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Difficult Campground

Difficult Campground
Difficult Campground
Difficult Campground
Difficult Campground
Difficult Campground

About Difficult Campground

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 for guests seeking recreation and relaxation.

Number of accommodations: 47

Seasonal information

2026 (Current year)

2026 Season availability

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Currently closed - Opens on May 13

Sites & Availability

47 Sites Available

Site
Price
🚐 001, Loop: DIFF
No Hookups
$33.00
/ per night
🚐 001, Loop: GRP
No Hookups
$120.00
/ per night
🚐 002, Loop: DIFF
No Hookups
$33.00
/ per night
🚐 003, Loop: DIFF
No Hookups
$33.00
/ per night
🚐 004, Loop: DIFF
No Hookups
$33.00
/ per night
🚐 005, Loop: DIFF
No Hookups
$33.00
/ per night
🚐 006, Loop: DIFF
No Hookups
$33.00
/ per night
🚐 007, Loop: DIFF
No Hookups
$33.00
/ per night
🚐 008, Loop: DIFF
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$33.00
/ per night
🚐 009, Loop: DIFF
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$33.00
/ per night
🚐 010, Loop: DIFF
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$33.00
/ per night
🚐 011, Loop: DIFF
No Hookups
$33.00
/ per night
🚐 012, Loop: DIFF
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$33.00
/ per night
🚐 013, Loop: DIFF
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$33.00
/ per night
🚐 014, Loop: DIFF
No Hookups
$33.00
/ per night
🚐 015, Loop: DIFF
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$33.00
/ per night
🚐 016, Loop: DIFF
No Hookups
$33.00
/ per night
🚐 017, Loop: DIFF
No Hookups
$33.00
/ per night
🚐 018, Loop: DIFF
No Hookups
$33.00
/ per night
🚐 019, Loop: DIFF
No Hookups
$33.00
/ per night
🚐 020, Loop: DIFF
No Hookups
$33.00
/ per night
🚐 021, Loop: DIFF
No Hookups
$33.00
/ per night
🚐 022, Loop: DIFF
No Hookups
$33.00
/ per night
🚐 023, Loop: DIFF
No Hookups
$33.00
/ per night
🚐 024, Loop: DIFF
No Hookups
$33.00
/ per night
🚐 025, Loop: DIFF
No Hookups
$33.00
/ per night
🚐 026, Loop: DIFF
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$33.00
/ per night
🚐 027, Loop: DIFF
No Hookups
$33.00
/ per night
🚐 028, Loop: DIFF
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$33.00
/ per night
🚐 029, Loop: DIFF
No Hookups
$33.00
/ per night
🚐 030, Loop: DIFF
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$33.00
/ per night
🚐 031, Loop: DIFF
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$33.00
/ per night
🚐 032, Loop: DIFF
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$33.00
/ per night
🚐 033, Loop: DIFF
No Hookups
$33.00
/ per night
🚐 034, Loop: DIFF
No Hookups
$33.00
/ per night
🚐 035, Loop: DIFF
No Hookups
$33.00
/ per night
🚐 036, Loop: DIFF
No Hookups
$33.00
/ per night
🚐 038, Loop: DIFF
No Hookups
$33.00
/ per night
🚐 039, Loop: DIFF
No Hookups
$33.00
/ per night
🚐 040, Loop: DIFF
No Hookups
$33.00
/ per night
🚐 041, Loop: DIFF
No Hookups
$33.00
/ per night
🚐 042, Loop: DIFF
No Hookups
$33.00
/ per night
🚐 043, Loop: DIFF
No Hookups
$33.00
/ per night
🚐 044, Loop: DIFF
No Hookups
$33.00
/ per night
🚐 045, Loop: DIFF
No Hookups
$33.00
/ per night
🚐 046, Loop: DIFF
No Hookups
$33.00
/ per night
🚐 047, Loop: DIFF
No Hookups
$33.00
/ per night

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.

Review Summary

4.6
441 reviews
5
74.1%
327
4
15.2%
67
3
6.1%
27
2
3.6%
16
1
0.9%
4

gary s

Verified

September 24, 2021 Stayed at: 023, Loop: DIFF

3

I would like to to give this campground five stars because it’s got fantastic privacy between each campsite. The bathrooms (pit toilets) are kept extremely clean and very little odor as pit toilets go. Plenty of portable water faucets spread out around the campground. The reason for less than five stars is the trillions of mosquitoes. I’m blessed with the natural immunities where I’m never bitten however my wife gets eaten alive even if she looks at one so she couldn’t go outside our travel trailer for the entire three days. Great campground however!!

Kelli R

Verified

September 24, 2021 Stayed at: 035, Loop: DIFF

5

We were only there one night but would definitely go back and camp there again!

Kaylin D

Verified

September 24, 2021 Stayed at: 041, Loop: DIFF

5

Clean bathrooms! Cleaned twice a day. We were at campsite 41 and were able to do a very short hike to the creek to enjoy our dinner by the water. Nice campground for car camping!

Binny T

Verified

September 21, 2021 Stayed at: 031, Loop: DIFF

5

Great campground in terms of location (close to aspen, beautiful hikes, and the Grotto), cleanliness, site spacing and privacy, and proximity to the Roaring Fork River. We will definitely be returning in the spring to witness the spring snowmelt in the area!

janelle S

Verified

September 20, 2021 Stayed at: 013, Loop: DIFF

5

I had a fantastic site. It was very clean and quiet.

Su L

Verified

September 18, 2021 Stayed at: 016, Loop: DIFF

5

Nice deep treed campsites, great hiking trails, quiet camp.

Marelize Y

Verified

September 18, 2021 Stayed at: 023, Loop: DIFF

5

The camp hosts were personable and took good care of the bathrooms

jody H

Verified

September 18, 2021 Stayed at: 034, Loop: DIFF

5

This is a beautiful location. The campsite/bathroom area was clean. Gorgeous, short walk to the river. One of my favorites.

Deborah K

Verified

September 17, 2021 Stayed at: 041, Loop: DIFF

4

the sights close to the river are smaller than the ones close to the highway. Hwy 82 is pretty quiet after 9pm so next time I will chose a different sight. We asked the host about an extra vehicle for one night as my brother was coming for a visit. I am not sure if we got the $7.50 charge for the extra vehicle but there was only room for one vehicle in #41. We liked the hike from the campground up the creek and the evening campfires. There is lots of hikes and some lakes up the pass. Our friends joined us in another site and caught fish at Independence Lake which is a nice hike as well as Igloo and Mountain Boy.

Donald L

Verified

September 17, 2021 Stayed at: 043, Loop: DIFF

5

Always good, one of our favorites!

Location Difficult Campground

Address:
665 Difficult Campground Rd
Aspen, CO, 81611
United States

Latitude & Longitude: 39.1417 / -106.771

Elevation: 2494 feet

Policies & Rules

Category About
General

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.

General

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.

General

All garbage shall be removed from the site and deposited in the appropriate receptacle by check out time.

General

Off Highway Vehicle Use in not allowed at group or any other site in campground

General

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.

General

Fires are restricted to the metal fire rings or pedestal grill, no other open burning is allowed.

General

Tent camping is allowed on flat, gravel areas shown inside the designated area.

General

RV's and campers must be parked on the hardened gravel surface.

General

RV's and campers cannot hook up to water via the spigots, spigot is for self-fill jugs only.

General

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.

General

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.

General

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.

General

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.

General

Customer Service Contact 801-226-3564 or Help.WhiteRiver.Aspen@AmericanLL.com

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