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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
Reena B
VerifiedJune 17, 2020 • Stayed at: 045, Loop: DIFF
Always a pleasure camping here. Facilities were clean and quiet hours respected.
Emily B
VerifiedFebruary 21, 2020 • Stayed at: 029, Loop: DIFF
A great location with access right outside of Aspen. Well taken care of. Slightly confusing numbering system but seems to work out fine!
Kenneth R
VerifiedJanuary 31, 2020 • Stayed at: 017, Loop: DIFF
I've been coming to Difficult Campground almost yearly since 1967. It has always offered great campground hosts and this past year was no exception. I visited three times in 2019 each for 5 days and found the activities of the region excellent and campground facilities the best ever. I will return!
Jerry L
VerifiedJanuary 27, 2020 • Stayed at: 015, Loop: DIFF
We've been going there for years and always enjoy our trip.
Tomer K
VerifiedJanuary 22, 2020 • Stayed at: 045, Loop: DIFF
The campsite (#45) that we reserved didn’t have enough room for a tent and a camp fire. The ring was about one foot from the tent floor! Could not make a safe fire. When we asked the host she replied: “ so don’t make a fire”.... she was rude and didn’t offered us a different spot... the next morning we left unhappy to a different campground even though we had a reservation for 3 nights at difficult....
Rebecca T
VerifiedJanuary 21, 2020 • Stayed at: 024, Loop: DIFF
We had a great stay at Difficult Campground. The restrooms were immaculate which when tent camping is so very appreciated! We also saw a moose at the trailhead which was such a treat.
Richard B
VerifiedJanuary 21, 2020 • Stayed at: 005, Loop: DIFF
Nothing like camping in a Aspen grove, near the Roaring Fork river. Beautiful area
Lori G
VerifiedJanuary 19, 2020 • Stayed at: 034, Loop: DIFF
Great place to stay near Aspen. Clean; well kept; quiet for the most part. There was one RV camper who listened to loud music. But other than that, the stay was pleasant.
Nikole S
VerifiedJanuary 19, 2020 • Stayed at: 045, Loop: DIFF
Campground has lots of trees so the lots are private. The campground is clean. There is a bike trail/walking trail that goes all the way into town from the campground.
Only downside was that there was no internet access, which some may love, but it made it difficult to look up hikes and such around the area without having to go into town.
Laura W
VerifiedJanuary 17, 2020 • Stayed at: 036, Loop: DIFF
It's a location that is greatly convenient to Aspen and to good hiking (e.g. the Difficult Trail, anything on Independence Pass).
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
