Difficult Campground
White River National Forest
Write a Review Hwy 82 Aspen, CO 81611 970-925-3445 970-945-2521 Reservations: 877-444-6777 Official WebsiteGPS: 39.1428, -106.7739
Overview of Difficult Campground
Please note that vehicles over 35 feet in length are prohibited over Independence Pass but can access the campground via Aspen.
Reservations must be made 4 days ahead of arrival and can be made up to 6 months in advance for standard sites or 12 months in advance for group sites. Some sites are first come first served.
Last Price Paid: $32
Reported by dvanhazel on 6/6/2023
Longest RV Reported: 25 feet
Reported by JessieMonsters on 6/17/2018
Number of Sites 45
Pad Type gravel
Reservations yes
Open Seasonally May to October
Elevation 8,103 ft / 2,469 m
Max Stay 5
Max Length 40 ft
Tent Camping Yes
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Reviews of Difficult Campground 15 people have reviewed this location.
“Camping in an Aspen grove”
Reviewed 9/29/2019
| Nightly rate: | $11 |
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| Days stayed: | 7 |
| Site Number: | 05 |
| RV Length: | 21' (Travel Trailer) |
Overall Rating
Wonderful campground. So much to do within an hours drive that we could have stayed another week. Maroon Bells, Ashcroft, many, many wonderful trails. And almost the whole campground is in an aspen grove with the Roaring Fork river next door.
rotorbudd would stay here again
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“Clean and close to town”
Reviewed 9/9/2019
| Nightly rate: | $26 |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| Site Number: | 10 |
Overall Rating
Super clean campsite (with clean vault toilets) no service but all the spots where surrounded by trees so it felt very private! We were there in September it was cold in the morning but once the sun came out it was beautiful! Only a 10 min drive into aspen. This is a reservation only campsite but if you can find an empty spot then you ... more
Super clean campsite (with clean vault toilets) no service but all the spots where surrounded by trees so it felt very private! We were there in September it was cold in the morning but once the sun came out it was beautiful! Only a 10 min drive into aspen. This is a reservation only campsite but if you can find an empty spot then you pay day by day! Would absolutely come back!
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Creeves2014 would stay here again
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“National Forest campgrounds don’t get much better than this, y’all.”
Reviewed 6/17/2018
| Nightly rate: | $26 |
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| Days stayed: | 6 |
| Site Number: | 9 |
| RV Length: | 25' |
Overall Rating
I have one word for Difficult Campground: DREAMY! I mean, my gosh, this is a great spot for exploring Aspen! Campground: The sites are nicely spread apart for privacy and space. I saw lots of moose and deer around camp. The Aspen forest that fills the campground and valley is healthy and gorgeous, given this and depending on your s... more
I have one word for Difficult Campground: DREAMY! I mean, my gosh, this is a great spot for exploring Aspen!
Campground: The sites are nicely spread apart for privacy and space. I saw lots of moose and deer around camp. The Aspen forest that fills the campground and valley is healthy and gorgeous, given this and depending on your set-up/site your solar might be blocked for some of the day. The only other downsides I observed is that some of the sites would require moderate to significant leveling. Also, there is zero cell service.
Location: The location is pretty ideal. Less than 10 minutes to Aspen by car. There is a perfect bike trail that goes from camp straight into town in about 25 minutes (if you’re fast). There is hiking and river access straight from the campground.
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Verizon
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“Excellent. ”
Reviewed 6/9/2018
| Nightly rate: | $23 |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
| Site Number: | 33 |
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Wonderful remote private camping sites. Only 10 minutes from Aspen but feels very remote. Just beautiful.
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This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com
“Very nice spot”
Reviewed 9/30/2015
| Nightly rate: | $23 |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| Site Number: | 46 |
| RV Length: | 21' (Pop Up Camper) |
Overall Rating
We stayed here for two nights in Sept 2015. Very pleasant campground. Had a table and a fire ring. Our site #46 was more isolated then others with bushes all around. It was fairly flat but I did move one tire up on a rock to make it more level. Vault toilets were very clean. The camp hosts told us multiple times to use the bear locke... more
We stayed here for two nights in Sept 2015. Very pleasant campground. Had a table and a fire ring. Our site #46 was more isolated then others with bushes all around. It was fairly flat but I did move one tire up on a rock to make it more level. Vault toilets were very clean. The camp hosts told us multiple times to use the bear lockers. We did! We think we went past a bear who was making very lowed noise in the woods just off the road. It freaked us out. Bring bear spray!
They closed on Sept 30th, I believe, for winter.
There are water spigots in about 4 spots.
You can walk down to Aspen (about 4.5 miles) mostly on a very nice trail. We walked down and back and it was a super pleasant adventure. We was the John Denver memorial in the park in Aspen. We were told there is good boondocking up on Independance pass off Lincoln Road (road?). There is a campground off this forest road and then a bunch of boondocking after that. The road has been worked on and you no longer need a 4x4 to get to the boondocking - we were told.
No Cell service on Verizon.
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Amenities
Hookups
- dry camping
Recreation
- fishing
- picnic area
- recreation trail
- water access
Site Amenities
- big rig
- fire ring
- picnic table
Facilities
- group sites
- restrooms: vault
- trash
- water available
Pets
- pets
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