Thunder Ridge

We stayed in Site 012 with our 22' Travel Trailer and a Ford F150. This site has fantastic views of a valley and the Reservoir below. Easily the best views in the entire campground (Site 11 is the next best). There is a nice large sandy area, a picnic table and a post to hold a lantern. There isn't a whole lot of shade, but there is one large Pine Tree near the picnic table. No shade where the trailer parks. A water spigot is right across from the campsite. The pit bathrooms are a couple hundred feet away and there are no sinks. A trailer requires about 6" of lift-leveling on one side. Good distance between neighboring campsites too. Very quiet at night. Verizon cell service was one-bar LTE, but I was able to stream Game 7 of Stanely Cup Finals on my iPhone (with frequent dropouts).

Few drawbacks to the site:

1) Warning to those camping in this site with a trailer. This is a pull-in site and not a pull-through or a back-in site. You can back-in (we did), but you will have to go around the loop backwards and the road is very narrow. If you happen to be driving around when someone else is coming in, it's going to be a real nightmare for someone to back out (probably impossible). When we left, I had my wife stand where the road was two-way before it turned into one-way and hold up people if they came in while I was leaving. 2) There is a very steep drop off on the right side if looking into the site. Be careful backing in. It's tricky. 3) The trail down to the lake runs immediately next to this campsite where the trailer parks. If backing-in to the site, it will literally be 4 to 5 feet away from the trailer door. However, if you pull-in the door to the trailer will not open to the trail. 4) Steep stairs down from the trailer spot to the picnic table.

We stayed in Site 012 with our 22' Travel Trailer and a Ford F150. This site has fantastic views of a valley and the Reservoir below. Easily the best views in the entire campground (Site 11 is the next best). There is a nice large sandy area, a picnic table and a post to hold a lantern. There isn't a whole lot of shade, but there is one large Pine Tree near the picnic table. No shade where the trailer parks. A water spigot is right across from the campsite. The pit bathrooms are a couple hundred feet away and there are no sinks. A trailer requires about 6" of lift-leveling on one side. Good distance between neighboring campsites too. Very quiet at night. Verizon cell service was one-bar LTE, but I was able to stream Game 7 of Stanely Cup Finals on my iPhone (with frequent dropouts).

Few drawbacks to the site:

1) Warning to those camping in this site with a trailer. This is a pull-in site and not a pull-through or a back-in site. You can back-in (we did), but you will have to go around the loop backwards and the road is very narrow. If you happen to be driving around when someone else is coming in, it's going to be a real nightmare for someone to back out (probably impossible). When we left, I had my wife stand where the road was two-way before it turned into one-way and hold up people if they came in while I was leaving. 2) There is a very steep drop off on the right side if looking into the site. Be careful backing in. It's tricky. 3) The trail down to the lake runs immediately next to this campsite where the trailer parks. If backing-in to the site, it will literally be 4 to 5 feet away from the trailer door. However, if you pull-in the door to the trailer will not open to the trail. 4) Steep stairs down from the trailer spot to the picnic table.

Clean and quiet. Host was very informative and helpful

Clean and quiet. Host was very informative and helpful

Amazing view and very clean park.
Worth returning soon.

Amazing view and very clean park.
Worth returning soon.

We stayed at site #15. Very soon after we arrived, the campground lived up to its name and it started to thunderstorm. We enjoyed the storms from inside our tent and the next day enjoyed walking on the trail to the lake with an umbrella. The trails are nice and smooth and easy to walk despite the rain. The campground is quite pleasant and our site felt private even though we had camping neighbors on all sides. We could not find a completely level spot to set up our tent out of the sun on Site #15. The intended pad was sunken and rocky. The camp host was amazing (A++) and said that they planned to improve the pads for next year. She kept a very clean restroom and was super helpful. She even provided hand sanitizer!!! We would love to come back and try to get sites #13, #12, #11, or even #10 that overlook the lake. Overall, we had an excellent experience!!!

We stayed at site #15. Very soon after we arrived, the campground lived up to its name and it started to thunderstorm. We enjoyed the storms from inside our tent and the next day enjoyed walking on the trail to the lake with an umbrella. The trails are nice and smooth and easy to walk despite the rain. The campground is quite pleasant and our site felt private even though we had camping neighbors on all sides. We could not find a completely level spot to set up our tent out of the sun on Site #15. The intended pad was sunken and rocky. The camp host was amazing (A++) and said that they planned to improve the pads for next year. She kept a very clean restroom and was super helpful. She even provided hand sanitizer!!! We would love to come back and try to get sites #13, #12, #11, or even #10 that overlook the lake. Overall, we had an excellent experience!!!

With only around 21 sites, this campground was peaceful. Very close to the Rampart Reservoir which is a no wake lake, made it even better. Road going there was a bit rough with our trailer coming from Colo Springs but still manageable.

With only around 21 sites, this campground was peaceful. Very close to the Rampart Reservoir which is a no wake lake, made it even better. Road going there was a bit rough with our trailer coming from Colo Springs but still manageable.