San Luis Lakes Campground
Dept. Fish & Wildlife
Write a Review 16399 Lane 6 N Hooper, CO 81136 719-587-6900 Official WebsiteGPS: 37.6772, -105.7331
Overview of San Luis Lakes Campground
A valid Colorado Parks & Wildlife (CPW) hunting or fishing license is required for everyone 18 or older accessing any State Wildlife Area effective July 1, 2020. An annual hunting or fishing license can be purchased through a CPW authorized sales agent, by phone 800-244-5613, or online at cpwshop.com. For more information check out What You Need to Know Before Camping on Trust Land in Colorado.
Last Price Paid: $0
Reported by Linda on 10/18/2024
Longest RV Reported: 45 feet (Fifth Wheel)
Reported by Haznavy on 10/2/2021
Number of Sites 51
Pad Type asphalt
Elevation 7,513 ft / 2,289 m
Max Stay 14
Tent Camping Yes
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Q&A - Ask the Community about San Luis Lakes Campground
To ask questions of the owner or manager please contact the campground directly. 719-587-6900
DaveKiwi asked on 6/12/2021
I'm considering going to this campground on Mon night for 1 night so we can be close to the Sanddunes. Wondering if I...
Hollie asked on 6/10/2021
Do you have to have a permit to camp at San Luis State Wildlife Area - if so how do you get one?
camper-769027 asked on 3/19/2023
Is the needed fishing license per person or per RV/vehicle?
jknox asked on 9/15/2022
Can we safely unhook and leave our 5th wheel at the CG to visit Great Sand Dune NP? Thank you
Haznavy asked on 9/28/2021
Is the dump station open? We drove through and it looked open but, with no water service, thought I'd better ask. TIA
John asked on 7/4/2021
Does anyone know where I can fill up my water tanks near San Luis State Wildlife Area Campground? Thank you!
Reviews of San Luis Lakes Campground 95 people have reviewed this location.
“Free as in not a state park anymore...”
Reviewed 6/26/2017
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 1 |
Site Number: | 46 |
"Hi I was wondering if you have any availability?" I ask a few hours before we plan to arrive. "Oh yeah, tons of spots," the voice of an older woman chimes in across the line. "Should I make a reservation?" I inquire. "Yeah, you better. Let me tell you though, this is no longer a state park. There's no water, so bring your own... more
"Hi I was wondering if you have any availability?" I ask a few hours before we plan to arrive.
"Oh yeah, tons of spots," the voice of an older woman chimes in across the line.
"Should I make a reservation?" I inquire.
"Yeah, you better. Let me tell you though, this is no longer a state park. There's no water, so bring your own, and only vault toilets. No showers. But you can swim in the lake," signage would later state this was not allowed, "There is also free electric at all sites. Will that be okay?"
"Uh, sure!"
"Okay I'll put you in site #33."
We arrive several hours later. It's beautiful. The mountains are spectacular. Someone is most definitely already in site #33, but there are ample open sites and the place never fills up. I begin to believe that the woman on the other end of the line was the ghost of the former superintendent when the park was still a state park (it's not a state wildlife area).
Electric hookups, for free???!
This was also a prime spot to get up early and snag a site in the national park, which is exactly what we used it for.
Cell faded in and out, and wasn't reliable enough -- in my opinion -- to use this as a spot to work for the week or anything.
Nathan @ Wand'rly would stay here again
This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com
“Interesting area and very close to the Great Sand Dunes! ”
Reviewed 6/24/2017
Days stayed: | 2 |
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Site Number: | 5 |
We drove into the park at about 3 am. The entrance station looked abandoned to us but we drove on in. The roads are gravel/rock but nice enough for any rig to drive down on. As another reviewer posted, the camping/rv loops are very odd, and wind around a lot. Mind you, we pulled in at 3 am so it was harder to navigate a new place in th... more
We drove into the park at about 3 am. The entrance station looked abandoned to us but we drove on in. The roads are gravel/rock but nice enough for any rig to drive down on. As another reviewer posted, the camping/rv loops are very odd, and wind around a lot. Mind you, we pulled in at 3 am so it was harder to navigate a new place in the dark.
We had 50 amp service but there is no water at this park. It is an electric ONLY park. There is no water available at all at this park. There is a dump station. But the dump station doesn't have any water available either. So fill up on water before you come to the area. Turns out that it is no longer a state park but a wildlife preserve. Which explains the reason why the park looks so abandoned.
