CAMPO ALTO CAMPGROUND

Very nice spacious camp, lot's of room between spaces but unfortunately I didn't see a lot of level ground for Large and tents. Spaces have a table and fire ring and share a large bear box with adjacent space. Well treed with lots of shade, you you are on top of a mountain so a lot of the trees have the tops that have been hit by lightning keep that in mind if you're there during thunderstorm acti... Very nice spacious camp, lot's of room between spaces but unfortunately I didn't see a lot of level ground for Large and tents. Spaces have a table and fire ring and share a large bear box with adjacent space. Well treed with lots of shade, you you are on top of a mountain so a lot of the trees have the tops that have been hit by lightning keep that in mind if you're there during thunderstorm activity. Unfortunately while I was there it was cloudy with snow on the ground already by the second week of October it is at a high elevation of over 8,000 ft probably closer to 9,000 so keep that in mind that it can get very cold even if it's a warm day night times can be cold and windy. Campground has two vault toilets one at the very end and one about in the middle of the camp. Nightly camping fee is now $30 15 with the federal pass. Road to access the camp is paved pretty good condition pavement ends at the campground but there should be no trouble getting any type of vehicle up into the camp even with trailers or longer motorhomes. Also keep in mind for your safety that this is bear territory there are bears they are seen in the camp use the bear boxes and while I was there there had been a recent mountain lion sighting in the camp,so keep your kids and dogs close by or under watch

Cool campground with some great views. When we went 7/7-7/10 many of the sites were closed due to hazardous trees (which is why the closures seem a little random). When we saw the camp hosts a couple days in they mentioned they had just been notified the Friday of 4th of July weekend that the sites would have to be closed. Sites are very big a spread out. Our last night we were the only people in... Cool campground with some great views. When we went 7/7-7/10 many of the sites were closed due to hazardous trees (which is why the closures seem a little random). When we saw the camp hosts a couple days in they mentioned they had just been notified the Friday of 4th of July weekend that the sites would have to be closed. Sites are very big a spread out. Our last night we were the only people in our part of the campground. There’s only two bathrooms and they are spread far from each other but pretty clean. No water, no bear boxes, so be prepared for that—though we didn’t see any bears and the general store is about a 15 minute drive away. For whatever reason google maps makes it seem like it will take 50 minutes to get there, but it’s much shorter. Some of the road is pretty rough as you get deeper into the campground. Best views are if you walk through the group sites—really spectacular sunset watching there. Weather really varied for us. First night was very cold and quite windy and I wish I had thought ahead to bring a heavier jacket. Wind calmed the next day and the rest of our time there it wasn’t really present in the evening. Day time temps were nice—sweatshirts in the morning, but then easily could be in tanks and shorts during the day—never too warm. We stayed at site 16.

The drive up/down can be intense if other people are driving at the same time. The roads are very narrow. That being said, it's not a highly populated area so you probably won't have that issue. The temperatures, even in summer, were perfectly fine. Most camp sites have quite a bid of shade. Make sure you have a canopy of some type for shade during summer months, the temperatures are fine but the... The drive up/down can be intense if other people are driving at the same time. The roads are very narrow. That being said, it's not a highly populated area so you probably won't have that issue. The temperatures, even in summer, were perfectly fine. Most camp sites have quite a bid of shade. Make sure you have a canopy of some type for shade during summer months, the temperatures are fine but the sun bearing directly down on you gets warm. The sites vary quite a bit. Some are close to each other, some are pretty far. If I were to go again, I'd probably try to grab site 16 or 17 based on shade, views, and isolation. The pit toilets have quite a few flies in them. Be prepared for that. The sites are gorgeous and the campground is very silent. The downside of that is... If your group is loud? Literally everyone can hear you. Very popular spot for bikes/motorcycles, we saw quite a few while we were there. Very dog friendly other than the old, dead pine needles off the paths. Bring shoes for your dog if you intend to go explore. Saw plenty of woodpeckers, squirrels, butterflies. Flies were semi common, saw a couple of bees/hornets but they were very rare. Overall, I'd go again. I'm not sure what type of group this campsite is ideal for seeing as there aren't many hiking trails, no water for activities. If you aren't biking/riding, and if your group isn't looking for quiet and serene, go elsewhere. This isn't the site to come get drunk and laugh loudly at.