Difficult Campground
Key facts
- Fee
- Paid
- Sites
- 46
- Opening hours
- May 18-Sep 16
Recreation.gov
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Located 5 miles southeast of Aspen, Colorado, Difficult Campground sits on the banks of the Roaring Fork River on the western slope of the Colorado Rockies. Campsites are nestled in a mixed forest of aspen, cottonwood, pine, fir, scrub oak, and spruce, and several are at the river's edge, offering an ideal setting…
- Sites
- 47
- Check-in / out
- 14:00 / 11:00
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Services & facilities
- Drinking waterYes
- Waste disposalNo
- ElectricityNo
- ToiletsNot recorded
- ShowersNot recorded
- Wi-FiNot recorded
- Dogs allowedNot recorded
- Wheelchair accessNot recorded
- Caravans allowedYes
"Not recorded" means OpenStreetMap has no tag for it yet, not that it's missing.
Prices & opening
A fee is charged. Opening hours: May 18-Sep 16.
Getting there (GPS, access, height)
GPS coordinates
39.14162, -106.77337
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No height limit recorded. Check access and signage on arrival.
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- Nearby: Aspen Highlands bowl from Loge Peak · 1.7 km away: Photo: This Photo was taken by Wolfgang Moroder . Feel free to use my photos, but please mention me as the author and send me… / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
