Arkansas Headwaters State Park - Railroad Bridge Campground - Campground near Buena Vista, Colorado, United States - Description

Arkansas Headwaters State Park - Railroad Bridge Campground

Arkansas Headwater Recreation Area (AHRA) is one of the nation's premier recreation areas. AHRA operates six campgrounds with 102 sites. The area offers abundant and outstanding opportunities for fishing, rafting, kayaking, picnicking, hiking, horseback riding, camping, mountain biking and sightseeing among deep canyons, broad valleys, and towering mountain peaks. All AHRA campgrounds are on the Arkansas River and have boat ramps for raft and kayak access with the exception of Five Points.

Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area spans over 150 miles, is in four counties, and runs through multiple municipalities. Although our visitor center is located in Salida, CO, there is no campground at that location. The location on the regional map is in the general center of the Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area.

RAILROAD BRIDGE CAMPGROUND is 6 miles north of Buena Vista and can be accessed one of two ways from U.S. Highway 24. The first way is RECOMMENDED IF YOU HAVE AN R.V. OR TRAILER. Take U.S. Highway 24 in the Town of Buena Vista. Turn east at the only stop light in town, cross the railroad tracks and go two more blocks to N. Colorado Avenue and turn left. This will turn into Chaffee County Road 371, which is dirt and narrow in places. Drive 6.2 miles from where you turned onto Colorado Avenue to Railroad Bridge Campground. The second way is located between mile markers 201 and 202 AND IS NOT RECOMMEMDED FOR R.VS OR VEHICLES WITH TRAILERS. Turn east on to Chaffee County Road 371, cross the Arkansas River and turn right. Drive 3.1 miles to Railroad Bridge Campground on a very narrow dirt road with a 25 mph speed limit and pullouts and allows oncoming traffic to pass by.