1 review of Purgatoire Campground "This weekend we decided to venture in to the Culebra Range of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of the San Isabel National Forest to enjoy the wildflowers and try our hand at fishing.

Camp sites one through four are closest to the river. 1 talking about this.

The river provides nice fishing and a trailhead attracts hikers and horseback riders.
(CDOW) Followers 98 Monument Lake.

Good shore fishing with live bait authorized. There is nothing to show.

Enjoy your fishing experience but stay away from spawning fish so they have a chance to repopulate. The Purgatoire River originates at the confluence of the North Fork Purgatoire and Middle Fork Purgatoire rivers near Weston in Las Animas County, Colorado, and flows generally east-northeastward approximately 196 miles (315 km) to a confluence with the Arkansas River in John Martin Reservoir State Park near Las Animas in Bent County, Colorado. Paddleboats and fishing boats are available for rent. The headwaters of the rainbow… Purgatoire River Fishing Reports Recently shared catches and fishing spots. Meetings are always open to the public. Reproduction may not occur during low flows of the river or if areas of the river go dry. Stream fishing is permitted at the Purgatoire River where it meets the Purgatoire Campground. • Don’t cast to spawning fish. French trappers named the river to commemorate Spanish explorers killed in … Find more fishing reports in Colorado. The Purgatoire River (Spanish: Río Purgatorio) is a river in southeastern Colorado, United States. North Fork Purgatoire River is a stream located just 24.3 miles from Trinidad, in Las Animas County, in the state of Colorado, United States, near Vigil, CO. Fishermen will find a variety of fish including brook trout and brown trout here.

Started in 2009 to protect the Purgatoire River and other trout fisheries near Trinidad, Colorado. The campground is in an aspen and conifer forest near the North Fork River at an elevation of 9,800 feet.

Purgatoire means Purgatory in French. A Small Town With Big Plans For Their River By Joanie Muzzulin, Purgatoire Southeastern Colorado and the town of Trinidad have been known for many things through the years, but a popular destination for fly fishing was not one of them. The river, also known as the Purgatoire River, flows 196 miles to the confluence of the Arkansas River.

• Avoid fishing, walking, or wading, in shallow gravel bars near islands.
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The river is also known locally as the Purgatory River or the Picketwire River.

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