CHALK CREEK CAMPGROUND
STAY WHERE THE
ADVENTURE STARTS
Monumental Expeditions is based right inside Chalk Creek Campground & RV Park in Nathrop, Colorado.
Camp here and your rafting day starts just steps from your tent, RV, or cabin.
With Chalk Creek running through the campground, mountain views in every direction, and Buena Vista, Salida, hot springs, hiking, fishing, and Arkansas River rafting all nearby, it makes an ideal basecamp for a Colorado getaway.
TENT, RV OR CABIN
Whether you want to sleep beside Chalk Creek, pull in with the RV, or have a real bed and kitchen waiting after a day outside, there's a place to stay here.
TENT SITES
Choose from creekside, meadow, and shaded tent sites in the lower campground. Sites include a picnic table and fire ring, with creek access close by.
A great choice if you want the classic Colorado camping experience with rafting right outside camp.
EXPLORE TENT SITES ›RV SITES
Chalk Creek offers everything from shaded lower campground sites to full-hookup RV sites with 30 and 50 amp service.
Larger rigs can take advantage of spacious pull-through sites, including 60-foot full-hookup options.
EXPLORE RV SITES ›CABINS
Want the location without sleeping on the ground? Chalk Creek's cabins include a private bedroom, kitchen, full bathroom, porch, and mountain views.
Cabins sleep up to six guests and make an easy home base for a longer rafting and mountain vacation.
EXPLORE CABINS ›
WAKE UP.
WALK OVER.
GO RAFTING.
Monumental Expeditions operates right from Chalk Creek Campground.
If you stay here, you don't have to load everyone into the car and drive across the valley on rafting morning.
Walk over to our rafting office, check in, get geared up, and let us take it from there.
MORE THAN A
PLACE TO SLEEP
Chalk Creek gives you a comfortable place to come back to after a day on the river, in the mountains, or exploring the Arkansas River Valley.
CHALK CREEK
Creek access and campsites surrounded by cottonwoods.
HOT SHOWERS
Restrooms and hot showers make multi-day stays a lot easier.
FIRE RINGS
Lower campground sites include picnic tables and fire rings.
PET FRIENDLY
Dogs are welcome on many individual campsites. Campground pet rules apply.
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY
Chalk Creek Campground is in Nathrop, roughly halfway between Buena Vista and Salida.
That puts you in one of the best locations in the valley for rafting, hot springs, hiking, fishing, mountain biking, scenic drives, and exploring nearby towns.
RAFT THE ARKANSAS
Choose everything from mellow family floats to Browns Canyon Class III whitewater and advanced trips through The Numbers.
VIEW RAFT TRIPS ›SOAK IN HOT SPRINGS
Mt. Princeton Hot Springs and other Upper Arkansas Valley hot springs are nearby, making it easy to finish your adventure day with a soak.
EXPLORE HOT SPRINGS ›EXPLORE THE VALLEY
Spend the rest of your stay exploring Buena Vista, Salida, Chalk Creek Canyon, hiking trails, fishing access, and the surrounding mountains.
THINGS TO DO ›
TWO RESERVATIONS.
ONE BASECAMP.
Chalk Creek Campground and Monumental Expeditions handle their reservations separately.
Reserve your campsite, RV site, or cabin directly with the campground, then book your rafting trip with Monumental.
Once you arrive, both are in the same location.
CHALK CREEK CAMPGROUND
11430 County Road 197
Nathrop, Colorado 81236
CAMP HERE.
RAFT WITH US.
Set up camp, spend a day on the Arkansas River, soak in the hot springs, explore the valley, and come back to the creek and a campfire.
It's a pretty easy way to build a Colorado trip.
