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Colorado Campground is a favorite family destination near Manitou Lake Picnic Area north of the town of Woodland Park. A short trail leads to the lovely lake, where visitors enjoy fishing, bird watching and canoeing.
Manitou Lake offers trout fishing and lakeside picnicking. Canoeing on the small lake is also a popular activity. The Centennial Bike Trail, a paved, accessible recreation trail, connects Colorado Campground to Manitou Lake Picnic Area and South Meadows Campground. The trail is popular among hikers, roller bladers and bicyclists. The nearby Rainbow Falls OHV Trail System and North Divide OHV Trail System are recommended for off-road vehicle enthusiasts.
The campground is situated at 7,800 feet in a ponderosa pine forest near the 5-acre Manitou Lake. The campground lies in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, due north of Pikes Peak. Pikes Peak summit reaches an elevation of 14,115 feet and is America's easternmost peak over 14,000 feet.
Colorado Springs is about 25 miles southeast of the campground and offers many services. Garden of the Gods is a popular attraction just outside of town. This free park offers hiking trails, rock climbing routes, a visitor center and cafe. Pikes Peak lies west of Manitou Springs, which is about 20 miles from the campground. Visitors can hike, or drive to the summit of this beautiful mountain. The town of Woodland Park, located 6 miles south of Colorado Campground, offers gas, groceries, dining and shopping.
Cancellations Individual Campsites: Cancellations up to 2 days before a reservation start date incur a $10.00 cancellation fee. A visitor who cancels a reservation the day before or on the day of arrival will pay a $10.00 service fee AND forfeit the first night's use fee including tax and applicable add-on for a campsite. Cancellations for a one-night reservation will forfeit the entire amount paid and will not be subject to an additional service fee. No-Shows A no-show visitor is one who does not arrive at a campground and does not cancel the reservation by check-out time on the day after the scheduled arrival date. Staff will hold a campsite until check-out time on the day following the arrival date. No-shows are assessed $20.00 service fee and forfeit the first night's rate, taxes and applicable add-on for a campsite. Refunds Visitors may submit a refund request through their Recreation.gov profile within 7 days of the end date of their reservation. Refunds will not be issued after the 7 days has ended. Refunds for debit or credit card payments will be issued as a credit to the original bank or credit card used to pay. For check or cash purchases, Recreation.gov will mail a Treasury check for refunds of cash, check, or money order payments to the address associated with the reservation. Treasury check refunds may take up to 6-8 weeks to arrive. In the event of an emergency closure, the Recreation.gov team or facility manager will refund all fees and will attempt to notify you using the contact information within the Recreation.gov visitor profile.
$37 / night
$41 / night
Please Note: Must be in possession of a horse in order to camp in the equestrian campground. The Indian Creek Equestrian Campground is an ideal camping site for avid horseback riders looking to explore the Indian Creek Equestrian Trail. The area provides a pleasant atmosphere plus nearby access to the Rampart Range, a well known off-highway vehicle riding area. The area boasts wildlife like mule deer, turkey, elk and black bears. The Roxborough State Park is located to the northeast of the campground as has a reputation for its dramatic red-rock formations.
The Indian Creek Trail, which is also called the Bear Creek Trail, is a loop trail that extends for 14 miles. In addition to horseback riders, mountain bikers and hikers also enjoy taking on the scenic journey.
Campsites sit among a mix of trees that provide both shade and sun throughout the day. These include Ponderosa pine, Gamble oak, Douglas fir, aspen and spruce. Pike-San Isabel National Forests include over a million acres of wilderness and over half of Colorado's mountain peaks that reach above 14,000 feet in altitude.
For facility specific information, please call (303) 647-2366.
$27 / night
$7 - $22 / night
Scout
Very quiet and bathroom and showers were clean
Guide
As usual this was a great place to camp. Site 1 is the most private but furthest from the bathrooms, Site 2/3 are closest together, Site 3 has the very best flat pad with the table, ring and still room for a 10x10 tent or shade tent area. Sites 1-4 have shade, sites 5-8 do not.
Hosts are friendly and helpful, bathrooms cleanish, stalls in good shape.
Trail #800 is pretty sketchy these days due to excessive water erosion. 3' deep and 8" wide troughs to walk along with so much overgrowth it's hard to navigate.
The trail heading North out of the parking lot is great, well maintained and also has hidden 7 dwarfs along the trail to try and find. We did it four times just to make sure we found all 7.
Guide
Attention to detail here! Great owners.
LegendThey say this is the world’s highest KoA. It’s in the side of a mountain, css as moving loops stretch up the hill, bathroom and shower are at the bottom of the hill! But they do have pizza and will deliver to your site. It was pretty dusty when we were there. Sites are not jammed together, and the hillside does allow for views over other campsites. Hummingbirds buzzed around all day. Close to Cripple Creek and Pikes Peak
ScoutEverything from friendly faces to taking care of the missing needs of the outdoors. My in-laws and kids absolutly love this place. Not to mention perfect for our disabled daughter.
Legend
Very nice pull in campsite near a ton of trails. It was pretty busy, though, on a Tuesday. Also, it was $23/night. Be sure to pass all the private property signs - they only apply to the sides of the road! Pets must be leashed. The roads in are nice gravel roads.
