Stephens' Campground · Blanca, Colorado

How to find your campsite

Our land has no street address, so phone maps won't take you all the way in. Use the pin below to get close, then follow the photos turn by turn.

Cell signal is spotty out here

Download these directions to your phone before you leave Blanca. The PDF has every photo and turn, and opens without signal.

Download offline directions (PDF)

iPhone: tap the PDF, then Share → Save to Files or Books. Android: it saves to your Downloads.

Find us

What3words (most precise)
///primer.dock.aware
GPS coordinates
37°28'31.0"N 105°29'22.4"W
Start from

402 Main Street in Blanca. About 11 minutes and 3.7 miles to the campsite.

Open in What3words Open pin in Google Maps

Online version with tap-to-copy pins: blancacampsite.cpsdesign.net

The What3words app is free for iPhone and Android. Our property only has a county parcel number, not a Google address, so the pin and these photos are the reliable way in.

The short version

  1. From Main Street in Blanca, drive north on Oak Ave.
  2. Turn right (east) on 8th Street. The only 8th St sign is on the left side of Oak.
  3. Head east past the old camper (not ours), staying on its back right side to get around the washout.
  4. At the large logs, turn right, then left back onto 8th Street.
  5. Take the third left into the campsite, at the yellow Dead End / Private Road sign.

Turn by turn

  1. Start in Blanca and head north on Oak Ave

    From 402 Main Street, follow the blue route north up Oak Ave. It's about 11 minutes total to the campsite.

    Map from 402 Main Street in Blanca north on Oak Ave, then east on 8th Street to Stephens land, 11 minutes and 3.7 miles

  2. Drive north on Oak toward the big peaks

    You'll be heading straight at Blanca Peak, Little Bear and Mount Lindsey. Watch for 8th Street on your right.

    Looking north up Oak Ave dirt road toward Little Bear Peak, Blanca Peak and Mount Lindsey, with an arrow pointing right: Take 8th Street only

    Take 8th Street only. Other side roads won't get you there.

  3. Spot the 8th St sign on your left

    The street isn't marked well. The only sign is on the left side of Oak, across from the road you'll turn onto.

    Faded green 8th St street sign on the left side of Oak Ave, with a Turn Right arrow

  4. Turn right onto 8th Street, heading east

    The campsite is about a quarter mile east down 8th. (We added the sign to this photo to show the turn. The real one is on the other side of Oak.)

    The right turn from Oak Ave onto 8th Street, with the campsite marked a quarter mile east

  5. Drive east toward the old camper

    You'll see an old camper and some junk ahead. It's not ours. The campsite is beyond it.

    Looking east down 8th Street at an old camper, with the campsite marked beyond it

  6. Keep going past the trailer

    Stay on the two-track. Go past the trailer; the campground is off to the left.

    Two-track road through sunflowers heading east, with Go past this trailer and campground marked

  7. Go around the washout

    8th Street is washed out here, so the old straight path doesn't work. Drive straight to the back right side of the old camper's fence, then keep heading east.

    The 8th Street washout: drive straight to the back right side of the old camper's fence instead of the old path, with an aerial inset of the washout

  8. Right at the large logs, then left back onto 8th

    The logs are on a neighbor's land. Turn right in front of them, then left to rejoin 8th Street heading east.

    Large logs on the ground: turn right in front of them, then left onto 8th Street east

    Please stay on the road here. This short stretch runs right along a private property line. The owner kindly lets us use it to get around the washout, so please be respectful. Thank you!

  9. Watch for the third left

    Continue east on 8th. The campsite is the third left turn. You're about 2 minutes away.

    8th Street heading east, with the third left turn into the campsite marked

  10. Turn left at the yellow sign

    The entrance is marked with a yellow Dead End / Private Road sign. Turn left here. You've made it.

    Campsite entrance: left turn off 8th Street at a yellow Dead End Private Road sign

  11. Drive in to the campsite

    The road in is about 17 feet wide. The fire pit is toward the back. Use the same road to exit.

    Inside the entrance: the 17 foot wide road leading to the campsite, with the entrance and exit marked

Pack in, pack out

This is a primitive site. There's no water and no restroom on site.

  • Bring your own water.
  • Bring a portable toilet, or an RV or camper with one built in.
  • Take all trash and belongings with you when you leave.

The site is very private. We own the land around it.

Firewood & charcoal

Please bring your own. The closest source is about 15 minutes away:

High Altitude Convenience Gas Station
316 Miranda Ave, Suite B
Fort Garland, CO 81133

Firewood is usually in stock. Charcoal varies.

Fire safety

The area is very dry, and grass and brush catch easily.

Things to do nearby

Ask us for more recommendations anytime.