Flagler Reservoir State Wildlife Area, near Flagler, Colorado, offers a unique camping experience in a serene setting. This area is perfect for those looking to escape the hustle and bustle, with its quiet atmosphere and beautiful surroundings, including wildflowers that bloom in the absence of water in the reservoir.

The location allows for tent and RV camping, with basic amenities like picnic tables and vault toilets available. Visitors have noted the peacefulness of the area, making it a great spot for a quick overnight stop or a longer retreat. One camper mentioned, “It was really quiet and easy to get to,” highlighting the tranquility that many appreciate here.

While the reservoir is currently dry, the landscape is still stunning, and wildlife sightings, including deer, are common. Just remember to keep an eye out for hunters in the area and wear bright colors during hunting seasons. If you're looking for a simple, no-frills camping experience where you can enjoy nature and the stars, this spot might just be what you need.

This campground is for licensed hunters only - not for general public camping.

Camping is allowed by licensed hunters dur-
ing an established big game season or spring
and fall turkey season plus three (3) days be-
fore and three (3) days after each season or
while actively fishing.

Flagler Reservoir State Wildlife Area Campground - LICENSED HUNTERS ONLY

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Easy to find / get to. Large spots with picnic tables and coverings. Dirt road in and large spaces once you get there. Big enough for RVs. When I went it was completely empty and very peaceful. 

Quiet, free, & beautiful! 

For a free campsite this is top notch. There are two bathroom facilities and dumpsters (very clean camp sites). There are multiple places to camp around the reservoir each with a shelter built. Easy to access of the interstate. Has phone service too!

Doesn’t get much better

We stayed here on the Friday night of Labor day weekend 2019 in a tent on our way west. Nice area with plenty of places scattered out so you don't have to be close to others. Only one other person staying in the area that night. And completely free!!


Great for passing through

DO NOT CAMP OUT HERE!!  This place is covered with more Ticks than I have ever seen in my life.  We camped out there for two nights.  In that time we pulled numerous ticks off of our dog, ourselves, and out of our RV.  After coming home, my wife found another one in her hair after she had already showered and examined once.  We also found another on the dog when we gave her a bath immediately after coming home.  We left all clothes in the garage until we can wash in hot water and I am Fogging the RV.

Terrible Experience

Peace and quite.  Boondock for the night to get some sleep, got in late.  Each site has a sheltered picnic table.  Vault toilets on each side of the dry reservoir, nothing special.  The peace and quite was great, nothing but the wind.

Flagler Reservoir

Free! And you've gotta love free camping. We weren't able to find any amenities when we got in around 21:30 and set up in the dark. We saw the picnic tables some have talked about on our way out this morning.  Went to (39.2902069, -102.9839294) and found a small loop with space to pull off and set up tents.

A great first dispersed camping experience

Great free spot. Lots of little loops and tables to set up by. There is also a gas station down the road if you need any small things.

My dog was out and about exploring, have yet to find a tick on him even a week later.

No Ticks

If you’re traveling on I-70, this little spot is an easy pull off for free camping. We got in at 10:30pm and had no trouble finding a spot to put up our tent. It was quiet and easy. If you’re looking for water there is none, the reservoir is dried up. 

Perfect Overnight Spot

Huge help for those headed west on I-70.  Maybe only 8 spots total, some of which can be driven through. Spots are all pretty much the same scrub terrain, not much of a view. No ticks that I saw. Coyotes make a ton of noise at night, but won't come near your camp. 

Super helpful I-70 stop. 

This for me was only a stop over. If it was going to be something nice to check out, I’d stay a couple nights. But it’s not. So it’s one night and moved on. There was me down in the lower spot. And one other vehicle up at the top. A lot of highway nice. 

It’s A Place To Stay

As the title says, just okay. Nothing great, nothing bad. I stayed down the end of the drive. A little dirtier, dusty. If you stay up around the ridge, it’s all grass. But it’s also all open. Not much of a view. No attraction lead off from here. Literally just free place to camp. A lot of Highway noise. Luckily the coyotes reminded me I wasn’t on the highway. LOL 

Just Okay

Not much to say, just a few minutes off of i-70. You will have a couple miles of gravel road on the way to the area. As of the time of this review October of 2020 the reservoir is empty. Apparently the only time it's allowed to keep water is when the downstream people don't need water. We arrived at night and didn't have time to look for a proper site so we just pulled off the circled loop drive period. Had to do 3 and 1/2 in of leveling on the driver's side. Beware on the ground there are thorny plants on the fround that will get stuck in your shoes. Overall a pretty boring site, the kids did enjoy looking at local plant life but other than that it's just a quiet place to sleep. There was some cars that drove around the perimeter drive but none of them came into the loop we are at.

A free place to stopover

Beautiful flowers dot the rolling hills of this campground. Restrooms were well maintained, one for the campground, and water available. The "reservoir" was but a marsh when I visited in June. It seems out of the way but in the background you can hear I-70 traffic. 3 areas suitable for RV/Group camping but plenty room for tents.

Quite prairie setting.

It was nice to find such a lonely spot so close to the highway. We didn't hear much road noise at all and we pretty much had the place to ourselves. Night was cool enough in June. We parked right at the top of the boat ramp. It looks like at one time there was water, but I don't think it's working now. There are picnic tables under awnings scattered around the drive. The reservoir is basically empty, kinda like a marsh now. 

