Springer Gulch in CO -- Campground & RV Camping in Colorado
Springer Gulch in CO
U.S. Forest Service allows overnight stays only at the designated sites here.
Springer Gulch Campground sits at an elevation of 8,300 feet in Eleven Mile Canyon, set among ponderosa pine, aspen, and fir trees a short walk from the South Platte River. It features 14 reservable sites with dirt aprons fitting trailers up to 25 feet, campfire rings, picnic tables, vault toilets, and a drinking water hand pump. Visitors come for fly fishing for trout along the granite canyon walls and accessing the nearby Overlook Trail at Spillway Campground for views of the canyon and reservoir.
Road difficulty 3 of 5 -- a rough drive in. Recorded as maintained for passenger cars, dirt, pitching to 12%.
South Fork of the South Platte River runs 0.1 mi off. Exposed here -- the nearest through road is 0.1 miles off, a 15-site campground. Most of them shaded. Stoll Mountain stands 2,624 ft above the site, 6.4 miles northwest. The nearest town, Cripple Creek, is 18 mi off.
September normals 36–70°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