Bosque del Oso SWA Campground offers camping access to a 30,000-acre state wildlife area along the South Fork Purgatoire River, with riparian cottonwood groves and diverse habitats ranging from pinyon-juniper to mixed conifer forests.

A valid hunting/fishing license or SWA pass is required for all visitors 16+, and public access is limited to May 1–November 30 (except for licensed hunters December 1–April 30).

Note that fishing is prohibited on the South Fork Purgatoire River within the SWA from the day after Labor Day through the day before Memorial Day.