Crab Creek - Rocky Ford Area

The 3-acre Crab Creek primitive recreation site provides two joined 16’ x 16’ horse corrals, two stock watering troughs fed by a perennial stream, and open ground suitable for tent and/or RV camping. The site is popular especially with anglers, hunters, hikers, and horseback riders. It serves as the primary access point to the surrounding BLM Crab Creek/Rocky Ford area, including 9 miles of both sides of Crab Creek.Know Before You Go:The 3-acre Crab Creek primitive recreation site provides two joined 16’ x 16’ horse corrals, two stock watering troughs fed by a perennial stream, and open ground suitable for tent and/or RV camping.Available surface water is suitable for stock animals but is not fit for human consumption.Beware of rattlesnakes, especially during May through October.Cell phone service is not available in the camping/parking area.Point of Interest:Crab Creek is sometimes referred to as the longest ephemeral stream in North America.