Iron City in CO -- Campground & RV Camping
Iron City in CO
CampgroundUSFS
14 mi from Buena Vista
Maps 9,885 ft
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Difficult
- Road difficulty 4 of 5: a difficult drive in.
- Recorded as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt, pitching to 10%, 60% of it on a shelf.
Campground details
4 sites
Setting
Limited privacy
Situated in Chalk Creek Canyon near the historic mining townsite of St. Elmo, Iron City Campground features 15 individual sites and provides direct access to local ATV trails. The historic Iron City Cemetery sits on the east end of the property, featuring an entrance sign that details the history of the early settlers and miners buried there.
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, a 4-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Flat ground is scarce: under a tenth of the terrain within a few hundred yards is level.
- Mount Mamma stands 3,677 ft above the map pin, 2.4 miles southeast.
- Chalk Creek runs 0.1 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 25–52°F, 1.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
NSWE
Starlink Radar
Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy
Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 55 of 100.
Tree cover45%30m sat. est.