Alvarado Campground

Beautiful place. Well maintained. We would go again.

Wonderful well kept campsite. The camp host, Steve was very nice and helpful. All of the facilities were very clean and well maintained. We will definitely return.

This campground is overlooks the valley and is surrounded by beautiful trees. It's a very short drive to two trailheads (Venable-Camanche) leading to the Rainbow trail. We had 2-3 bars of cell signal (T-Mobile). The vault toilet was full of flies and needed better servicing.

Located at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo, Alvarado is surrounded by lots of trees. Between the trees and the view of several peaks rising above the timberline it is a very scenic campground. Every campsite is large with lots of room between yourself and your neighbors. The campsite is located near the Rainbow Trail which is an easy trail to hike upon. The trail, however, provides access to numerous trails that head to the high country. One day I rode my mountain bike on the Rainbow Trail. The next day my wife, two dogs, and I spent several hours on the challenging Venerable Trail. I plan on returning next year and would highly recommend this campsite to anyone that enjoys the outdoors.

A beautiful, quiet campground. Plenty of (hard) hiking within walking distance. All sites had leveled tent pads (standard, not the equestrian).

Good experience and Steve, Camp Host, was very good! Nice to be able to have campfires at night.

We were there mid-week July 2020. Not very crowded. Campsites are nicely spaced. Great stars at night. Several good hiking trails start right from the campground.

Camp host is friendly and helpful. Facilities are well maintained. Great access to hiking. Hydrants in campground are not threaded.

Finally, a quiet campground without generators and loud music. This is why we camp: to hear the wind, water, birds, animals, not ourselves. This campground delivers.

We love this campground! This is our second year coming here. The campground host is always so friendly, and the campground is well maintained. Bathrooms are clean. Most sites are of a good size and well-spaced. Last year we had a large site on the creek, which was perfect for our kiddos. This year our site was smaller, and very close to the two sites on either side of us. We had friends at the campground, so we spent most of our time at their site, but this group of three sites would work well for a large group wanting to camp next to each other. Westcliffe, the town in the valley, is an International Dark Sky Community, so the night sky views here are INCREDIBLE! This is a higher elevation site (9,000 ft), so it gets chillier earlier in the year (nighttime dipped into the 30's in September of last year). Very close to hiking, with a trailheads in or very near the campground.