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U.S. Forest Service · Wild and Scenic River · Colorado

Cache La Poudre, Colorado Wild and Scenic River

11 federal campgrounds, 6 of them with first-come, first-served sites.

11Campgrounds

6With first-come sites

98Sites, from 4

5,830–8,970 ftElevation

Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 11 of these 11 campgrounds

Where they are

11 of 11 mapped

Drawing the map

Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

The campgrounds · 11

11 campgrounds

Reservable

Mountain Park

Cache La Poudre, Colorado Wild and Scenic River · CO

57 sites3 pull-through sites1 group siterigs to 45 ft6,670 ftdrinking watertoiletshookups

Reservable

Ansel Watrous

Cache La Poudre, Colorado Wild and Scenic River · CO

17 sites3 walk-in sitesrigs to 40 ft5,830 ftdrinking watertoilets

Reservable

Narrows (CO)

Cache La Poudre, Colorado Wild and Scenic River · CO

15 sitesrigs to 60 ft6,460 ftdrinking watertoilets

Reservable

Stove Prairie

Cache La Poudre, Colorado Wild and Scenic River · CO

9 sites4 walk-in sitesrigs to 40 ft6,070 fttoilets

First-come

Big South Campground

Cache La Poudre, Colorado Wild and Scenic River · CO

8,450 ft

First-come

Dutch George Campground

Cache La Poudre, Colorado Wild and Scenic River · CO

6,520 ft

First-come

Tom Bennett Campground

Cache La Poudre, Colorado Wild and Scenic River · CO

8,970 ft

Seen from the air The agency never photographed these, so here is the satellite view. Same data, same sources.

Big Bend CampgroundCache La Poudre, Colorado Wild and Scenic River · CO7,730 ftFirst-come Kelly Flats CampgroundCache La Poudre, Colorado Wild and Scenic River · CO6,780 ftFirst-come Narrows Campground: Upper and LowerCache La Poudre, Colorado Wild and Scenic River · CO6,460 ft Sleeping Elephant CampgroundCache La Poudre, Colorado Wild and Scenic River · CO7,840 ftFirst-come

Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit

Roadless

Green Ridge - East26,712 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area

Roadless

Cache La Poudre Adjacent Area3,198 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area

Roadless

Green Ridge - West13,634 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area

Roadless

Comanche Peak Adjacent Area46,179 acres · 4 mi · inventoried roadless area

Roadless

Grey Rock12,161 acres · 4 mi · inventoried roadless area

Roadless

White Pine Mtn.10,217 acres · 4 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 · 25 mi from the nearest campground here · 3 acres

Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Sep 8, 2026

Who answers for this land

Cache La Poudre, Colorado Wild and Scenic River’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 · 11 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

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