Approximately 5 miles from Crested Butte, Colorado, Oh Be Joyful Campground is a 30-unit campground along the Slate River. The campground itself gets its name from nearby Oh Be Joyful Creek that features massive waterfalls and colorful wildflowers in the summer months. The campground is located at approximately 9,000 feet in elevation and the views are spectacular.

This 30-unit campground was recently renovated and has 14 RV campsites, 15 walk-in tent campsites, one walk-in group campsite and 3 vault restrooms. This campground is normally full and not available unless you have a reservation. Each campsite has a parking space, metal fire ring, picnic table, tent pad and bear proof food storage locker. Drinking water, electric hook-ups and trash service are not available at Oh Be Joyful so bring your own water and plan to take your own trash with you when you leave.

Parking is available for day use visitors who come to Oh Be Joyful to hike, play in the water, picnic, etc.

The access road (BLM Road 3220) into Oh Be Joyful Campground is steep and can be rough. The campground can accommodate RVs but the rough road down to the campground may not be suitable for larger low clearance rigs.

The campground sits directly on the east bank of the Slate River and is nestled in a valley with mountains on either side of the valley. Due to the abundance of moisture in the spring and early summer, wildflowers are abundant. Look for our State flower the Columbine and other species including Indian Paintbrush and Avalanche Lilies.

This premier area is known for camping, fishing, horseback riding, sight-seeing, hiking/walking, water play, kayaking, mountain biking, wildflower viewing, and motorized recreational uses. A foot bridge allows visitors to access the west side of the Slate River to hike along Oh Be Joyful Creek and into the Raggeds Wilderness.

Oh Be Joyful Campground near Crested Butte Colorado offers primitive tent and RV camping in a Bureau of Land Management recreation area. Access to a river and numerous hiking, biking, and off-road trails. Due to site demands the BLM has instituted camping fees using the following schedule: there will be a $10 per night charge for sites that have both fire rings and picnic tables. For those sites with just fire rings the charge will be $5 per night.

There are also plans in place to potentially reduce the number of available sites from 50 down to 25. In addition visitors would no longer be allowed to disperse camp at Oh Be Joyful Campground or River Flats Campground. However, visitors would be allowed to camp in designated campsites at Oh Be Joyful Campground and River Flats Walk-in Campsites.

Sites located across the Slate River crossing will eventually be eliminated.

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