Established Camping
Pawnee Campground
About
National Forest
This campground has a total of 47 campsites for tents, campers, trailers, or RVs. Picnic tables, fire grates, water, vault toilets, and trash services are provided. All campsites with a tent pad have a bear locker. Eight people are allowed per site except for units 12 and 32 which will accommodate…
Reservation Info
Reservations can be made from up to 180 to a minimum of four days in advance of your arrival to the campground.
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
- Walk-InPark in a lot, walk to your site.
Stay Connected
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- VerizonUnknown
- AT&TUnknown
- T-MobileUnknown
Site Types
- Tent Sites
- RV Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
- Group
Features
For Campers
- Market
- ADA Access
- Trash
- Picnic Table
- Reservable
- Drinking Water
- Toilets
- Alcohol
- Pets
- Fires
For Vehicles
- Pull-Through Sites
- Big Rig Friendly
Gorgeous area!
We love this campground! Moose loop is wooded, elk loop not so much. However, there are great views from the elk loop. We especially like the walk in spots. You have to get on the web site early (like months in advance) to get a reservation. However, when we there this week, there were many…

Great Camp at 10K Feet
This is a very nice campground. There are a lot of trees around but avoid sites 1-14 since there is not much shade. Bathrooms were very clean. There a few lakes around bad the river where you can fish. Camping in September was a bit cold at night. Recommend to be prepare for the cold. There is a…
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Not accurate
Says these are first come sites on recreation.gov but got there and told i had to have a reservation. American Land and Leisure campgrounds suck.
Location
Pawnee Campground is located in Colorado
Directions
From Colorado Highway 72 at Ward, turn west onto the Brainard Lake Road. Travel 2.5 miles to the entrance portal, and continue another two miles to Pawnee Campground, located on the east side of Brainard Lake.
Coordinates
40.14645514 N
105.56706118 W