Maroon Bells Amphitheatre in CO -- Campground & RV Camping

Maroon Bells Amphitheater is an outdoor venue in the Elk Mountains overlooking Maroon Lake, a meadow, and peaks over 14,000 feet. Located in an aspen and spruce-fir forest, the site holds up to 50 people for gatherings or picnics. Facilities include accessible vault toilets, a water fountain, and a day-use parking area 200 yards away. Nearby, flat accessible paths line Maroon Lake, while steeper trails like the West Maroon Trail climb into the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness. The East Maroon Portal Picnic site, four miles away on Maroon Creek, offers food storage lockers for larger groups.

Getting there: Coming to Aspen via Independence Pass: Take Highway 82 West from downtown Aspen, 1 mile to the roundabout (rotary). From the roundabout, take Maroon Creek Road 4.7 miles to the Maroon Bells Welcome Station. Continue past the Welcome Station. The amphitheater is 5 miles beyond the Welcome Station at the end of the road. The Maroon Bells Amphitheater is approximately 9 miles from Highway 82 at the roundabout. Coming to Aspen via Glenwood Springs: Take Highway 82 for 40 miles to the roundabout (rotary). From the roundabout, take Maroon Creek Road 4.7 miles to the Welcome Station. The amphitheater is 5 miles beyond the Welcome Station at the end of the road. The Maroon Bells Amphitheater is approximately 9 miles from Highway 82 at the roundabout.

• Moderately separated here.
• Flat ground is scarce: under a tenth of the terrain within a few hundred yards is level.
• Pyramid Peak stands 3,235 ft above the map pin, 1.4 miles south.
• Maroon Lake lies 0.4 mi off.

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