Crags Campground

I camped here one night before I hiked up to the Devils Playground. Bring cash for the site, it is first come first serve. Great sites with fire pits and picnic tables. Very kind host.

Highly recommend location very beautiful scenery and lots of good accommodations

WARNING RV’s and TRAVEL TRAILERS - the 3.4 mile dirt road up the mountain can be quite steep, at times rough, and narrow with water erosion on one side creating sizable troughs. Also only a few of the 17 sites could really my truck and my 18 ft trailer (I was site 14 which just fit me and was the flattest site by far). Ideal for tenting, car camping, and conversion vans. Other than those complaints, the campsite is beautiful with a creek running right through the middle with great hiking all around and the cleanest vault toilets you’ll ever find (as other reviewers have mentioned).

Best week-long tent trip! Our site was 6 which right next that the creek and you can listen to running water next to your tent. So peaceful. Easy access to hiking Pikes Peak from the west side. Wife and I did it and it took about 6.5 hours. Richard the camp host was friendly. Water station and great biking/hiking trails all around. No Cell service. Dirt road, easy access.

I camped here for quick access to the trailhead for hiking the northwest slopes of Pikes Peak.  This small campground was very quiet as there's only 17 sites.

I only spent one night and was hiking all the next day, but each time I used the vault restroom it was clean and well stocked with air fresheners.

My site was relatively small but there was a picnic table and fire ring, which were just a few feet apart.  My site and many others did not have a designated tent pad and the available space would've only accomodated a smaller 4 person tent at most.

The creek was nice but also meant that the mosquitoes were plentiful.  There was no cell service at all.

This is a place my husband often hiked growing up. We were one of the last campers of the season. It was a chilly 25 degrees at night, but with good gear our tent camping experience was amazing! We had a great hike and a great chat with the camp host. We will be back!!!

This spot was absolutely one of the best that I have stayed at by far. Be prepared to not have any contact with outside world while you are up here. It’s cold at night, even in June, prepare for rain and wildlife.

Forest, stream, trails, wildlife, mountain views, cool air. It was great.

The dirt road in is pretty well marked and not bad to drive on. 

First come, first serve and not a ton of spaces. That said, on a Wednesday in September we got there at 3:00 and about half the spots were available. We had a great site beside the (empty) host site. It backed up right to a stream. 

My kid was bummed about no internet until he found the creek. Then it was all hopping and exploring.

By 10:00 P.M. it seemed most of the spots were filled.

Don't let the amount of traffic coming out the road and you drive in discourage you. The day use trailhead gets a lot of traffic.

Clean vault toilets. Picnic tables. Water pump (non-potable). Fire rings, though burn ban was in effect.

I'll add several pics to show empty sites, but keep in mind most of the better shadier ones were already claimed (and I didnt want to take pics of others).

Would definitely return - despite no AT&T or Verizon service.

Beautiful 4 mile drive up a winding dirt and gravel road through the canyons with the stream next to you. Camp sites a little close but not so bad. The scenery is out of this world. Divide Colorado is 20 minutes away. Host was very polite and knowledgeable of the area.Only 17 sites available so get there early. Something about having a campsite with a creek running through it that makes it special. Vault toilet available and there was a hand pump well next to site 11. Site 11 is pictured.

My boyfriend and I took a 13 state journey this summer over the course of 3 weeks and this was one of my favorite campsites we stayed at. It has a beautiful stream right next to the campsites on the left and the site itself was quaint and very nice to tent camp in and the ground was softer so it wasn’t that uncomfortable to sleep on👍🏻10/10 would go back🏕 the road to get into is a little winding and rough and you have to drive through a separate, private Mennonite campground to get there but getting there was definitely worth the rough road in. The campground was simply breathtaking.

One of my favorite campgrounds in Colorado that I’ve found. Quiet and remote, but not far from a town. Lots of trails nearby. We hiked to Pikes Peak via the Devils Playground trail. Plenty of wildlife, flora, and fauna. There’s a stream running right by camp. Dog friendly, but keep an eye on them because there’s lots of mushrooms! The dirt road was a little rough in places, but if you drive slowly and carefully any kind of vehicle can make it up to the campground. Firewood is available; $7 for one bundle or $18 for 3 bundles. $18 per night for us with one car and a tent.

Very friendly and accommodating host here. Nice and clean and reasonably priced. Several trails to hike around the campground as well.

There are a few miles of steep, dirt road from the main road up to the campground. I wasn’t sure my ‘99 Camry would make it, but it did just fine. Sixteen campsites, fairly private with trees and bushes between. Very clean bathrooms. Beautiful little stream running through the sites on one side of the road. I arrived on a Saturday night in early September and there were only two open sites, but by mid-day Sunday I was the only person left. It was nice and quiet having the whole place to myself. Trailhead access right from the campground to Devil’s Playground and Pike’s Peak. The Crags trail (also right from the campground) was super low key, about 2.5 hours round trip with great views at the top.

Very affordable (cash drop box near host site), good hiking, gorgeous formations, nice flowing creek. No running water but bathroom was clean and water pump worked fine, tent/rv/family/group camping friendly, worth the long drive, no cell service

Great place to stay if you are wanting to hike pikes peak. Close to the trailhead that will take you up. This is on the backside of the mountain if you are in Colorado Springs.

The campground is a little out of the way and you feel like you out in the middle of nowhere. Close to a couple of trailheads and a short drive to cripple creek. Nice and quiet

This is one of my favorite places I've camped. Close to town, but far enough out to actually feel like you're getting away. Easy access to trail heads, beautiful views. Clean, quiet grounds. (At least when we went in September.) Also, the colors in the fall are amazing.