Elk Creek Campground
Curecanti National Recreation Area · Colorado · 150 sites
Photos: National Park Service via Recreation.gov
Overview
Elk Creek Campground is a National Park Service campground in Curecanti National Recreation Area, Colorado, with 150 sites in 4 loops. Little shade: a tree or two at a few sites. Verizon and AT&T report coverage at every site; T-Mobile reports none.
0 of 75 mapped sites shaded
74 of 75 mapped sites in full sun
75 of 75 mapped sites with clear sky
Map of the campground
Every site from the Recreation.gov listing. Choose a layer to see it across the campground; tap a site to open it in Roam.
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Questions
Which sites at Elk Creek Campground are the shadiest?
Very few. No site here has good shade; 1 have a tree or two nearby, so bring your own shade. These counts cover the 75 of 150 sites with a mapped location.
See the tree canopy in RoamWhich sites at Elk Creek Campground get the most sun?
Plenty. 74 of 75 sites are open to the south and the sky — easy for solar panels, and warm on cool mornings. These counts cover the 75 of 150 sites with a mapped location.
See the tree canopy in RoamWill Starlink work at Elk Creek Campground?
Easy here. All 75 sites have open sky for a Starlink dish. These counts cover the 75 of 150 sites with a mapped location. Satellite texting on a phone needs less open sky, but still works best from the most open spot you can find. This is our estimate from tree heights — check with the Starlink app's obstruction check when you arrive.
See the tree canopy in RoamWhich sites at Elk Creek Campground are the most level?
4 of 75 sites are flat, and 20 more have a gentle slope most RVs can level with blocks; 51 are steeper, better for tents. Sites that take RVs or trailers fit rigs up to 62 ft. These counts cover the 75 of 150 sites with a mapped location.
See the slope at each site in RoamDoes Elk Creek Campground have cell service?
Mostly. Verizon and AT&T report coverage at every site; T-Mobile reports none. That's the coverage each carrier reports to the FCC, not a measured signal, so under trees or below a ridge it can be weaker.
See the coverage map in RoamWhat’s the weather like at Elk Creek Campground in October?
In October, expect highs around 59°F and lows around 29°F, with about 1.0 inches of rain over the month and 1 inch of snow. Every month’s averages are in Roam Premium.
Open Elk Creek in RoamCampground facts
- Sites
- 150 in 4 loops
- Kinds
- 134 for RVs or trailers · 16 tent-only
- Hookups
- 38 with electric
- Longest rig
- 62 ft
- Elevation
- 7,536–7,574 ft
- Every site
- Picnic table · Fire ring · Pets allowed · Campfires allowed · Check-in 1 PM, check-out 1 PM
- Managed by
- National Park Service
- Booking
- Reserve on Recreation.gov
How we know Sources and limits
Shade, sun and Starlink are our estimates from Meta and the World Resources Institute’s canopy-height model (about 2 m pixels, from satellite imagery calibrated with space lidar; CC BY 4.0). From 2 m above each site we trace 72 lines out to 60 m and note the tallest tree in each direction. Shade counts trees overhead, the canopy within 30 m and how much of the afternoon sky is blocked. Sun counts how open the southern sky is. Starlink needs open sky above 35°, with the northern half counted twice because US dishes tilt north, and we keep the best spot within 8 m of the site’s post. The model sees tree heights only, not trunks, buildings or hills, so check with the Starlink app when you arrive.
Slope is the ground at each site’s post over about 4 m, from USGS 3DEP 1 m lidar: level under 2%, gentle to 4% (most rigs level on blocks), sloped to 8% (fine for a tent), steep beyond.
Cell coverage is from the FCC Broadband Data Collection (carrier filings as downloaded May 2026): each site is tested against each carrier’s modelled outdoor 4G/5G coverage. It is what the carriers report, not a measured signal.
Weather is NOAA’s 1991–2020 climate normals for the campground. Sites and facts are from Recreation.gov’s open data (July 2026). Map imagery: USGS The National Map. Photos: Recreation.gov.
From the campground’s Recreation.gov listing: “Campfire programs are in full swing during the summer months. Cell phone service is limited. Electric hookups are in Loop D for both 30 and 50 amps. Elk Creek, Lake Fork and Iola boat ramps are OPEN for the season. At an altitude of 7,540 feet, Elk Creek is surrounded by a vast expanse of sagebrush. Trees are minimal because the reservoir gets less than 12 inches of rain a year. Curecanti National Recreation Area is sandwiched between the towns of Montrose and Gunnison, Colorado. It spans three reservoirs, named for corresponding dams on the Gunnison River. These include the Crystal Reservoir, Morrow Point Reservoir and Blue Mesa.”
Page data as of October 15, 2026. Full source notes are in each layer’s info in the app.