Arkansas Headwaters State Park - Ruby Mountain Campground - Campground near Buena Vista, Colorado, United States - Nearby
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1. Basam Cabin
Remote, one room cabin. Was built approximately 1920 as a Forest Service Guard Station. Cabin is 14'x16' with one double bed, propane stove and lights. Standard FS restroom, well and handpump. Room for tents outside. Nearest phone is approximately 15 miles away. Historical research, photos and stories available at the cabin are made possible in part through a grant from the Colorado Historical Society.
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Salida, Colorado, United States
6.8 miles
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2. Arkansas Headwaters State Park - Hecla Junction 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.
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Salida, Colorado, United States
7.1 miles
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3. Mount Princeton Campground
Elevation: 798 ft
Nathrop, Colorado, United States
8.7 miles
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4. Chalk Lake Campground
Located approximately fifteen miles south of Buena Vista, Colorado. Campground is situated along the Chalk Creek. There are 19 sites in a partially wooded area near the Chalk Cliffs. Restrooms are provided. There are no electric hook-ups or showers.
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Nathrop, Colorado, United States
9.3 miles
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5. Cascade Campground
This campground is located approximately 15 miles south of Buena Vista, Colorado. There are 21 sites in a partially wooded area. Restrooms are provided. There is no dump station available and no dumping of grey/waste water allowed. This area has historic attractions.
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Buena Vista, Colorado, United States
9.9 miles
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6. Colt Spring Campground
Elevation: 874 ft
Buena Vista, Colorado, United States
10.5 miles
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7. Cottonwood Lake Campground
Cottonwood Lake campground is a very popular site for campers as well as anglers. Campsites fill up quickly on weekends but weekdays can be less busy and campsites may be much more available. This facility has 24 campsites. The campground is situated on a gently sloping hillside surrounded by young stands of aspen trees. Water is provided by a solar-powered pump. RV's and camp trailers cannot fill their water tanks from the campground faucets due to the poor recovery of the well. Water tanks should be filled up in Buena Vista prior to visiting the campground. No showers are available and restrooms are simple vault toilets.
Elevation: 9400 ft
Buena Vista, Colorado, United States
12.1 miles
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8. Cottonwood Campground
Elevation: 906 ft
Buena Vista, Colorado, United States
12.5 miles
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9. 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.
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Buena Vista, Colorado, United States
12.9 miles
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10. Hughes Meadow Campground
Elevation: 888 ft
Buena Vista, Colorado, United States
13.1 miles
- Nearby Trails
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1. Browns Creek Trail
The trail offers beautiful scenery with changing vistas and vegetation
Distance: 22.0 miles
Buena Vista, Colorado, United States
7.5 miles
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2. Little Browns Creek Trail
The trail follows a small creek and fishing is available for brook trout
Distance: 14.0 miles
Buena Vista, Colorado, United States
7.6 miles
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3. Agnes Vaille Falls
A small waterfall that cascades from a rocky shelf below Mt. Princeton
Distance: 1.0 miles
Nathrop, Colorado, United States
9.2 miles
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4. Grizzly Lake Trail
The trail takes you to Grizzly Lake
Distance: 5.2 miles
Nathrop, Colorado, United States
14.9 miles
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5. Greens Creek Trail
This trail offers a variety of scenery in its passage to the Continental Divide
Distance: 13.6 miles
Poncha Springs, Colorado, United States
18.2 miles
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6. Hunt Lakes Trail
Hike to two beautiful lakes
Distance: 4.0 miles
Poncha Springs, Colorado, United States
18.5 miles
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7. Little Cochetopa Trail
The trail takes off from the end of the road and climbs toward the Continental Divide
Distance: 9.0 miles
Poncha Springs, Colorado, United States
21.1 miles
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8. Huron Peak Trail
Climb to the summit of Heron Peak
Distance: 6.2 miles
Leadville, Colorado, United States
25.6 miles
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9. Limber Grove Trail
The strange, tortured beauty of these trees grows in the mind as one walks among them, sensing the character in their twisted shapes and the wind-blasted grain of the exposed wood
Distance: 3.0 miles
Fairplay, Colorado, United States
31.5 miles
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10. La Plata Gulch Trail
The trail leads to the summit of La Plata Peak
Distance: 8.6 miles
Leadville, Colorado, United States
32.0 miles
