Camp Hale Memorial

We got lucky and were able to stay here without a reservation on a holiday weekend. The campground host was very hospitable and friendly, and the area was clean and quiet. Leadville is about 20 min away and has any supplies you could need.

Spent 2 quiet nights here in this roomy and quiet campground adjacent to the Colorado and Continental Divide Trail. Lots of great hiking and just 25 minutes north of Leadville. Crazy to think of the 15,000 or so soldiers training here during WWII.

Roomy, big spaces. Bathrooms were clean. Showed up on a Saturday afternoon without a reservation and they had a couple open spaces!

Its a great spot to be away from cell service, water, plumbing, electricity and all the other stuff glampers are looking for.  This is remote but still accessible.  If you need amenities, nothing to see here.

Overall this was a really great campground to stay in. I only give 5/5 stars if I would return and this is a campground I’ll return to.

The campsites were very spacious and overall the entire campsite, (including bathrooms) was very clean and well maintained. We booked this at the last minute midweek and there were still open sites when we came in.

We stayed in site #17, a nice spot for our trailer with solar panels, but it might be rather exposed if you don’t have some kind of shade. Other spots perfect for our trailer with views are : sites 11 (near toilets), 14 and 15.

The cons: There was no cell phone service for us (t-mobile) or water / electricity. Our battery on our trailer did fine and was at 100% when we departed with our solar panels. No water or electricity as this is a campground . It was a distance from our home in Denver — about 3 hours total — but that isn’t enough to from returning.

We explored the area and loved the little town of are’s Cliff and the Mango’s Mountain Grill, as well as Minturn and ate yummy burritos at the Rocky Mountain Taco. Check out the Colorado Trailer nearby as well as the (obvious) Camp Hale Historic Monument.

I don't know what it was about this campground, but we were surrounded by lowlander knuckleheads who were loud, obnoxious (apparently it was the time for everyone in one family to get a haircut!) and throwing and letting trash blow everywhere. Dogs running wild and kids on little dirtbikes doing donuts. I wouldn't go back. I was able to pull up stakes and spend the day doing some 4WD roads that got me a lot of peace and serenity. That's what the pics I uploaded represent. 

Leave no trace

To be fair, I didn't choose this camp ground for any other reason than I was backpacking the Colorado Trail and wanted to be able to meet up with my family some place close to the trail. This suited my needs perfectly. I was able to walk into camp for my second night on Segment 8 and that was fabulous. The history of the valley is fascinating and my family would love to come back and explore some more. The campground sites seem best suited for RV's, however we managed just fine in our tent. We had no shade in our spot (#13), so any time at camp was spent mainly under our canopy. This was the case for many of the other sites, but we did note a few sites that were well shaded. The views from our site were spectacular!
I feel the biggest drawback of this campsite is its proximity to Hwy 24. The traffic noise is very noticiable and loud at times. It did quiet down quite a bit at night and I didn't notice it much at all. Usually we like to be a bit more removed from the human population when we go camping, but again, I has other reasons for choosing this campground. There is no water, but we made sure we brought plenty. There is a river nearby if you need non-drinking water. The sites were spacious and clean. The vault toilets were immaculate. The host was nice and had a cat! I really recommend this spot for history buffs. We want to come back and do more exploring and maybe do a ATV tour of the area. So yeah, just an average campground...nothing really wrong with it, just not as remote as we usually like and it is nice to have access to potable water.

Great spot with beautiful views! Camped here during the go-pro mountain games last year. It’s a nice, quiet spot and super close to Vail and Beaver Creek!

We visited this place from a recommendation from a friend. We went over Father's Day weekend. The weather was perfect, not windy, not too hot or cold in the evening. Our spot was BEAUTIFUL with so many trees and shade. The bathrooms we SUPER clean and didn't smell. Camp hosts never came to check in with us, never waved or anything. Kept to them selves. There were many things we didn't like about this place such as the noise from the road near by, it was constant all night long. Also there was a pond near by, but it was all dried up. The rice was also near by but too hard to get too. And let's not forget all the warning signs about not leaving trails or paths. It was an old military training camp....

so there wasn't a lot for us to do, no hiking, no fishing, no canoeing. But we just enjoy the relaxing :)

Pulled into Camp Hale late at night, found our spot easily and there was almost no one there. The spot was awesome, close to a creek, fire ring, picnic table, flat areas for a tent, decent size so you could have a few tents on site. It was pretty chilly that night so we crept off to bed early but woke up in the morning to the best scenery. It was fall so the aspen were at peak...everything about the area was great. Fished the creek and caught a trout, strolled around the grounds, it's one of my most favorite camping memories. The host visited us and offered tea, she was very pleasant. Hands down, a great spot!