About Difficult Campground
Number of accommodations: 47
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Reviews (441)
What Guests Are Saying
Difficult Campground is praised for its beautiful setting, with well-spaced, private sites nestled among trees, and proximity to Aspen and nearby trails. Campers enjoyed clean facilities and friendly hosts who were attentive and helpful. While some sites may be less desirable, overall, visitors found it a peaceful and enjoyable experience, with opportunities for wildlife sightings and easy access to outdoor activities.
What Guests Are Saying
Difficult Campground is praised for its beautiful setting, with well-spaced, private sites nestled among trees, and proximity to Aspen and nearby trails. Campers enjoyed clean facilities and friendly hosts who were attentive and helpful. While some sites may be less desirable, overall, visitors found it a peaceful and enjoyable experience, with opportunities for wildlife sightings and easy access to outdoor activities.
Review Summary
sage c
VerifiedMay 27, 2024 • Stayed at: 008, Loop: DIFF
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Barnabas F
VerifiedOctober 6, 2023 • Stayed at: 039, Loop: DIFF
It was so nice to have a clean, affordable campground near Aspen. It really made our stay in Aspen enjoyable.
Lise B
VerifiedOctober 5, 2023 • Stayed at: 043, Loop: DIFF
Campground was clean with plenty of space and shrubbery between sites. Site 43 was nice and level with a spacious private picnic area. Next to a toilet but not a problem, it was well maintained. Aspens were gorgeous at the end of September.
Rachal C
VerifiedOctober 4, 2023 • Stayed at: 036, Loop: DIFF
Site 26 lacked shade but was large and h had a pretty flat pad area for our 6 person family tent. Site 36 was amazing- a little more private with beautiful trees and shade but was not perfectly flat for our big tent. (We had to split our reservation to cover all of the nights we needed). Toilets were kept clean by the host and it’s a perfect location if you need to head into town to make work calls like we did or get to Maroon Bells pr the Ashcroft area within about 25 minutes. We have stayed at nearby national forest campgrounds in the past as well that don’t take reservations and all have been wonderful but if you need a reservation to prevent uncertainty in your plans, this is a lovely place to camp.
Michael B
VerifiedOctober 4, 2023 • Stayed at: 047, Loop: DIFF
The camp host Mattie was exceptional. She has excellent customer skills. Very Communitive. A pleasure to deal with.
Jeff J
VerifiedSeptember 28, 2023 • Stayed at: 034, Loop: DIFF
Campsite was excellent; campground was well-maintained; staff were friendly. Excellent experience overall.
Ricardo U
VerifiedSeptember 21, 2023 • Stayed at: 016, Loop: DIFF
Campground is great! It's super close to Aspen, the camp host is friendly and helpful, the bathrooms are clean, there's a river nearby for swimming and fishing, and there's a fire ring and table at each campsite. We even spotted a couple of moose! Just be aware that there are a few mosquitoes around.
Angela L
VerifiedSeptember 18, 2023 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: DIFF
We loved difficult campground - camp hosts were super communicative. They had to move us because the folks before us needed a late checkout and made it pretty seamless to move sites. Bathrooms were clean. River was gorgeous. Access to Aspen was super easy. We will definitely be back. Thanks!
Grace N
VerifiedSeptember 11, 2023 • Stayed at: 017, Loop: DIFF
Beautiful! Very accessible to Aspen. Saw a lovely moose on our way out. It sure would be nice to add a dump station.
Ahmad Zia S
VerifiedSeptember 3, 2023 • Stayed at: 004, Loop: DIFF
The camping area was great but there was no facility as restrooms.
Location Difficult Campground
Address:
665 Difficult Campground Rd
Aspen, CO, 81611
United States
665 Difficult Campground Rd. Aspen CO 816511
Take Highway 82 for 5 miles southeast of Aspen, Colorado. Look for USFS
Difficult Campground sign on the right, past Mile Marker 45.
