We did a quick overnight backpacking trip to one of the backcountry sites at the top of the Timber trail. It’s a beautiful meadow with wildflowers in the summer. A relatively short hike in with multiple routes so good for a quick trip or with kids. At night, you’ve basically got the park to yourself because it closes at dark to all other users. We hiked to the top of Arthur’s rock to watch the supermoon rise and it was pretty special!

This is a great little campground situated right within the Happy Jack trail system. It used to be all FCFS which was great, but now some are reservable. There are 3 sites that are always FCFS now. Lovely pine forest surrounds with great recreation opportunities. You do hear a little bit of road noise from the highway which is a little suprising.

These were great yurts, although not super well maintained. However due to a long fiasco, they have been demolished. The state park said new yurts will be coming in 2024.

There is dispersed camping up and down Pingree Park road. Make sure you have your national forest boundary map or MVUM so you know where the private property starts and ends. Most sites have rock fire rings that have been made and there's a creek running near the road so you can get water for filtering. Many sites to choose from, but they do fill up.

What a beautiful campground in a beautiful location! Cleanest vault toilets I have ever seen. There are good amounts of trees between sites for privacy and the hiking trail nearby is great. Only problem is that it books up super fast!

We did a quick overnight backpacking trip to one of the backcountry sites at the top of the Timber trail. It’s a beautiful meadow with wildflowers in the summer. A relatively short hike in with multiple routes so good for a quick trip or with kids. At night, you’ve basically got the park to yourself because it closes at dark to all other users. We hiked to the top of Arthur’s rock to watch the supermoon rise and it was pretty special!

Camped here a few times in shoulder seasons when it’s FCFS. I love that you can get a site without a reservation when it’s colder and the riverside sites are great. Bathrooms are some of the cleanest I’ve experience in a National Forest Campground! And a great hiking trail is across the street.

This BLM campground has free sites and pit toilets that are kept clean. It’s a great location above Buena Vista and great views. FCFS but people moved in and out daily.

We stayed for 3 nights and our site was great. Roomier than other NPS campgrounds, trees for shade, and flush toilets. The nearby camp store is well stocked and the laundry and showers were really nice too. Love that you can walk to the lakeshore from The campgrounds. We saw a bald eagle on the lakeshore trail too! We would definitely stay again!

This campground is smaller and less busy than others since it’s off of the figure 8 road. It was pleasant, quiet, and the lake was lovely. Small sites so plan accordingly! We heard a wolf pack move through the area at night which was cool. But bring your bear spray just in case!

We stayed here in September and it was very enjoyable. Smaller spots like any NPS campground, but the lake access, tree canopy, and small non-generator campground was just our style. The bathrooms have cold running water and flush toilets and the location is very convenient if you’re trying to visit different parts of the park.

This was the best KOA I’ve ever been to. I’m not a dedicated KOA camper but I’ve been to my fair share and this one takes the cake. The grounds were shaded and kept tidy, the shower+toilet bathroom combo was really nice and super clean. The amenities and camp store were great too. We stayed in the glamping tent for one night, which was a super cool spot with a great view. Unfortunately it rained all night. We were nice and dry but the road up from the glamping tent got muddy and slick. Thankfully we have 4-wheel drive. A 2-wheel drive car may have gotten stuck. Overall it was great and I wish we could have stayed longer!

We didn't get to spend a ton of time here, just one night, but it's a pretty standard KOA. All the things you'd expect, like the activities and lodging options. We stayed in a kamping kabin and got a queen+ bunk beds version which I wasn't expecting. We had thought we had the queen-bed only. There wasn't much to be done about it as everything was booked. The bathrooms were clean and the dishwashing station was well maintained. The pool looked nice but we didn't get a chance to test it out. The tent sites along the side of the property were shaded and looked nice, but the ones in the middle were pretty basic with no trees.

We stayed here mid-summer. We had site A9 and it was a pretty snug spot, as is typical with national park campgrounds. The bathrooms/ pit toilets were pretty clean. This location is great for if you're planning to do any inter-canyon travel as it's close to the entry points. We did the Gunnison route and started early, so we were happy to have a close spot. It's a bit noisy because of how close sites are to one another, and there's not a ton of shade, but that's pretty typical for this part of the western slope. Bring a shade tent or shelter!

Stopped on the way back to Colorado after visiting Mt Rushmore and Wind Cave NP. This is your classic KOA. Sites are close together, but there are trees so it’s not super sunny and hot. We stayed in a Camping Cabin, and it was exactly like you’d expect. Bathrooms are fairly clean, people were respectful of quiet hours, and the laundry room and dish washing sink is nice to have on a long road trip. Pretty good option if you’re passing through or need a break from the no-showers variety of national forest/park campgrounds. Most KOAs are pretty predictable and this one meets the standard.

We stay at Fort Wilkins every time we are in copper harbor. The location is great, right on the bike trails and right between lake Fanny Hooe and Lake Superior, which is hard to beat. The camp store has great ice cream and a bunch of essentials if you need something. There is laundry in the east campground for $2.50 per load each for wash/dry. There are only two washers so you may have to wait. There is also wifi at the camp buildings like the bathrooms and store. The only downside is that campsites are very close together and there is no separation between the RVs and Tent campers. It would be nice to have a tents only loop to keep things quieter.