Crescent Mining Camp in CO -- Campground & RV Camping in Colorado

Crescent Mining Camp features two historic 1890s mining cabins set at 10,000 feet along Clear Creek in Clear Creek Canyon, at the base of Ervin Peak. Rented together to sleep up to six total guests, these primitive structures have no electricity, running water, heat, or furniture, though additional tent and RV camping is allowed on-site. The property includes a private drive with a locking gate adjacent to popular off-highway vehicle routes, making it a major base for motorized trail riders and hikers venturing toward the 14,000-foot peaks of the nearby Collegiate Peaks Wilderness.

Road difficulty 4 of 5 -- a difficult drive in. Recorded as maintained only for high-clearance vehicles, dirt, pitching to 12%. Flat ground is scarce -- under a tenth of the terrain within a few hundred yards is level.

Ervin Peak stands 3,427 ft above the site, 1.5 miles northwest. Lake Fork runs 0.2 mi off. Cabins and shelters rather than pads -- most of them shaded. The nearest town, Buena Vista, is 19 mi off.