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Pull-thru
USFSRio Grande National Forest · Colorado
Thirty Mile
Overview Thirty Mile Campground is nestled on the banks of the Rio Grande River, just a short mile from the Rio Grande Reservoir.
Sites3528 reservable
Elev.9,321ft
Comf.Jul-Sep3 months
Max rig90 ft13 pull-thru
Electricnonesites
From Grand Junction4h52real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 9,321 ft, Thirty Mile has a 3-month comfortable window (Jul-Sep). Winter nights average around 5°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 35 sites total: 28 reservable and 7 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 13 pull-through, and the longest takes a 90-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 1 named hiking route, 1 peak, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and cool nights. Softest on roomy sites.
Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.
When to go
02 · CLIMATE
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Apr
Jul-Sep
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
68%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Jun 25
Last spring frost; first fall frost Aug 23.
38°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Grand Junction
175 mi
4h52
02
Colorado Springs
260 mi
5h34
03
Denver
281 mi
6h23
04
Fort Collins
343 mi
7h29
By drive time
Picking your site
04 · 35 SITES
Color byShow only
35 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
35
Sites
★ The standout
Site 001
THIR · shaded.
To neighbor
197 ft
Max rig
45 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
1
Trail segments
5
Peaks
1
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
Method
We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.