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About Difficult Campground
Number of accommodations: 47
Activities & Attractions
Nearby
Fishing
Hiking
Year-round
Fishing
Hiking
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
Most popular amenities
Pet friendly
Picnic Table
Restrooms
River Access
Fire Pit
Water and Hygiene
- Potable Water
- Restrooms
Cooking and Fire
- Picnic Table
- Grill
- Fire Pit
- Campfire Ring
Water Access
- River Access
Pets and Policies
- Pet friendly
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Reviews (515)
What Guests Are Saying
Difficult Campground is a beautiful and well-maintained site with clean facilities and a peaceful natural setting, making it an excellent choice for camping near Aspen. Many visitors appreciated the spacious and private campsites, along with easy access to hiking and biking trails. While the lack of cell service and some issues with camp hosts were noted, the overall experience was highly positive, featuring abundant wildlife sightings and a serene atmosphere.
What Guests Are Saying
Difficult Campground is a beautiful and well-maintained site with clean facilities and a peaceful natural setting, making it an excellent choice for camping near Aspen. Many visitors appreciated the spacious and private campsites, along with easy access to hiking and biking trails. While the lack of cell service and some issues with camp hosts were noted, the overall experience was highly positive, featuring abundant wildlife sightings and a serene atmosphere.
Review Summary
Sumner S
VerifiedJuly 5, 2021 • Stayed at: 034, Loop: DIFF
Lovely sites with good spacing and privacy. More ‘0ld school’ best for smaller Rvs- 25 feet or less. Hiking from the campground and bike path to town and river activities close by.
Julie F
VerifiedJuly 2, 2021 • Stayed at: 021, Loop: DIFF
Difficult is one of my favorite campgrounds in Colorado. The sites are big and shaded and feel private. The bathrooms are clean and the water pumps are really convenient. There is a beautiful stream, a moderately difficult hike and a bike path to Aspen all right there at the campground. The camp hosts are very friendly and helpful.
Roxy S
VerifiedJune 28, 2021 • Stayed at: 046, Loop: DIFF
Very well kept campground! Lots of privacy with aspens and undergrowth. ( Not a lot of views from sites b/c of)
Great location.
Kristiana S
VerifiedJune 27, 2021 • Stayed at: 025, Loop: DIFF
Great location!
Janet E
VerifiedJune 26, 2021 • Stayed at: 008, Loop: DIFF
Amazing beauty and clean bathroom. So good to have trashcan in bathroom. Host very friendly
Stephen J
VerifiedJune 25, 2021 • Stayed at: 044, Loop: DIFF
Spot 44 was a bit lacking after staying in spot 35 the night before. 44 had old inground fire pit that had a good 4 inches of old ashes…likely not cleaned out yet this season. Bear proof storage had a 30 gal bag full of trash hosts must have overlooked. Ground was mostly dirt and tent site was not in need of some attention as well. It was our third time at Difficult campground and were disappointed with this site…35 and 38 were great.
Dawn V
VerifiedJune 25, 2021 • Stayed at: 032, Loop: DIFF
Very quiet. Lots of space and privacy (trees)between sites.
Mark E
VerifiedJune 24, 2021 • Stayed at: 031, Loop: DIFF
Very nice.
Jill H
VerifiedJune 24, 2021 • Stayed at: 046, Loop: DIFF
This was our family's second stay tent camping at this lovely campground. The campsites are large and very private. The pit toilets were quite clean. Even though the campground was sold out, it didn't seem crowded or noisy. The sound of the Roaring Fork river and the Aspen leaves were just about all we heard.
The campground hosts were helpful and friendly!
The weather was unusually hot for the area. As long as we were in the shade, we stayed cool. But between 1 and 5 pm we didn't have much shade and so we ended up trying to go somewhere to find shade.
The only problem we had was that our site was lots of dirt/campfire ash, very little grass or pebbles.
We saw LOTS of wildlife during our stay! We saw moose in the marshy pond by the entrance every day. We saw foxes, elk, deer, and a beaver. But the biggest surprise was the black bear we encountered on the trail adjacent to the campground, about five minutes from our tent!
Julie B
VerifiedJune 24, 2021 • Stayed at: 003, Loop: DIFF
This had the best of both worlds - camping, trailhead, yet could hop into Aspen town for all that it has to offer. Wish I had brought my bike. There is a bike trail from the campground to town. In warm weather there is a lazy stream on the road into Aspen that people were floating on (paddle boards). The water is cold though.
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.
Difficult Campground is accessed via Highway 82, which is approximately 5 miles northwest of Aspen, Colorado.
Elevation: 2494 feet
5.1 mi drive to downtown Aspen (about 14 min)
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
Check in time
2PM
Check out time
11AM
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.
- 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.
- All garbage shall be removed from the site and deposited in the appropriate receptacle by check out time.
- Off Highway Vehicle Use in not allowed at group or any other site in campground
- It 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.
- Fires are restricted to the metal fire rings or pedestal grill, no other open burning is allowed.
- Tent camping is allowed on flat, gravel areas shown inside the designated area.
- RV's and campers must be parked on the hardened gravel surface.
- RV's and campers cannot hook up to water via the spigots, spigot is for self-fill jugs only.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Customer Service Contact 801-226-3564 or [email protected]
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Last updated: September 10, 2026
