Mosca Campground

This is a Colorado (State) SWA campground with well over 100 sites suited for most RVs. Electric 20/30/50, fire ring and covered picnic table are available on each site. Most sites are very level. Dumpster and "dry" dump located at the entrance. 5G with T-Mobile att Metro PCS and (probably) Verizon. Must pack in water...(NO WATER). Walmart and Safeway in Alamosa. The lake is extremely low and often dry. The campground is located in San Luis Valley so be prepared for sandblasting winds(awning @own risk)Beautiful 360' view of snow capped mountain ranges. 14 day minimum. Campground open year-round. Recommend buying an annual Colorado SWA pass which covers all swa sites throughout Colorado for 56$ per person at Mosca store or pay 10$ per day per person (under 16 free) at Mosca store. All first come sites. Rarely fills up. Just a few miles from Sand Dunes NP.. 17 miles from Alamosa.. 1 hr north to Salida..2 hrs north to Leadville. The camp host has been there for years. Very clean, safe and quiet. This is our go to when traveling through that area. Please pick up after yourself ...many sites but only one camp host.

Don’t get discouraged by the sign that says “must have permit etc” just drive down the road 10 more minutes to Mosca Pit Stop (be there before 6pm) and they’ll help you out! Very little people, nice sites.

Awesome campground if you're looking to go to the Dunes. It's free (!!!) & each campsite has a charging station - it's an outlet with multiple sockets that work for RV charging or your phone! Some sites had picnic tables & others had canopies - from what I gathered all of them had firepits with grates. The only bummer was the ants, but we didn't notice them in our tents just at the picnic table. You can walk around to the San Luis lake too. The view of the stars is absolutely breathtaking at night - it feels like a map of the constellations is 50ft from your head. This campground was maybe a 10min drive to the entrance of the Great Sand Dunes park? I recommend it to every friend when they go to the Dunes.

We arrived the Tuesday before Memorial Day Weekend and left the Wednesday after. We learned: - There are 51 campsites and the host lives in 1 of them so 50 available sites; in 3 loops. - All of the sites have electric. - There is ZERO water on site. You may fill a large water container - 300 gallons in the back of a truck but not an RV at Alamosa Water - we did not verify this but were told by camp host with 7 years experience at this campground. Even the lakes are dry. - A fishing license, hunting license, or State Wildlife Area Land & Trails permit must be obtained for each person in your party that is over 16-years old. We purchased an annual fishing license on our way and showed the host our email receipt. A habitat stamp is also required so it totaled about $50 per person over 16. And it’s good for a year. Anywhere such a permit is required. - RV or tent on each site. - The sites are spacious. We stayed in #40 and it was mostly level. - All of the sites are gravel with a covered picnic table and a fire pit. Many of them overlook Great Sand Dunes National Park (about a 15-minute drive to park entrance) and the Sangre de Cristo mountain range behind the dunes. We watched storms build as they came over the mountains but didn’t really hit us. We saw firsthand how the dunes were created when the wind picked up. We were 15-ish minutes from the park. - All sites are first-come first-served but even over the holiday weekend there were a few spots to be had each day. - Toilets are fancy outhouses; vault toilets. Meaning they are in a building. I have seen the camp host maintain them and we used them. Clean for a pit toilet and well-stocked with toilet paper. - There is a dump station. ZERO water - there is a non-potable water spigot that does not have water - You may stay 14 days in 30. - There are pull-through sites and back-in sites. We saw extra long 5th wheels, big class As (we are a 38 foot class A), travel trailers, rooftop tents, and tents. - We drove in to Alamosa for groceries/dining and it was about a 30-minute drive. - Our Verizon coverage was non-existent. Said we had a bar of coverage, sometimes two, but mostly not enough to accomplish anything. Overall, well worth the cost of a fishing license. We’re already making plans to go back.

Bathroom was horrendous but it’s a campsite so what can you expect. Beautiful area and easy to find a camp spot!