Camping at San Juan Mountains State Park - St. Valleciti Lake

If you are anywhere near Pagosa Springs, Durango or Chimney Rock - you should take a side trip to Vallecito Lake. Its just 15 miles northeast of Durango Colorado, a beautiful body of water at 8000 ft elavation surrounded by the San Juan Mountains.

A great place to camp is San Juan Mountains Recreation State park, awesome if you can get a lake side camp site. Lots of hiking and fishing opportunities.

While camping on Vallecito lake, you can rent boats on the west side of the lake, have dinner in one of the cozy restaurants with great food.