Paliza Family Campground
The numbers that decide it
Recreation.gov publishes no site-level detail for this campground, so we cannot say what length of rig it takes. Call the managing office before committing to it in a large vehicle.
Site-level detail from Recreation.gov, checked 2026-08-05. Where a field says “not published”, the agency has not published it — it does not mean zero.
Paliza Family Campground
Campground is situated in a beautiful Ponderosa Pine forest. Located in Lower Paliza Canyon, the campground has original CCC shelters in some sites. At 6,700 feet please come prepared for warm days and cool nights. Uses: Overnight camping, hiking Facilities: 30 camp sites; five sites have shade shelters. Vault toilets; no dump station available. There is no drinking water available at the campground. Special Instructions: This campground is designated as a reduced impact and recycle campground. Users are required pack out trash during the off-season. Cutting live vegetation is prohibited. Charcoal only in pedestal cooking grills.
Before you go
Season
May – 10/10/24
Reservations
First-come, first-served
Fees
$15 per for a single unit campsite. Only two (2) vehicles and up to 5 people are permitted at a camp site.
Hours
Check out time is 12:00 PM, check in time is 1:00 PM. 14 day stay maximum. The campground typically opens in early May and closes in mid October.
Restrictions
Dogs must be leashed at all times while in campground area.
Scenic drives that pass close
Make it a night on a better road
Byway plans the drive in — real stops, real weather, nothing invented.