Elk Creek Overflow Campground

The facts

• Season: Memorial Weekend – Labor Day weekend — USDA Forest Service, Aug 24, 2026

USDA Forest Service's own page

Getting there

37.12387, -106.36984 · 37°7'25.9"N 106°22'11.4"W

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Fees and stay limits

Single site - $29 to $33/night Special site - $34 to $38/night Day use - $12/day (picnicking) Fee envelopes and a collection box are located near the entrance.

From USDA Forest Service, which is not always current. The operator's own page is the authority on what you will be charged.

Common questions about Elk Creek Overflow Campground

Can you reserve a site at Elk Creek Overflow Campground?

No. Elk Creek Overflow Campground is not reservable through Recreation.gov, so sites are first-come, first-served or booked elsewhere.

Also listed by

Elk Creek Overflow Campground also appears in other federal recreation data. Facts below are matched by name and location, not confirmed by Elk Creek Overflow Campground's operator.

Camping near Elk Creek Overflow Campground

• Elk Creek Campground (Rio Grande NF) 0.1 mi · Campground · we watch it
• Aspen Glade (Rio Grande National Forest, CO) 6.4 mi · Campground · we watch it
• Mogote 8.5 mi · Campground · we watch it
• Potosi Vista Interpretive Site 0.7 mi · Facility
• Red Lake Trailhead, Trail 733 3.6 mi · Facility
• Spectacle Lake Campground 4.9 mi · Campground
• Conejos Campground 5.2 mi · Campground
• Aspen Glade Campground 6.3 mi · Campground
• Trujillo Meadows Boating Site 6.9 mi · Facility
• Trujillo Meadows Campground 7.3 mi · Campground
• Mogote - Juniper Group Camping Site 8.7 mi · Campground
• Upper South Fork Trailhead #720 12.3 mi · Facility

Contact

• Info USDA Forest Service