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Established Camping

Michigan Creek

About

National Forest

Pike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands

Overview

This location is available on a first-come, first-served basis only. Visitors are required to physically arrive at the campground to purchase and claim a site. Once on-site, you may be able to pay for your campsite(s) by scanning a QR code using the Recreation.gov mobile app, and the Scan and Pay feature. If this option is available, you will need to first download the free Recreation.gov mobile app https://www.recreation.gov/mobile-app prior to your arrival as some remote areas have limited or no cellular service.

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For facility specific information, please call (661) 702-1420.

Reservation Info

Campsites are first-come, first-serve.

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Location

Michigan Creek is located in Colorado

Detail location of campground

Coordinates

39.411563 N
105.88441 W

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Access

  • Drive-In
    Park next to your site

Stay Connected

  • WiFi
    Good
  • Verizon
    Unknown
  • AT&T
    Fair
  • T-Mobile
    Poor

Site Types

  • Tent Sites
  • RV Sites
  • Standard (Tent/RV)
  • Group

Features

For Campers

  • Phone Service
  • Drinking Water
  • Toilets
  • Alcohol

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Reviewed Aug. 3, 2022

Nice views and nice and quiet

The campground is clean, has wonderful views and toilets. There are 12 sites and if you cannot find an established one here, there are many dispersed spots along the road. A drive up the mountain leads to a beautiful lookout area.

Site7
Month of VisitSeptember
  • Review photo of Michigan Creek by paige L., August 3, 2022
Reviewed Aug. 1, 2022

Views for days!

This is hands down my favorite campground. The sites are spaced out, it's off the beaten track, and the views were A-MAZING. There's no trash cans, electric, or running water so make sure you come well stocked with reusable items. It's right off the trail for Georgia Pass. Could not have been happier with my stay. Also, T-Mobile worked there. Double check the location on Google maps. It's hard to add places on this app.

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Month of VisitAugust
  • Review photo of Michigan Creek by Steph C., August 1, 2022
  • Review photo of Michigan Creek by Steph C., August 1, 2022
  • Review photo of Michigan Creek by Steph C., August 1, 2022
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Reviewed Jan. 1, 2022

An ideal rustic NF campground -- secluded and quiet

This little campground is the antithesis of the often-crowded and overbooked chain of campgrounds on the nearby Jefferson Creek road (County Road 37). It is clean, spacious, mostly shaded, and near a LOT of promising beaver ponds and creeks/rivulets that hold brooks and browns. It is reasonably easy to reach on well-maintained gravel roads off of US 285, not far from Kenosha Pass.  Rarely crowded, the campground is first-come, but also adjacent to dispersed camping from the campground on up Road 54 toward the French Pass Trailhead (per Pike NF website). The campground has water in the summer months.

Month of VisitJuly
  • Review photo of Michigan Creek by Prof K., January 1, 2022
Reviewed Jun. 24, 2021

The best spot

I’ve been going to this spot for years. It’s a small first come first serve campground. It’s clean, has spacious spots and gorgeous hiking right from camp. A creek and beaver ponds scatter the area. I’m not sure how busy it is on weekends but on a Tuesday, we were one of three groups and couldn’t see anyone from our site.

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Month of VisitJuly
  • Review photo of Michigan Creek by Kate S., June 24, 2021
  • Review photo of Michigan Creek by Kate S., June 24, 2021
  • Review photo of Michigan Creek by Kate S., June 24, 2021
Reviewed Oct. 1, 2019

Was lucky to find this cool campground

Jefferson Lake area is really nice but most of the camping in the area is by reservation only. We were very lucky to find this first come first served campground. Two of the sites are double sites so you could camp right next to your family/friends. There's a cool loop at the back that would be great for group camping. Not lots of shade trees(shade at front of campground) but that didn't bother us. Campground is meant for all camping types from tents to rigs as long as your rig is shorter than 25' (we found out after we had squeezed our 29' camper through the entrance). No cell coverage, very clean campground.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Michigan Creek have wifi?

No, according to campers on TheDyrt.com, Michigan Creek does not have wifi.

Is there cell phone reception at Michigan Creek?

According to campers on TheDyrt.com, Verizon signal is unknown, AT&T is fair, and T-Mobile is poor.

How hard is it to get a campsite at Michigan Creek?

Some campers book as far as 6 months in advance, so on high-demand weekends it can be very difficult to get a campsite at Michigan Creek. If you want to get a last-minute campsite at Michigan Creek, try setting up a text message Alert at TheDyrt.com/alerts

Why is it so hard to get a campsite at Michigan Creek?

There are 4 campsites at Michigan Creek and over 80 million Americans who camp! Try snagging a cancellation by setting up a text message Alert at TheDyrt.com/alerts