It was a very quiet area with plenty of rv/ tent sites available. I believe you can reserve sites but we aren't sure how. There was an older man driving around in a golf cart putting up "reserved" tickets. It is a quirky area but it is very close to the Great Sand Dunes. You can actually see the dunes from the park.
From what we could tell all the sites are pull through and they each have a fire ring and picnic table with a shade awning attached. You can see the picnic table and awning in one of our pictures.
Overall this park was a safe haven to us, since we were able to find a spot in June. We would definitely stay here again due to its proximity to the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Zapata falls.
Essentially Streaming would stay here again
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“Beautiful but Slightly Oddball”
Reviewed 7/29/2016
Nightly rate: | $24 |
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Days stayed: | 11 |
Site Number: | 31 |
RV Length: | 34' |
My first impressions weren't great. The roads coming into the park were bumpy. The state park main road is gravel and *very* washboarded - I drove 5MPH going in. The check-in gate looks abandoned. Park signage is horrible and the loops meander and split like they just paved the rabbit trails. We drove around several loops trying to ... more
My first impressions weren't great. The roads coming into the park were bumpy. The state park main road is gravel and *very* washboarded - I drove 5MPH going in.
The check-in gate looks abandoned. Park signage is horrible and the loops meander and split like they just paved the rabbit trails. We drove around several loops trying to get to the office.
Once we realized the maintenance-ish looking building was the office (finally found a sign) it wasn't clear if there was room to park our RV there or not. We parked by the bathrooms and walked back and good thing as there is not room to turn around a 34' fifth wheel.
Office hours are 9-10 and 3-5. We were outside of those but the ranger opened up for us.
Some pull through sites are at 90 degree angles to the road. Our table/shelter was on the driver's side of the site.
All of this after a long drive day didn't put me in a good mood. Then I went to take a shower and found they were coin-operated. We weren't prepared for that...so back to the rig to take a navy shower.
Cell service seems spotty here - my AT&T phone would go from 3 bars to nothing just walking around a loop. I had to try some different hardware approaches with our Verizon coverage but with a jetpack, amplifier and antenna we were getting ~ 4MBPS download speeds.
You'd think we'd have bailed by now - but we had friends coming and had to stay.
And I'm glad we did.
Once we got settled in and found quarters for showers we slowly started to appreciate this location more. Watching the weather & light play against the mountains and dunes in the distance was fascinating. Every night was a different show.
The park is quiet - a few more rigs on the weekends but during the week we had the loop to ourselves. Great stargazing - clearly saw the Milky Way, satellites, and shooting stars. Rain moved through the region but rarely got us - we could watch lightening shows off in the distance.
By the end of our stay I wasn't ready to leave.
Boyink would stay here again
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“Great space for class A RV...”
Reviewed 6/16/2016
Nightly rate: | $20 |
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Days stayed: | 2 |
You can't get into the Sand Dunes Camping area with a class A so this is a good location and it was nice. The animal sactuary was closed for the season and it would have been nice to walk around there but incredible views of the sunrise!
scooter1079 would stay here again
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“Great State Park a few miles from Sand Dunes National PArk”
Reviewed 10/27/2015
Nightly rate: | $20 |
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Days stayed: | 2 |
Site Number: | 20 |
RV Length: | 35' |
Located in Southern Colorado The Mosca Campground is located in the low dunes west of San Luis Lake. All the campsites feature a panoramic view of the lake (seasonal – check the website for lake level), the surrounding mountains and the Great Sand Dunes.
This park is big rig friendly considering the National Park limit is <30'
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“NOT ACTUALLY FREE”
Reviewed 8/3/2019
Nightly rate: | $36 |
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Days stayed: | 0 |
Listed as a free Campendium site. However, any adults 18-64 require a $36 annual CWP pass in order to camp. Don’t get into town after hours or you’re not getting this, as they’re only available at local agent’s offices, and you’re not staying here without it, as Camp host is checking passes and does not sell them on site. Should have... more
Listed as a free Campendium site. However, any adults 18-64 require a $36 annual CWP pass in order to camp. Don’t get into town after hours or you’re not getting this, as they’re only available at local agent’s offices, and you’re not staying here without it, as Camp host is checking passes and does not sell them on site. Should have read more than the first reviews, otherwise we would have figured this out before we got here
Karen would stay here again
This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com
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Amenities
Hookups
- 50 Amp
- 30 Amp
- 20 Amp
- Partial Hookups
Recreation
- picnic area
- recreation trail
Site Amenities
- big rig
- fire ring
- picnic table
- pull thru
Facilities
- dump station
- laundry
- restrooms: flush
- showers
- trash
Pets
- pets
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