Established Camping
Deep Lake
About
National Forest
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
- Walk-InPark in a lot, walk to your site.
- Boat-InSites accessible by watercraft.
Stay Connected
- WiFiUnknown
- VerizonUnknown
- AT&TUnknown
- T-MobileUnknown
Site Types
- Tent Sites
- RV Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
- Group
- Tent Cabin
Features
For Campers
- Reservable
- Drinking Water
- Toilets
- Alcohol
- Pets
- Fires
Great spot!
They had fire grates and toilets for the campsite. It was first come first served and is only $6 a night. The views were nice and the wildflowers were unbelievable. Gotta bring a paddle board for the lake next time I go!
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Great Views and a Great Lake
The Deep Lake area of Flat tops Wilderness offers a variety of scenic hikes and drives as well as 4x4 trails and great lake fishing. The drive up to this area is up a dirt road about 10 miles, the road can be a beat beat up in areas. I blew a tire on my truck on the way up. Other than that the drive up is very scenic, you will pass the deep creek overlook and can see Aspen, Beaver Creek, and Vail Ski Resorts all in the same view.
The campgrounds are very large and spaced out. We went with a large group, 5 cars and many tents and had plenty of room. Some site are able to accommodate an RV or trailers. Sites vary between open and exposed to set against the forest for shaded. Restrooms were located fairly close to our spot and i remember it being one of the cleanest vault toilets i have ever used! Each spot also has a metal fire pit with a grill over top.
Like i mentioned earlier the Deep Lake area is a great base camp to go out and explore. You will find many people driving off road vehicles around. The fishing in the lake is also very good, the Forest Service stocks the lake every year. Lastly the campground sits at 10.500 ft so it does gets chilly up there even in the middle of summer.
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Location
Deep Lake is located in Colorado
Directions
From Gypsum, CO, take Interstate 70 west and go 5.3 miles to Exit 133, Dotsero, CO. At end of exit ramp, go north on Frontage Rd. for 0.8 miles to a stop sign and Sweetwater/Burns sign (County Rt. 301). Turn Right at sign onto Rt. 301 and go 1.7 miles to Forest Access sign. Turn left at sign onto dirt and gravel road (later identified as Forest Rt. 600) and go 27.6 miles to a "Y" intersection. Bear right, staying on Rt. 600, and go 1 mile to campground sign. Bear right at sign and go 0.1 miles into campground.
Coordinates
39.77200029 N
107.3020004 W