Latitude & Longitude: 39.1417 / -106.771
Elevation: 2494 feet
Policies & Rules
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Dogs must be always on leash within the two sites and anywhere in this area.Campers must occupy the site the first night at a campsite. This prevents booking the site for Fri-Sun and showing up on Saturday.Campers may leave the site for 24 hours and must occupy the site otherwise. This allows a camper to say go for an overnight backpack trip in the woods for one night and come back to their campsite the next day. |
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All food, beverage and trash must be always attended by an adult, this requires someone within 100 feet of the attractants. Otherwise, all attractants shall be stored in a locked vehicle/camper or food lockers.Those camping must adhere to the food storage rule as well and store all attractants in a locked vehicle unless attending the food, garbage, etc. |
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All garbage shall be removed from the site and deposited in the appropriate receptacle by check out time. |
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Off Highway Vehicle Use in not allowed at group or any other site in campground |
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Check in time is 2:00pm and Check out time is 11:00amIt is imperative that you are clear from the site at 11:00am on your check out day so the host can come prepare the site for the next event. Please don't be the group that makes the incoming group have to wait. |
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Fires are restricted to the metal fire rings or pedestal grill, no other open burning is allowed. |
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Tent camping is allowed on flat, gravel areas shown inside the designated area. |
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RV's and campers must be parked on the hardened gravel surface. |
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RV's and campers cannot hook up to water via the spigots, spigot is for self-fill jugs only. |
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Check with the Ranger District or American Land and Leisure prior to our event to investigate fire restrictions.In the event of fire restrictions, you may only be able to use propane cooking facilities. |
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Quite hours are from 10pm to 6am, please respect other visitors to the area and the neighboring campsites. Sound travels in the mountains, don't be that rowdy party that disturbs others. |
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VENDOR AND EVENT REQUIREMENTS Renters of these sites may hire vendors to support their use such as catering, flowers, music, ceremony efficient, photography, chair rental, etc. These vendors are not required to obtain a separate permit to provide these services. However, the party who rented Windy Point via Recreation.gov is responsible for all actions and/or damage taken by the vendors. The vendor must follow all site rules. All vendors shall adhere to check-in/out times for set up and especially retrieval of their equipment. In event the vendor does not retrieve their equipment, the renter is responsible to remove the equipment by noon on checkout day. |
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Vendor Requirements-Commercial Filming and Still Photography: purpose is for a pre-paid film/photography service to document the event only. The products are only available to the client who reserved the group site and their guests. No re-sale is allowed. -Food and Drink Catering: purpose is for a prep-paid food/beverage service provided by the client who booked the group site for the sole service to their guests of the event. No other service shall be offered to other recreation visitors. -Music: Music shall be 80 decibels or less as to not disturb other forest users. Music and the overall event shall adhere to the posted quite hours of 10pm to 6am, the event must shut down between those hours. -Chair and Seating: Additional pre-paid seating may be provided by the client who booked the event site. All seating shall be placed on hardened surfaces. Even numbers shall meet posted site limitations.-Event Tents: Appropriately sized tents shall only be placed on/over gravel, hardened areas such as the parking area, concrete pad, or gravel gathering area at Forest Loop. No tents allowed on grass, in the woods etc.-Flowers and other decorations: A pre-paid vendor hired by the client who booked the group site is allowable. All decorations shall be removed immediately post event and not be allowed to bow away or be strewn about the site. Decorations shall bot be affixed to natural features such as trees, rocks, or other vegetation. -Release or throwing of animals, vegetation, or any other materials: Ariel release of any/all items such as but not limited to doves, other birds, butterflies, balloons, rice, petals, flowers, fireworks, reveal features, or any other item is prohibited. These users are not considered nominal and are prohibited. This is a natural environment, and all celebratory its shall reflect the setting. |
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Customer Service Contact 801-226-3564 or Help.WhiteRiver.Aspen@AmericanLL.com |
