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Pet Friendly
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Average nightly rates37 total sites
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37 sites
About Zapata Falls Campground
Number of accommodations: 37
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2026 Season availability
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Pet friendly
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- Pet friendly
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Reviews (472)
What Guests Are Saying
Zapata Falls Campground offers stunning views of the San Luis Valley and the Great Sand Dunes, with clean and well-maintained facilities, including restrooms and spacious campsites. The short hike to Zapata Falls is highly recommended, providing a beautiful experience for families and hikers alike. While some campers noted issues with wind and insects, the overall atmosphere is peaceful and the camp hosts are attentive, making it a great base for exploring the area.
What Guests Are Saying
Zapata Falls Campground offers stunning views of the San Luis Valley and the Great Sand Dunes, with clean and well-maintained facilities, including restrooms and spacious campsites. The short hike to Zapata Falls is highly recommended, providing a beautiful experience for families and hikers alike. While some campers noted issues with wind and insects, the overall atmosphere is peaceful and the camp hosts are attentive, making it a great base for exploring the area.
Review Summary
Alison D
VerifiedJuly 16, 2022 • Stayed at: 4, Loop: Tent
Gorgeous campground. Lots of flies, but stunning views and lots of privacy.
Sarah K
VerifiedJuly 14, 2022 • Stayed at: 3, Loop: Tent
Great campsite, great campsite host.
David P
VerifiedJuly 14, 2022 • Stayed at: 11, Loop: Tent
The views were breath taking and the camp host kept the bathrooms clean. The campground is not all that big so there was no a lot of traffic noise. The Zapata Falls trailhead is right at the entrance to the campground which made for an easy track from our site. The Sand Dunes are a very short jaunt away, and Alamosa was about a 20-30 minute drive if you wanted to escape into town for a lunch. The road up to the grounds has been significantly upgraded so it's not the old rock and boulder drive up.
Terry Y
VerifiedJuly 1, 2022 • Stayed at: 15, Loop: RV
Great View
Brian Y
VerifiedJuly 1, 2022 • Stayed at: 18, Loop: RV
the improvements to the road to the campground were amazing. The views are always spectacular. The host was friendly. some folks were using generators during quiet hours, but that is hard to enforce
Ryan J
VerifiedJuly 1, 2022 • Stayed at: 14, Loop: RV
Dirt road was in excellent shape, falls were a great short hike and well worth it.
Kristin U
VerifiedJune 30, 2022 • Stayed at: 24, Loop: RV
Biggest problem was reservation system. We got the only available site online, yet one third of the sites were empty with unused reservations
Amanda K
VerifiedJune 28, 2022 • Stayed at: 11, Loop: Tent
This is a great, quiet campground. The spots are spaced out nicely, and there was plenty of room to pitch our tent.
Our only complaint is that there is a fire ban in effect for the campground, but we weren't able to find information about it online before arriving. The county is under Stage 1 fire ban, which allows for fires within established fire rings. The National Park just down the road allows fires under Stage 1, but this campground does not. Please find a way to post clearly on the website.
Kristina D
VerifiedJune 25, 2022 • Stayed at: 10, Loop: Tent
Great views and lots of space in between sites!
David J
VerifiedJune 16, 2022 • Stayed at: 11, Loop: Tent
A lot of people have commented about how bad the 3 mile road up to the campground is and we were worried about this but as of 10June2022 they have regraded the road and there are no larger rocks/boulders that would keep you from going up or make it a rough 30-60 min drive. At it's worst there are some dips in the road and washboards but all cars were going up with ease including accords, imprezza, minivan, civic, etc. It took about 10 min to get up going 20mph.
As far as the sites, we stayed at #9, tent site, which is great. Very large area, not really any neighbors, some trees. All sites have bear boxes. Only downside is the knats & flies are the worst I've experienced. Screened canopy highly recommend and some sort of fly catcher. Oh and the heat is brutal out here. Bathrooms are pretty far away from #9. Good luck.
Host is very diligent going around keeping everything up to date.
Minus 1 star due to plague level knats, no water on the campgrounds, and bathrooms can be quite the trek depending on your site but are clean. Otherwise a great campground (KOA tried to charge me $20 to fill up my 5 gallon jug - bring lots of water!).
Location Zapata Falls Campground
Address:
Blm San Luis Valley Field Office
Monte Vista, CO, 81144
United States
Zapata Falls Campground is accessible via US Highway 160, which is approximately 20 miles to the north, and State Highway 150, which is about 12 miles to the east.
Elevation: 2368 feet
40 mi drive to downtown Monte Vista (about 43 min)
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
Check in time
1PM
Check out time
12PM
General
- • Quiet hours are 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
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Last updated: September 10, 2026
