Good Home Base

Lone Duck Campground was a good home base for us during our visit to Colorado Springs. The campground is several miles down from Woodland Park and about the same down to Manitou and the Springs. We were out and about during the days, but Lone Duck was nice to return to each afternoon.

Reservations were easy to do online. They had the site ready for us when we arrived.

Site 45 was great for our pop up. If we had our 30’ trailer, we wouldn’t have had room for our truck. The site is right next to a lovely stream that really drowned out any road noise. We slept great with the white noise the stream produced. Our site had a picnic table and fire pit (with grill grate). We had water and 30/20 amp electric.

The bathrooms/showers were in the main office. The men’s restroom had a couple of stalls and three showers. They were sufficient for me. The women’s restroom was small and cramped according to my wife. It appears the floors and walls had been coated with a garage floor or bed-liner material. It wasn’t the most appealing but again was sufficient. We did use the laundry room and all machines worked fine.

There is a store, small dining area, and arcade in the main office along with the restrooms and laundry room. Wifi was hit or miss from the campsites. It was better inside the office. The check in staff was aware of the wifi and mentioned they were working on it. (We weren’t here for the internet so again, not an issue for us).

The kids did swim in the pool. The water was warm and they seemed to enjoy playing with other kiddos there. There is a small playground next to the pool and fishing pond. Kids played there frequently until quiet hours.

There are a few small cabins on the grounds and separate sections of the park for tents. There are houses just across the stream from our site but we never heard from or noticed any of the neighbors.

There is quite a bit of greenery throughout the campground. I thought the place could use a mowing or weed eating, but maybe it’s normal to have local grasses/plants left alone to grow.

As others have mentioned it is a bit tricky getting in and out. If you leave toward Woodland Park, you’ll have to cross a couple of lanes and make u-turn. Same thing of your coming to the campground from Manitou. You’ll make a u-turn.

Overall, we liked the place and would stay again.

It’s Okay

We used Ok Campground as a home based for exploring the national parks in the area. It was a good, quiet campground for us to return to each night.

Staff - the staff was friendly and helpful. We we able to get checked in without any issues.

Sites- The sites were mostly rock and dirt. They were level. Our site appeared to be in between full timers. (….which were nice folks) Our site had a table and some chairs, but the chairs appeared unusable. We brought our own so it wasn’t a big deal for us.

Amenities - we used the laundry, showers, and toilets there. All were adequate and clean.

Booking - we booked online and were given the option to reserve a specific spot for extra $$. I didn’t see any specific sites that I would have paid extra for.

We’ve been to nicer campgrounds but OK served our needs for this trip.

Clean and Cozy

We only stayed at Mountain View for one night while passing through, but we enjoyed our stay. The office staff was super friendly. Mark came out on a cart to usher us to our site. He was helpful and provided wonderful advice for the rest of our trip in Utah (Moab). The sites are a bit close, but the campground was quiet and clean.

Our girls enjoyed the pool and hot tub. The laundry facilities were nice and even had a designated machine for pet laundry. The restrooms and showers were private and clean. The water pressure was high and temp was hot. There was a beautiful fire pit near the pool along with pickle ball and basketball courts.

This facility is near the highway but the road noise wasn’t a problem for us.

We would stay here again in a heartbeat.

Beautiful but Windy

Henry’s Lake is an absolutely beautiful place. The campground and facilities were generally clean. We loved the location in proximity to Yellowstone. Our site had water and electricity.

We were in a pop up and the wind was a bit strong and unpredictable for us. One night we had to move down the road to the KOA to get out of the wind. If we were in our travel trailer we probably would have been okay.

Depending on the direction of the wind and your site, you may get the aroma from the fish cleaning station and vault toilets by the boat ramp. We were out most of the time so it wasn’t an issue. If we stay here again, we would get a site away from the boat ramp.

Several of our neighbors were disappointed with the dump station being closed and the lack of notification. We did see the alert on the site and didn’t need sewer hookup. This wasn’t an issue for us.

Overall, this is a great campground. We would certainly stay again if in our TT.

Beautiful and Clean

This is probably our favorite campground so far. The sites are spacious and clean. The water spigots are insulated for colder weather camping. There are several hiking trails with varying levels of difficulty. There are several beautiful falls along Lee Creek.

We didn’t make it to the pool but they looked fun and inviting.

We were only able to stay one night on our way through to Yellowstone, but we plan to stay here again.