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  3. Purgatoire Campground

Camping at Purgatoire Campground near Canon City

Public campground · Canon City · 20 campsites

A forested campground near trout fishing, and hiking. Most campsites have no hookups, and RV fit varies by site.

About this campground

Purgatoire Campground sits near the headwaters of the North Fork of the Purgatoire River in the Culebra Range of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, at about 9,800 feet. The primitive site is arranged on two loops: a large grassy meadow that caters to equestrian campers and a wooded loop shaded by aspen and spruce.

5.0 on Recreation.gov · 57 reviewsBook on Recreation.gov
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At a glance

  • RV sites up to 45 ft

    Length limits vary by campsite.

  • No hookups
  • Pets welcome
  • Vault toilets
OverviewCampsitesAmenities & locationReviewsPlan your stay

0 available sites

0 open of 20 sites
No sites offered for these dates.

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14
Price
22
standard nonelectric
––$25
16
equestrian nonelectric
––$25
08
standard nonelectric
––$25
17
equestrian nonelectric
––$25
04
standard nonelectric
––$25
21
standard nonelectric
––$25
10
standard nonelectric
––$25
18
standard nonelectric
––$25
06
standard nonelectric
––$25
07
standard nonelectric
No site is open for every night of your stay

You book directly on Recreation.gov. Rates and availability can change until reserved. Campground page on Recreation.gov ↗

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Amenities & location

  • Drinking Water
  • Self Pay Station
  • Trash Collection
  • Vault Toilets
Check-in
2:00 PM
Checkout
12:00 PM
Pets
Allowed (per listing)
Maximum stay
14 nights

Hookups (individual campsites): 20 no-hookup individual sites.

Location

SAN CARLOS RANGER DISTRICT
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Purgatoire Campground: questions answered

What is the maximum RV length at Purgatoire Campground?
Longest RV site listed: 35 ft (14 of 14 RV sites list a length) (per the listing)
Does Purgatoire Campground have RV hookups?
20 no-hookup individual sites (per the listing)
How do I reserve a site at Purgatoire Campground?
Reservable on Recreation.gov (per the listing)
Are pets allowed at Purgatoire Campground?
Allowed (per the listing)
Sources and details

At a glance

Official facts link to their source; “Listing” facts come from the Recreation.gov listing. Anything we can't source says so.

Max rig length
Listing Longest RV site listed: 35 ft (14 of 14 RV sites list a length)
Hookups & power
Listing 20 no-hookup individual sites
Pull-through / back-in
Listing 0 pull-through, 23 back-in
Road & site access
Listing 23 gravel site driveways
Pets
Listing Allowed
Cell signal
Listing Visitor-reported signal on Recreation.gov (higher is better): AT&T 0 (25 reports), Verizon 1 (21 reports), T-Mobile 0 (5 reports)
Water
Listing Water at 1 site
Shade
Listing 4 of 5 sites that report shade are listed as shaded
Booking
Listing Reservable on Recreation.gov
Price
Listing Lowest listed rate $25/night (live price once you pick dates)
Stay limits
Listing 14 nights max
Getting there
Listing SAN CARLOS RANGER DISTRICT (map in Location below)
Generators · Quiet hours · Starlink / satellite
Not listed — check with campground

Reviews

Selected reviews

Verbatim from guest reviews on Recreation.gov ↗ (57 reviews, ★ 5.0). Not written or edited by us.

“Best site so far for small RVs. Primitive but so beautiful.”

Frances C 5 · Oct 2025 · Recreation.gov

“Our favorite place to camp, primitive, but manageable. Not a good place for large RVs.”

Frances C 5 · Oct 2025 · Recreation.gov

“Mark, the camp host is awesome. The campground is a gem with access to a nearby trailhead, no side by sides allowed, and nearby to some lakes. ”

Sean K 4 · Sep 2025 · Recreation.gov
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$25
20
standard nonelectric
––$25
11
equestrian nonelectric
––$25
19
standard nonelectric
––$25
15
equestrian nonelectric
––$25
12
equestrian nonelectric
––$25
13
equestrian nonelectric
––$25
14
standard nonelectric
––$25
09
rv nonelectric
––$25
02
standard nonelectric
––$25
23
standard nonelectric
––$25

✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released

Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights1 site open for every night

Earth Mountain Education Farm

8.6 mi from Purgatoire Campground (straight-line)
Sites from $35/night
$70 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Hipcamp · you book on their site
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Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights1 site open for every night

Lone Spruce Camp

10.8 mi from Purgatoire Campground (straight-line)
Sites from $45/night
$90 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Hipcamp · you book on their site
View Campsites
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights2 sites open for every night

Sangre de Cristo Mountain RV Escape

13 mi from Purgatoire Campground (straight-line)
Sites from $36/night
$72 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Hipcamp · you book on their site
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Ways to stay

Bring a tent or have an RV waiting

  • Tent camping here: 13 sites take tents. See open sites ↑

Need an RV for your stay?

Rentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 45 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.

Go camping with our Good Karma Camper located in the San Luis valley
Go camping with our Good Karma Camper located in the San Luis valley

Travel trailer · 18 ft · sleeps 2 · 67 mi from campground

$119/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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2023 Opus OP4 - The Ultimate Off-Road Camper, Tough & Luxurious
2023 Opus OP4 - The Ultimate Off-Road Camper, Tough & Luxurious

Pop-up camper · 18 ft · sleeps 6 · 148 mi from campground

$135/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available

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Home away from Home delivered to you!
Home away from Home delivered to you!

Fifth wheel · 32 ft · sleeps 4 · 157 mi from campground

$175/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available

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Best time to go

Seasons, rates and how booked it gets

  • Off-peak May 7–May 13: RV $25, RV & Tent $25 per night
  • Peak season May 14–Sep 18: RV $25, RV & Tent $25 per night
Plan your stay

How far ahead to book Purgatoire Campground

For June weekends, book about 104 days ahead. Three in four June Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 30 days or less before arrival. Past timing is guidance, not a guarantee of what is open now.

See booking patterns
Arrival monthFri/Sat arrivals: half booked at leastA quarter at leastOther days: half booked at leastA quarter at least
May47 days ahead95 days ahead36 days ahead62 days ahead
June30 days ahead104 days ahead37 days ahead89 days ahead
July43 days ahead100 days ahead35 days ahead94 days ahead
August35 days ahead82 days ahead30 days ahead79 days ahead
September34 days ahead86 days ahead29 days ahead73 days ahead

Months with fewer than 30 reservations of that kind are left blank. Sites where nearly every booking was made the day of arrival (pay on arrival) are left out. Closed seasons, windows not yet released for booking, and currently unavailable nights are separate from this history.

Based on Recreation.gov reservations, FY2015–2025 (2,543 reservations in the years scored). Counts reservations made, not nights actually camped: cancellations aren't in the data, and nights a site was closed count as not booked. FY2020–21 (COVID) are left out of the scores.

Compare site types

20 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 8. Rates are the listed nightly rates.

Standard sites (tent or RV)

Tent, van or small RV, no power

13 sites · $25/night

Loops: PURGATOIRE loop (13)

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Equestrian nonelectric

6 sites · $25/night

Loops: PURGATOIRE loop (6)

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Rv nonelectric

1 site · $25/night

Loops: PURGATOIRE loop (1)

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15