Gold Lake Area Dispersed

I stayed at a small spot maybe a mile further down the road from where these coordinates lead you to. There was a fire ring and it was right on the lake. My spot was just before the large spot with the uphill drive that overlooks the lake. Perfect balance of solitude and presence of distant neighbors. Road to get in is a little rough but not the worst and I even saw some sedans doing fine. Easy one hour drive into RMNP in the morning.

Go to the location to find that the lake and the surrounding area is private land. There were a handful of campsites, but looked like it was surrounded by other private properties. So needless to say, was disappointed to drive all the way there to find it was not exactly the dispersed backwoods camping the Natives are used to. If you are looking for just a spot to pitch a tent, then this is a pretty area. But if you are looking to play in the wilderness, you will have to keep looking.

Very quiet. Minimal traffic. Good open spots for up to medium sized rigs. Be forewarned, the private land area at the end of the road does not have any turn around space. Great views.

Many spots along the CR once you find it, came in around 4pm on a Friday and there were still plenty of spots but started filling up fast. By 7pm, people were turning around as no spots were left. There were multiple moose in the area with babies so beware of the mamas!!

The owners of the lake have cameras on all sides but there was one section left open for shores access but no swimming, fishing, or use of the lake itself. Trails around the area were beautiful. Will definitely be back in the fall when the aspens turn! As a previous review said, look for ticks nightly. None on the people that we found but some on the dogs. Do your checks! Definitely bring bug spray as the flys and mosquitoes were thirsty. No cell service majority of the time using ATT or Verizon.

Lots of lovely spots close to Boulder. Most sites have well established firings, which is great. Less crowded than some other spots although we did have an unfortunate group of men a couple sites down that had too much fun in to the wee hours of the morning. Always annoying. The only thing I would caution about this area is The ticks. We brushed about Five off of us just during the visit. Unfortunately we must’ve missed one because my wife ended up with one attached when we got home in her scalp. Just be aware and make sure you’re checking when you get back.

Nice spot, parts might be somewhat hard to get to in smaller vehicles, but we did fine to a good spot in a 2WD Promaster. My GPS from the coordinates just took me to the nearest town of Ward, CO.

This is how I got there coming from the North:

Take RT72 South to County Road 100. CR100 is on the left just past “Millsite Inn” (currently for sale so take the name with caution) From CR100, go about a mile or so and turn left onto Gold Lake Rd. Take that road a few miles back to Forest Road 372 on the left. There’s two entrances to FR372. Lots of campsites along FR372

If you keep going on Gold Lake Rd, you’ll run into signs noting private property and to turn around

Had a fox visit our site!

Took a chance on this place for Saturday camping, arrived here around 10am, so many spots! My group of 6 took the second spot on the right, we hiked about a mile to the lake only to discover a whole different area for camping! The lake is private, but pretty cool rock formations that you can climb up. There's fire rings at every site, FYI there were little to know mosquitos at the first couple spots, but got worse as we walked towards the lake. No amenities, no cell service for ATT, Verizon, & T-mobile. Solid spot, close to Boulder!

Great spot right outside of boulder, easy to navigate to. No access to the lake which sucks but other than that 10/10.

Gold Lake Road is one of the best spots for dispersed camping in the area. There are a ton of spots on the way to the lake. I've been able to find a spot even on a summer Saturday, which can be hard to do in many of these dispersed camping zones outside of Boulder. Convenient access to RMNP and Indian Peaks Wilderness.

Great camping spot. Not a lot of bugs, service at the top of the rocks, close to Nederland

We turned down Forest Road 372B from Gold Lake Road. Not too many people here, which was lovely. Very quiet and lots of space in between sites. You’re going to want 4WD for some of the sites, but there are others appropriate for smaller cars. They even have sites big enough for larger groups. Our was up a hill with a view of the lake. Gold Lake is a private lake, so look but don’t touch. This was a great place for dogs!

Love it here, very secluded. One of my fans fav spots. No amenities. Bring what ya need and shower ahead of time.

First off, not Oregon, this is in Colorado.

Drove around searching for somewhere to park the teardrop after our first destination was full, and ended up here at Gold Lake.

Got to the lake and figured out it was a private lake, which was a bummer because it would be a beautiful place to wake up in the morning, but after turning around we found the first forest service road and turned onto it.

About 1/4 mile down the road we turned into the first spot with a fire pit, and turned out to be exactly what we were looking for. Beautiful sunshine, but some wind, and frigid single digits overnight, but it was Colorado mountain camping at its finest.