About Difficult Campground
Number of accommodations: 47
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2026 Season availability
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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
Tamara H
VerifiedSeptember 17, 2025 • Stayed at: 030, Loop: DIFF
Such a beautiful campground, with lots of space between sites and super-clean restrooms. Our site (30) was level, with a sweet stream running behind it. Paved roads in the campground. Close, clean vault toilets and water spigots. A gem, and thank you to the hosts and whoever else helps keep this campground pristine.
Georgette P
VerifiedSeptember 16, 2025 • Stayed at: 035, Loop: DIFF
Lovely campground by the Roaring Fork. Campsites are well spaced and in a beautiful setting. Definitely recommend!
Jennifer V
VerifiedSeptember 16, 2025 • Stayed at: 026, Loop: DIFF
It was fine
Craig H
VerifiedSeptember 9, 2025 • Stayed at: 027, Loop: DIFF
Beautiful campground, spaces are far enough apart that you feel you have ample privacy. Very quiet even on a holiday weekend! Great trail all the way into town that we biked several times. Camp hosts were friendly and helpful! However, no cell or Internet service via Verizon (it's about 3/4 of a mile towards Aspen before we had Verizon service), but Starlink worked great. Also, we failed to check ahead of time, our mistake and discovered there was a fire ban. Good idea to check, so you're prepared. We'll be back! Only complaint is that it is so hard to get into this site if you would like to stay for several days.
Max S
VerifiedSeptember 8, 2025 • Stayed at: 023, Loop: DIFF
While the campground is close to the town of Aspen, the sites are on the smaller side and also quite unlevel.
Roger H
VerifiedSeptember 4, 2025 • Stayed at: 012, Loop: DIFF
Great little campground very close to Aspen. In fact, the only campground close to Aspen. Sites are very level and well laid out. Nice little stream on one side, and towering mountains on the other. Pit toilets.
Rick A
VerifiedSeptember 4, 2025 • Stayed at: 041, Loop: DIFF
Host was very helpful and camping spot was perfect.
Zoe D
VerifiedSeptember 2, 2025 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: GRP
We love coming to Difficult Campground for the group site. It fits our group needs so well. Unfortunately this year we chose a very rainy couple days, so it was cut short. That's mother nature!
Barbara P
VerifiedSeptember 1, 2025 • Stayed at: 039, Loop: DIFF
The campground hosts, Rebecca and Lauren, were truly two of the best ever! They helped make our time there a great experience! The campground and bathrooms were so well maintained and the two of them were out and about all the time checking in on campers! Difficult is a beautiful campground and close to hiking trails and Aspen! Can't wait to return!
Susan C
VerifiedAugust 30, 2025 • Stayed at: 008, Loop: DIFF
Lovely campground. mostly large deep sites with lots of trees and easy accessibility to town via a mountain bike path or road. Campground is kept up well with clean facilities and helpful camp hosts.
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 |