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U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · Colorado

Arapaho National Forest

17 federal campgrounds, 3 of them with first-come, first-served sites.

17Campgrounds
3With first-come sites
167Sites, from 10
8,430–11,440 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 17 of these 17 campgrounds

Where they are

17 of 17 mapped
Drawing the map
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Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

The campgrounds · 17

17 campgrounds
Reservable
Columbine Campground
Arapaho National Forest · CO
47 sites5 walk-in sitesrigs to 55 ft9,020 ftdrinking watertoilets
Reservable
Cold Springs - Arapaho Roosevelt NF (CO)
Arapaho National Forest · CO
43 sites5 walk-in sites3 pull-through sitesrigs to 50 ft9,340 ftdrinking watertoilets
Reservable
Idlewild Campground
Arapaho National Forest · CO
25 sites25 with a bear box3 pull-through sitesrigs to 30 ft8,920 ftdrinking waterhookups
Reservable
Guanella Pass
Arapaho National Forest · CO
18 sitesrigs to 45 ft10,740 ftdrinking watertoilets
Reservable
West Chicago Creek
Arapaho National Forest · CO
16 sitesrigs to 40 ft9,610 ftdrinking watertoilets
Reservable
Clear Lake Campground
Arapaho National Forest · CO
8 sites8 with a tent pad10,040 ft
Reservable
Pickle Gulch
Arapaho National Forest · CO
7 sites6 walk-in sites6 group sites9,090 ftdrinking watertoilets
Reservable
Mestaa’ėhehe Mountain Fire Lookout
Arapaho National Forest · CO
1 site1 hike-in siterigs to 20 ft11,440 ft
Seen from the air The agency never photographed these, so here is the satellite view. Same data, same sources.
Cold Springs CampgroundArapaho National Forest · CO9,340 ftDenver Creek CampgroundArapaho National Forest · CO8,570 ft · drinking waterFirst-comeJim Creek CampgroundArapaho National Forest · CO9,280 ftMizpah CampgroundArapaho National Forest · CO9,650 ftSouth Fork CampgoundArapaho National Forest · CO8,960 ft
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
Roadless
Square Top Mountain6,445 acres · 1 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Troublesome13,858 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Square Top Mountain5,944 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Mt. Evans Adjacent Area10,247 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Bard Creek25,411 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Vasquez Adjacent Area6,131 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area

Camping here is a stake in what happens to it. More Than Just Parks tracks the threats and the comment windows.

Source: USFS Inventoried Roadless Areas via MTJP Roadless Map · Jul 29, 2026

Heads up

Wildfire
Burnett Gulch fire · 33 mi from the nearest campground here · 3 acres
Wildfire
Willow fire · 44 mi from the nearest campground here · 7,534 acres · 80% contained
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Sep 8, 2026

Who answers for this land

Arapaho National Forest’s campgrounds sit in one congressional district. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Joe Neguse (D)CO 2nd · 17 campgrounds · grade A+
Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score
Unit: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) land units
SRC · RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM · unified by CAMPANAC · refreshed nightly