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Ponderosa Campground in the Curecanti National Recreation Area:
This is Upper Ponderosa, there is a middle and a lower also that are down closer to the reservoir, but this upper one has horse corrals. The two corrals are wooden and very large, like small pastures. They each have a water trough and there is a spigot that you can attach a hose to next to the troughs. There is another frost free spigot next to the bathroom. The water comes from a solar powered well, when I was there (early May) there was no water running. There are 7 spots, most of which are not long or wide enough to accommodate a big rig. I fit into site #1, but I am not that long. Sites #6 and #7 are wider so someone could unhook and park side by side. Some of the spots are level and some are not.
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There is a bear proof locker, and garbage and recycle bins. There are picnic tables and fire rings, and cell service depending on where you are standing. There is a hitching rail, loading ramps and the camp is first come first serve. It's $20 a night and you can scan and pay online or use the drop box.
This camp is on county road 721 on the way to Soap Creek Horse Camp, the road is gravel but in good shape.
Trails are minimal, you can ride on the other side of the reservoir, or across the road and back south about half a mile, there is a dirt road that will lead you to a nice loop past an old abandoned ranch, through some aspens, and will eventually pop you out above Soap Creek Campground, at which point you would have to ride Rd. 721 back about 2 mile back.
GPS COORDINATES TO PONDEROSA CAMPGROUND
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