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Camping > Lightner Creek Campground and Cabins
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Lightner Creek Campground is a family fun camping destination in Durango, Colorado, just minutes from downtown shopping. The campground is open seasonally, from May 1st to September 1st, and is nestled away from all highway noise. Featuring a beautiful scenic mountain setting, this campground is a getaway for thousands of families each season. Visitors are warmly welcomed to Lightner Creek Campground.
The amenities offered at Lightner Creek Campground include: clean restrooms with hot showers, group camping area with pavilion, game room, heated swimming pool and more. Stream fishing at Lightner Creek is great for catching your own dinner. We can accommodate everyone from tenters to the largest 5th wheel or motor home. Let's not forget the children's playground and basketball court, public pay phones, shared BBQ grills, ice and propane.
This family campground has a quiet, peaceful location, consisting of 30 beautiful acres in a mountain setting...complete with a clear mountain stream. The owners and operators, Joe and Cheryl Amorelli, spent two years touring 48 states with their truck and trailer. After their journey they came to acknowledge what campers appreciate: no highway noise, just a quiet and secure setting with a great scenic view. Approximately 1/3 of the campsites are located under the shade along Lightner Creek. These sites make for special camping experiences and they are very popular. Book your reservations early.
Lightner Creek Campground is great for your stay in the Four Corners area and just minutes from the Durango & Silverton Railroad depots. The Animas River offers guided river rafting trips for the entire family and there are stables in the area that will take you to the local mountains for horseback trail rides. Mesa Verde National Park is only 30 miles from our campground and is a beautiful place to visit. Being centrally located from all of these attractions, it is no wonder Durango is a destination-vacation.
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Lightner Creek Campground and Cabins, Durango, Colorado, USA contact information, including address, telephone, email, and website link ( where applicable ) is provided by Select Inns of Colorado for your convenience. Please get in touch with Lightner Creek Campground and Cabins directly for additional information about accommodations, rates and polices and to reserve your vacations. |
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Colorado offers a winter wonderland that can be enjoyed by all. With an impressive array of activities and nightlife, you and your family will be entertained constantly during your trip! When we say winter wonderland, we mean wonderful! We have something for everyone and lots of cool events. From snowshoeing, cross country skiing, snowmobile rides, ice skating, sleigh rides, and more! Durango hosts an annual winter festival called Snowdown with ice sculptures, fabulous folleys (reserve early), downhill racing of all sorts, a parade, snow kayaking, river plunge, horse drawn ski races, various saloons and restaurant specials! The ultimate Colorado vacation awaits you!
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Our activities include skiing, snowboarding, rafting, kayaking, mountain biking, hiking, camping, horseback rides, hunting, fishing, backcountry and mining tours, golfing, rock climbing, live concerts, gaming, art gallery walks and much more. Durango area is a safe, secure and wonderful place to travel! |
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