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
Bruce D
VerifiedJanuary 15, 2020 • Stayed at: 007, Loop: DIFF
Excellent campground. Nice aspen trees between sites. Close to Aspen.
Cell service with Verizon didn't exist without a booster antenna.
William P
VerifiedJanuary 14, 2020 • Stayed at: 039, Loop: DIFF
Nice spot. Good hiking along river, close to town
Samantha B
VerifiedJanuary 13, 2020 • Stayed at: 026, Loop: DIFF
This was our third time back to Difficult. We love this campground, and look forward to this trip each year.
Garrett P
VerifiedJanuary 13, 2020 • Stayed at: 041, Loop: DIFF
Had a great time. Very quite.
Bryson C
VerifiedJanuary 13, 2020 • Stayed at: 021, Loop: DIFF
Great campground, very lush and surrounded by trees. I loved the drive on the side of the mountain to it as well.
Meadow S
VerifiedJanuary 12, 2020 • Stayed at: 007, Loop: DIFF
Beautiful location, best part could bike the gravel path all the way into town and catch even more incredibly beautiful views.
Will S
VerifiedJanuary 11, 2020 • Stayed at: 031, Loop: DIFF
A beautiful and peaceful place. The grounds are well kept.
David C
VerifiedJanuary 11, 2020 • Stayed at: 044, Loop: DIFF
The campground is great--beautiful area, close to Aspen with grocery and supply stores, convenient to the river, fishing and hiking. The campsite we stayed at, number 044, was the worst campsite I may have ever used.
The site is arranged so that the tent can be placed in only one location with the door facing one direction, while the pad was quite small for my seven man tent (my wife and I use a seven man tent for ourselves and three small children). To get on and off of the tent pad you must move immediately past a fire pit that is only five feet from the pad. It felt quite hazardous considering the pit is also sunken, meaning even if there is no fire in it you might trip.
Then the picnic table is five feet past that. The firewood sold at the campground is some sort of horribly smokey soft wood. Because of the geography, the wind somehow in the evening always blows that horrible smoke all over the picnic table. That means by the time we could cook the gorgeous trout we caught, we felt like we needed oxygen masks to recover from the smoke inhalation.
The site is also treed, but somehow the trees are cleared in such a way that in the afternoon and evening there is NO shade in the campsite anywhere. (Compound that with the smoke inhalation at the picnic table while making dinner). Also, it was difficult to find trees big enough to hang our hammocks and even when we did, the sun made it miserable.
Also, if you look at the map, it appears that this site may be close to the river and I had imagined there would likely be an easy privatish little trail to the river given how close it appears to be to the river. Nope! No trail, you would need a machete, a shovel and two full days to clear a trail to the river.
Again, beautiful, just gorgeous area. Fairly crowded, but beautiful trails with good, convenient fishing. The campground was fine, but campsite 044 was the worst planned campsite I have ever used in my 36 years of camping.
Suzanne B
VerifiedJanuary 11, 2020 • Stayed at: 016, Loop: DIFF
We love this spot. We have been three years in a row, but our last visit campers across from us ran a generator and the noise ruined our visit. We ended up leaving.
Paula A
VerifiedJanuary 11, 2020 • Stayed at: 016, Loop: DIFF
The campground was very well maintained. The camp hosts were friendly. Location was great, close to Aspen. I would definitely stay there again.
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 |
