Handcart in CO -- Campground & RV Camping
Handcart in CO
CampgroundUSFS
13 mi from Blue River
Maps 9,785 ft
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Rough
- Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
- Recorded as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt, pitching to 10%.
Campground details
4 sites
Setting
Limited privacy
Located off Park County Route 60 near US Highway 285, Handcart Campground sits in a forest setting surrounded by lodgepole pine trees. The property features 10 sites designed strictly for tent camping. On-site seasonal services include drinking water and a campground host from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend, with extended-season access offered before and after summer when full amenities are shut off.
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, a 4-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- North Fork of the South Platte River runs 0.1 mi off.
- Red Cone stands 3,014 ft above the map pin, 3.3 miles north.
Climate averages
October normals 30–52°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 79 of 100.
Tree cover41%30m sat. est.