ScoutWe stayed in a tent utilities site for two days. Shortly after setup we order pizza from their on-site hunts brothers and it was delicious. After eating we noticed that the electric wasn't working luckily for us no one else was by us we plugged in next to us and let the staff know, they had it fixed by morning. If you ever need something you call instead of going to the main office and they come to you (pizza, firewood). Overall a great stay.
RangerGreat Campground with all the amenities. Sites are fairly close together, but not a problem for me. Everything is exceptionally clean. You must check in before 6pm. Downtown Colorado Springs is minutes away and close to attractions. Plus you can take advantage of on base shopping and more.
TravelerVery nice and quiet campground with full hookups at all sites, as well as, a picnic table. We had a great time and enjoyed the scenery, we felt like we got lucky with space having an end space but most sites were pretty close together and felt like they were right up on top of one another.
Traveler
What a wonderful campground, so clean and close to town. The campground was surrounded by walking trails and even a frisbee golf course. Sites had full hookups and complete with a table, large fire ring, and tent site as well. Facilities for showering and bathrooms were close and extremely clean! Camp host also had bundles of wood available. Highly recommend, we will be back!
Guide
Awesome Campground - camp hosts very nice. ~60 sites, I reserved ahead of time but you can drive through and see if any are open. I think it was like $20/night. Lots of variety of sites, back in, pull through. Sites well spaced apart. Each site had fire ring and picnic table. Multiple pit toilets and trash bins. Walking access to the lake next door
ScoutThe hosts are very friendly and helpful. The pit toilets are kept sparking clean which is a good thing for minimalist campers. An amphitheater hosts special events on the weekend. Zillions of kids and dogs and lots of happy sounds. Pull throughs and back ins that are trailer friendly. Lots of folks in tents. This was quiet and close to Woodland Park for those essential items you might have forgotten. We have a TAXA Cricket and have been here twice this month. We will be back! We came on a Thursday with no prior reservations and had our pick of sites.
ScoutUnbelievable sunrise views from campsites 1-10. Mid March bathrooms were open & water running. Good passive design, so they were even a bit warmer than outside. Arrived after 10pm & all gates were unlocked, easy to get in.
TravelerSpacious spots with full hookups. There’s a park entrance fee in addition to the spot rental. Park entrance fee is available to purchase via an automated kiosk.
ScoutExcellent campsite for RV full hookup! I used this space for over a week for a shakedown run with my new travel trailer. This site is just 7 minutes from society which is a plus and a minus. Good for close camping but not so good for “getting away from it all”.
TravelerClean,Quiet place, well maintained campground, multiple laundry facilities are available with coin change machine and have detergent dispenser.
GuideStayed for 7 nights. Beautiful weather. Had a football game while we were there. Air Force won. Sites were very spacious. Full hookups. Met some nice people and some very rude people who would not control their dog.
Took a ride up to Pikes Peak, Garden of the Gods was close by and just tooling around the area was awe inspiring
Loved this stop
ScoutLoved this place! It’s convenient to lots of attractions in the area, as well as clean, quiet, and secure. The camp staff is wonderful. We were only supposed to stay a couple of nights, but my husband ended up in the hospital, and the camp extended our stay until he was discharged. They were so understanding and helpful! We really appreciated their hospitality!
ScoutI typically disperse, but needed a quick night. Stopped in. The visitor center employee was not friendly. I tried to home with her and was super nice. I got nothing. Saw some deer and elk. Quick access to CO. Springs and Manitou Springs. I'd stay again if I want full convenience. Showers and laundry. $50
RangerThis place has all the necessities and so many extra curricular activities for kids. Playground, beach volleyball, tetherball, frisbees golf, basketball hoop and outdoor laser tag which was SO FUN for my son. Showers and bathrooms. I heard a few people with larger rigs that weren’t fans of “ all the trees” but I thought it’s was wonderfully shaded!
GuideThis is a beautiful National forrest campground. It has only 2 electric sites. You are a short hike to Lake Manitou where you can go fishing and non motorized boating (swiming is not allowed). Water is available but not in individual sites.
GuideI picked this campground to be near Pikes peak and Garden of the Gods. It did not disappoint. I did not feel like it was too far away, and we passed several commercial venture that just looked crowded.
It had pit toilets that need a flashlight to use when it's getting dark. Water spigots not too far away. Friendly camp host with firewood for sale, but it was on the pricey side, ($7) compared with what was sold at Rocky Mountain National Park, or even back home.
RangerThe campground has a great view of the city and the mountains, the installations are the best showers bathrooms etc. We will definitely stay in this park again.
ScoutVery nice place to camp I will be back often. Clean bathrooms various water stations. Great camp host. The con is they close early day after Labor Day.
TravelerWe stay 3 nights here what a beautiful place in the mountains. Very clean well maintained and clean. Nice little store and clean bath house.
ScoutVery wooded area, lots of vaulted toilet and water access. If you are tent camping you can set up your tent anywhere in your space (not restricted to just a pad) Can easily camp 2 families (limit of 2 tents and 8 people) Close walk to a lovely little pond for fishing and plenty of beautiful trails and hikes nearby.
ScoutThe sites are surrounded by beautiful trees and well maintained. The staff is very helpful and work hard to keep the facility looking great. The only negative is the coal trains that blow their loud horns early in the morning.
Horse camping in Colorado offers a unique opportunity to explore the stunning landscapes while enjoying the company of your equine friends. With a variety of well-reviewed campgrounds that cater to horse enthusiasts, you can find the perfect spot to set up camp.
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