forest Service
• Bear Lake Campground (Co)8 km · US Forest Service
• Cordova Pass13 km · US Forest Service
• Blanca, Co41 km · US Forest Service
• Yucca Campground (Lathrop State Park)46 km · State park system
• Group B Campground (Lathrop State Park)47 km · State park system

Source: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-02-25, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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