Winiger Ridge at Gross Reservoir

Had a great time here with hardly anyone there so very peaceful.

We drove up around 8/9pm from Boulder. Most camps spots were already taken (1-8 sites only..) but we made our own site / shared with campsite #2. Roads are rough. Some loud campers nearby but we had fun.

Beautiful views and campfire spots!

The Hummingbird Place

Load of campsites, you can access Forsythe Canyon Trailhead in any car but you will need a high clearance vehicle to get any further. Loads of spots to camp, some better than others but they do seem to fill up quick. If you park at the trailhead like we had too (rental car) then the hike all the way down is only 1hr or so maybe less

Awesome place. Most definitely need 4WD and clearance

Stayed at campsite 18, had great views and nice weather, no water though but there is a lake down the road. 4x4 Required as roads were rough

Camped in the walk in tent area near the parking lot, had a great view of the reservoir from my campsite. If you plan on camping in the walk in tent area be aware that the lights from the water plant are on all night and do shine into the campground. Also, ended up having a large group of college kids camp near me and they played loud music all night, so that wasn’t cool. Overall a cool spot, just a few negatives. I recommend choosing a site that’s along the drive in, site #6 looked about perfect.

Visited this past weekend for a night and I was impressed by how quiet the location was. Then again, it’s November and very few people are crazy enough to brave the cold… The campsite had some trash left in the fire ring (aluminum cans) that will not burn and there was other trash left around the campsite. Other than that, phenomenal location. I’d highly recommend it!

As others have said, don’t use the Lat/Lon from Dyrt - it’s not correct. You can find the camping area pretty easily on Google Maps, just look up Gross Reservoir.

All-wheel drive and higher clearance car helped getting in, as the road is pretty bumpy. Stayed in the last park-in campsite. Had to hike in to the lake, but was much easier that bringing in camping gear to the lake-side campsites. Beautiful views. Great place for water activities, but no swimming allowed. An hour from Boulder because of the rough roads. Some 4-wheelers that could get a bit annoying. Primitive camping with one porta potty on the way in.

Site 5 was a great spot for a bigger group. It was nice to be tucked away in the corner with no groups behind us or next to us. There were other campers near by but it felt pretty private. The weather was great. We didn’t make it to the gross reservoir but it was nice to have the option of a good hike near by. It is very important that you have a high clearance car to drive on the road. It’s a lot like off roading on some parts. I would go back!

Follow the written directions, don’t use the dyrt’s map option.

Beautiful spot, extremely hard to get to (in a camper van) with rough uphill roads. Didn’t experience any of the noise or ruckus mentioned at camping spot 2, had so much room and incredible views. Highly recommend!

Spent Saturday night and had a great designated spot on one of the points.  After 5:00 pm a bunch of campers came and setup camp in non-designated areas.  There was a ton of noise and partying continued in a few of the campsites until about 3:30 am.  It's a shame because it's such a beautiful spot and close to Denver/Boulder.  Also, not may campsites followed "Leave No Trace" as there were empty beer cans and trash all around.

I hope people have had/has a better experience then we did! We drove hours to get to this camp site for it to be disappointing and no camping spots left, out of all that land they only had 20 camp sites that I seen (may have been more) if so they was hidden. Seen a bunch of good spots we could have camped at but had to stay in the designated camping area, maybe even doubling the amount of campers in one spot would help. Definitely recommend a 4x4 and a lifted vehicle

Road 359 was closed at the parking area, so we have to haul our camping gear for half a mile. The road after the parking lot is not suitable for low clearance cars but a Subaru Crosstrek should be able to make it. We were the only ones till late afternoon, then a lot of locals started to show up caring all their gear up the mountain. The place is clean and with great views. We saw a huge moose close to camp. Hike all the way to lake. Took us 40 minutes from the parking lot. A lost of trees have been cut down due to the pine beetle, but still a pristine and beautiful place.

The directions under the description are not correct they bring you to this back road in the middle of no where. Looked like people had camped there and would be a great place to camp but very remote and obviously no amenities. Not sure who put those directions up.

Good hiking spot that takes you down to the reservoir. Not to far from the campsite. There is camping only in designated area.

Given that this is so close to boulder, a ton of people come here. Our campsite definitely had litter laying around which was really sad to see. It is awesome that it's so convenient but I wish people would practice leave no trace. We tried to drive in Friday night and all the campsites were full so some kind people let us share theirs. I'd suggest getting their early to get a good spot!

Great spot for early sunrise or sunset views. Plenty of room for multiple tents. Thuroughly enjoyed our time here.