U.S. Forest Service · San Juan National Forest · Colorado

Burro Bridge

Closed for the seasonFirst-come, first-served14 sites

Sites are first-come, first-served. Recreation.gov lists this campground for paying on site, and you may be able to pay with the Scan and Pay feature of its app.

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3fires
active
Gold Mountain · 28 mi away · 39,747 acres
2 more within 50 miles
Incident details ↓

Amenities & rules

Two miles northeast of Dunton, Burro Bridge is one of three campgrounds along the West Dolores Road (Forest Rd. 535). The campground has 14 sites with a few shade trees on a sloping hillside above the West Dolores River. The campground provides easy access to the Lizard Head Wilderness, but not easy access to the water. Services include vault toilets, picnic tables, and fire grates. No trash service is available. This campground provides limited services from late September through October. Between October and May there are no services (water, trash pick up or restrooms). Please keep the campground clean and pack out any trash!

Individual sites vary. Confirm on Recreation.gov or with the managing office.

Season & status

StatusClosed for the season. Forest Service sites close for the season; check the official page for the reopening date.
SeasonMid-May to October (limited services Sept - Oct)
ForestSan Juan National Forest
Fees$24
RulesQuiet time is typically between 10pm - 6am. Please be a good neighbor and limit use of generators to no more than one hour at a time. Dogs must be leashed or otherwise physically restrained. Do not leave pets unattended. Check-out time: 12:00 pm; Check-in time: 2:00 pm - if the site is empty, campers may come in anytime.

San Juan National Forest recreation page ↗

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Burro Bridge10°20°30°40°50°60°January: 1.45 inches of precipitation, 23.6 inches of snowFebruary: 1.38 inches of precipitation, 22.0 inches of snowMarch: 1.61 inches of precipitation, 22.7 inches of snowApril: 1.71 inches of precipitation, 13.1 inches of snowMay: 1.60 inches of precipitation, 5.1 inches of snowJune: 0.85 inches of precipitation, 0.3 inches of snowJuly: 2.37 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowAugust: 2.60 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowSeptember: 2.34 inches of precipitation, 0.7 inches of snowOctober: 1.56 inches of precipitation, 5.3 inches of snowNovember: 1.53 inches of precipitation, 18.7 inches of snowDecember: 1.37 inches of precipitation, 19.3 inches of snowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 18.2°F averageFebruary: 21.5°F averageMarch: 28.3°F averageApril: 36.4°F averageMay: 44.6°F averageJune: 53.3°F averageJuly: 58.7°F averageAugust: 57.2°F averageSeptember: 50.8°F averageOctober: 40.4°F averageNovember: 29.0°F averageDecember: 19.0°F average0 in5 in10 in15 in20 in25 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Telluride 4Wnw, 15 miles from the campground at 8,646 feet, station USC00058204 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 20 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 131 inches a year on the same inches scale.

Getting there

Coordinates37.7870° N, 108.0677° W · Directions ↗

Fire nearby

  • Wildfire
    Gold Mountain

    28 mi from the campground · 39,747 acres · 92% contained

  • Prescribed
    High Mesa Piles Rx

    44 mi from the campground · 324 acres

  • Prescribed
    Transfer Rd Rx

    48 mi from the campground · 139 acres

Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.

Supplies & services

Outdoor gearTelluride Angler ↗17.4 mi
Dump stationDump station ↗28.2 mi

Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors. Call ahead; hours change seasonally.

Limited data for this unit

No site-by-site records, no fee schedule, no directions or photos in the Recreation.gov record. What is here comes from the agency's own listing. The rest lives there.

Checked nightly. Modules appear as soon as the record fills in.

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Worth a stop

Trails nearby

Forest Service trail data →
  • under 0.1 mi
    Burro Bridge
    2.4 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
  • 1.3 mi
    Navajo Lake ↗
    7.3 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
  • 1.4 mi
    Winter/Fall Cut Off ↗
    0.5 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike · national_recreation_or_other
  • 1.4 mi
    Winter ↗
    4.6 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike · national_recreation_or_other
  • 1.7 mi
    Kilpacker
    3.5 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
  • 1.8 mi
    West Fall Creek ↗
    4.3 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 1 more · national_recreation_or_other

Trail and trailhead records are the Forest Service's. Distances are straight-line to the nearer trail end. Trail conditions are not tracked here.

Public land it sits in

On Wilderness Atlas →

This campground sits inside San Juan National Forest.

Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.

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Reference

Questions people ask

Do I need a reservation at Burro Bridge?

No. Burro Bridge is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.

Source: Forest Service

How much does it cost to camp at Burro Bridge?

$24

Source: Forest Service

Is Burro Bridge open right now?

Closed for the season as of Oct 16, 2026. Season Mid-May to October (limited services Sept - Oct).

Source: Forest Service status

How many sites does Burro Bridge have?

14 sites.

Source: Forest Service

What if Burro Bridge is full?

The nearest public campgrounds are Cayton Campground (5.1 mi), Woods Lake (6.9 mi, first-come), and Matterhorn (10.9 mi, partly first-come).

Source: Campgrounds nearby