Mount Princeton in CO -- Campground & RV Camping in Colorado
Mount Princeton in CO
U.S. Forest Service allows overnight stays only at the designated sites here.
Mount Princeton Campground sits at 8,600 feet in Chalk Creek Canyon under a canopy of ponderosa pine and Douglas fir. The layout includes single-family sites with gravel parking spurs, picnic tables, and campfire rings with grills, served by wheelchair-accessible vault toilets. Chalk Creek runs right by the grounds, and Chalk Lake lies one mile west for trout fishing. Nearby options include off-road vehicle trails up Mount Antero and Tincup Pass, a hot springs resort within four miles, and the historic mining ghost town of St. Elmo 15 minutes away.
Road difficulty 2 of 5 -- a moderate drive in. Recorded as maintained for passenger cars, gravel, pitching to 8%.
Mount Princeton stands 5,594 ft above the site, 2.6 miles northwest. Chalk Creek runs 0.1 mi off. Exposed here -- the nearest through road is 0.1 miles off, a 19-site campground. 6 sit on the water -- most of them shaded. The nearest town, Buena Vista, is 9.3 mi off.
September normals 41–69°F, 1.2″ rain. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Set by U.S. Forest Service. Stage 1 and 2 orders change within days -- check the current order before you build a fire.
fs.usda.gov