Campfire Safety Tips

For more information on Camping & Cabin locations, rules and regulations regarding sites, and maps and other useful information, pleas call 719-836-2031 or visit the South Park Ranger District Office at 320 US Hwy 285, Fairplay, CO 80440.  For information regarding restrictions on or bans on open fires, please contact the Park County Dispatch non-emergency line at 719-836-4121, Option 5.




Lake George Area

1)  Blue Mountain – 1.5 miles South of Lake George off County Roads 96 & 61; 25 ft maximum parking; 21 campsites; elevation 8,200 feet

2)  Cove • Eleven Mile Canyon – 16 ft maximum parking; 4 campsites; elevation 8,400 feet

3)  Happy Meadows – 3 miles North of Lake George off County Road 77; 22 ft maximum parking; 8 campsites; elevation 7,900 feet

4)  Riverside • Eleven Mile Canyon – 30 ft maxiumum parking; 18 campsites; elevation 8,000 feet

5)  Round Mountain – 6.5 miles West of Lake George on US Hwy 24; 35 ft maximum parking; 16 campsites; elevation 8,500 feet

6)  Spillway • Eleven Mile Canyon – 25 ft maximum parking; 15 campsites; elevation 8.500 feet

7)  Springer Gulch • Eleven Mile Canyon – 25 ft maximum parking; 15 campsites; elevation 8,300 feet

8)  Spruce Grove – 13 miles North of Lake George on County Road 77; 35 ft maximum parking; 27 campsites; elevation 8,600 feet

9)  Twin Eagles – 14 miles North of Lake George off County Road 77; 22 ft maximum parking; 9 campsites; elevation 8,600 feet




Jefferson Lake Area

10)  Jefferson Creek – 5 miles North of Jefferson off County Roads 35 & 37; 25 ft maximum parking; 17 campsites; elevation 10,100 feet

11)  Lodgepole – 4 miles North of Jefferson off County Roads 35 & 37; 30 ft maximum parking; 34 campsites; elevation 9,900 feet

12)  Aspen – 4 miles North of Jefferson off County Roads 35 & 37; 25 ft maximum parking; 12 campsites; elevation 9,900 feet




US Hwy 285 Corridor

13)  Buffalo Springs – 12.5 miles South of Fairplay on Forest Service Road (FSR) 431; 30 ft maximum parking; 18 campsites; elevation 9,000 feet

14)  Fourmile – 9 miles West of Fairplay on County Road 18; 22 ft maximum parking; 14 campsites; elevation 10,760 feet

15)  Horseshoe – 8 miles West of Fairplay on County Road 18; 25 ft maximum parking; 19 campsites; elevation 10,560 feet

16)  Kite Lake – 5.5 miles Northwest of Alma on County Road 8; not recommended for trailer/RV; 5 campsites; elevation 12,000 feet

17)  Lost Park – 21 miles Southeast of Jefferson off US Hwy 285 adn County Road 35; 22 ft maximum parking; 12 campsites; elevation 10,000 feet

18)  Michigan Creek – 4 miles Northwest of Jefferson off County Roads 35 & 54; 25 ft maximum parking; 12 campsites; elevation 10,100 feet

18)  Middlefork RV Resort – 255 US Hwy 285, Fairplay.  26 full RV hook-ups; 12 electric hook-ups; RV storage; elevation 9,953 feet

21)  Roberts Cabin – 3 miles Northwest of Como at County Roads 50 & 33; parking for 4 vehicles; sleeps 8; elevation 10,200 feet

19)  Selkirk – 8 miles North of Como off County Roads 50 & 33; 25 ft maximum parking; 15 campsites; elevation 10,500 feet

20)  Weston Pass – 15 miles Southwest of Fairplay on County Road 22; 25 ft maximum parking; 14 campsites; elevation 10,200 feet