Mirror Lake

This was our first time camping at Mirror Lake, we originally were planning to stay at Gold Creek where we have camped before but decided to try somewhere new. After doing the Cumberland Pass from Pitkin to Tincup we found this beautiful spot to kick off our first night of our 10 day camping across Colorado trip for our honeymoon. When we arrived this was the last spot available, while there were other spots closer to the lake this was still a great spot. Ground is hard to get stakes in so I would recommend heavy duty stakes. Lots of side by sides in the area, so if this is something that bothers you I wouldn't recommend staying here. The lake was beautiful and we saw lots of people on kayaks and paddle boards as well as fishing. Would definitely return. We believe our spot was 5 but it may have been 7.

 very nice view of the lake from campsite! I got to see moose swim in the lake! 😆

Along the FSR on either side of the campground there are several dispersed options. These are great if you want to feel a bit more primitive. We found one spot just north of the lake that was really great. It required crossing part of the lake to get to. It also set us up well to do tincup pass the next morning. High clearance and 4wd recommended. Beautiful and cool in June. We got a good bit of freezing rain.

It was An amazing experience, about 2 hours from service. Went in late September and nights were around 35 degrees. Closest town is probably an hour and half out maybe 2 so be ready. Off road vehicles only. Amazing to wake up in a place like this with little to attend to but your own mental peace.

...but totally worth the trouble. The three miles from Tincup, Colorado were challenging for my 2017 CRV AWD...but we took it slow and crawled our way over and around the 12" rock covered road. Our reward was an excellent campsite at the top of the loop that had an amazing view of Mirror Lake. We arrived at 830am and plopped our chairs down by the lake as we watched the campers at site 7 pack up and leave. We then claimed our site. There was no water available. No host, bring your own wood. The "bathroom" is the only reason this campground gets 4 instead of 5 stars. It hadn't been cleaned in several days and was so filthy and overrun with flies it was unusable. But other than that...I would stag again in a heartbeat.

Great spot. Beautiful lake.

Clean, quiet, beautiful little campground next to a staggeringly beautiful lake. While the downside to this place is the ATV/ORV playground nearby, few machines came into camp making it a quiet and calm base for a few days.

The most beautiful site I have ever woke up to in my entire life I must campsite on anybody’s bucket list

Simple campground, with vault toilets, tables and fire rings, yet has a primitive feel. Handful of spots overlook mirror lake. Lots of fish within, but was difficult to catch any. Beautiful views. At the time, we were the only ones in the campground. Would definitely come back. There is a lot of primitive spots on the drive up. The road requires some 4 wheel drive (~12”-16” rocks), but take your time, air down and is pretty easy.