Cool and primitive

This is an easy place to stay off the interstate. We stayed on the east side where there is only a shelter with a couple of picnic tables. The west side has a bathroom of unknown condition. The roads are gravel to within a couple of miles but they were fairly smooth and easy to navigate. There were a couple of other campers throughout the area but plenty of room to be alone. 

Easy, free overnighter with no amenities 

Just 3.5 miles off I-70 at Flagler, CO.  Well maintained dirt road..  

Cottonwoods and sunflowers line the once reservoir which is now a marshy area of Cattails and grass.

Quiet with far off highway noise.  Only two other campers here and the spot we found had a table and shelter and we couldn’t see them.  The locust were a bit noisy but settled down.  

Didn’t have trouble with mosquitoes!  Yay!!

We didn’t see any trash! No trash receptacles.

Beautiful Hideaway

Very little water. Lake is drained. And over grown. 

Lake is all but dried up.   Sketchy

The campsite itself was very near and tidy.￼ The nearby bathrooms were brand new and well-maintained. ￼ set up with dinner cooked and watched a beautiful thunderstorm roll in from the distance￼￼. Would recommend!

Flagler CO, Best campsite yet

Not bad for a short stay, but there is very little in the way of amenities. The reservoir has almost completely dried up. Town is a short drive where you can find a few restaurants and gas. I highly recommend the Boho Brew coffee shop for drinks and pastries.

God for a stop over

Nice quiet spot

Feeling of privacy, each site is far enough from each other that you are not aware of neighbors camping. Spent a night in March. I was the only one. Got here in the middle of the night. Each site is an off-shoot from the main dirt road. Numerous different sized sites to allow for any size vehicle/camper/rv. I tent camped at a high point overlooking the old reservoir which is now dried up unfortunately. Ugly view, not much to look at. But plenty of space to camp and best of all, Free! Oh and there is one handicap accessible large vault toilet/restroom. If you’re on the other side of the reservoir though you’re better off just going behind a bush


Secluded 

Arrived about 6p, only one other camper there.  One more came in after dark.  Several sites spaced far apart.  Lovely view over the dry reservoir made for good birding.  Lots of meadowlarks.  Pit toilet was clean.

Good dispered site

Empty reservoir waste land vibe. Vault toilets. Handful of sites with covered tables. Right off hwy 70, but road noise isn’t too bad on a Friday night. Quiet neighbors. 

Overnight paradise

There is multiple private dispersed camping sites for vans, tents, RVs. 
-fire ring
-free
-picnic table
-no bathrooms
-no water
Breezy and beautiful even in June. Great place to watch a sunset away from it all.


Minimal + secluded 

Really quiet and easy to get to

Well dispersed campsites all around the reservoir. Roads branch off the main road leading to sites. There is an out house. Any trash needs to be packed out. 

Great quiet area

Definitely no frills camping but is perfect for stopping to sleep overnight while making your way across CO. As others have said the reservoir is dried up. We rolled in around 9:30pm and it was pretty hard to see where spots were, the first old fire ring and table we found we stopped and set up shop. The grass/trees were extremely over grown so the table was unusable, which was really no big deal for us but just be aware. One other camper arrived after us but the spots are so spread out we didn’t know their location until we were leaving in the morning. Had our three dogs with us, one on the smaller side. There must be a big pack of coyotes nearby because we heard them howling and yapping all night long in very close proximity so we kept our small dog close to us out of caution. Kinda cool to listen to though. Very minimal highway noise, overall quiet and peaceful. No water available, vault toilets on the opposite side of the reservoir we didn’t use.  Reason for 4/5 stars is just over overgrown and unkempt it is. Would stop here again if needing a quick overnight. 

Solid quick overnight stop 

Free campsite with level spots. Vaulted toilets, covered tables, quiet with wildlife. Just 3.5miles off I-70

So convenient to I-70

there’s nothing to do there and sometimes there’s hunters. every campsite is within living room view of the nearby home. reservoir is dried up. only a few sites to stay at

quiet place to stay the night 

The reservoir is currently closed but you can park around one side and walk to sites. This place is absolutely beautiful, secluded, and even has bathrooms with basic composting toilets, which is a great unexpected bonus for a dispersed site.

Hunting is permitted in this area so obviously be cautious and wear bright colors. We saw a lot of deer. Also saw a rattle snake, so watch where you step.

The reservoir is currently dry and filled with wildflowers, very beautiful.

this place was awesome

Please view the links for current information

  

Regulations: In addition to those restrictions listed in regulation#900 the below listed provisions or restrictions apply(see Chapter 9, http://cpw.state.co.us/aboutus/Pages/Regulations.aspx). More Information: CPW Office(Colorado Springs):(719) 227- 5200 CPW Website: http://cpw.state.co.us 

A. Hunting is prohibited, except for youth mentor hunting only. No more than one mentor per youth hunter may engage in hunting. 

B. **Camping is allowed by licensed hunters during an established big game season or spring and fall turkey season plus three(3) days before and three(3) days after each season or while actively fishing.** 

C. Fires are allowed within an established containment structure in designated areas.  

  

https://cpw.state.co.us/swa/Flagler%20Reservoir%20SWA

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