Horseshoe Campground

A pleasantly quiet campground, but aging equipment and a yellow jacket infestation left some to be desired. We camped toward the end of the season, and maintenance of the vault toilets had been neglected, apart from being in general disrepair. The road to this facility is also exceptionally rough.

The campground is about six miles away from the Highway 285 and Alma. The road to ge there is a little rough, however, it is well connected to a couple of trailheads for those who like hiking. Takes about two hours to get there from Downtown Denver.

Great campsite and the host was really friendly! The only downside was the amount of bees/yellow jacket type insects at our spot. They were everywhere in the morning/early afternoon and it made cooking pretty irritating. It was okay once we got the fire going but just something to keep in mind.

Very well kept and generally quiet campground in the woods near Four Mile Creek. Smaller sized and somewhat remote location, which seemed to keep the traffic down. Great place to get away from most of it. I had good cell phone reception, so the escape was not quite complete, but still a good experience. Camp host Celos is a great, hard-working guy. Full of great tips to enjoy the area. Recommended the Limber Grove Petrified Forest Trail to me. I was thankful that I took him up on his recommendation. Celos obviously enjoys his job and wants everyone to enjoy Horseshoe Campground as much as he does. Bring your bug spray and mosquito netting.

Very nice arrangement of individual campsites with fairly good privacy. Of the 3 sites we reserved, 2 did not have enough flat space or space devoid of jutting rocks to put up a 12x13 tent. That being said, the overall grounds were clean. The other campers (about half full) were very quiet and cordial. Our camp host interacted nicely with us. Recommendation: Hike the Limber Grove trail from the campground trailhead to the parking lot about a mile up the road.

Great camp host! Very well maintained and clean. Pit toilets were about as good as you can imagine....even had air fresheners! Excellent location near the Mt Sherman trailhead. Camp sites were large with lots of space in between.

Beautiful location, lots of mosquitoes and toilets needed pumping. Could use a lot more care from the NFS than its getting.

Our group (10 people, 4 cars) had sites 6 & 7 for 7/24-7/27. Sites were nice and close and we were able to move between the two easily which was perfect for us. Tons of greenery and the most beautiful wildflowers. The only ‘negatives’ were mosquitoes and the rocky road up. Camp host is very friendly and helpful. Will definitely be back!

Camp host is so nice; the area is beautiful. Hiked up Sheep Mountain, good hike but quite rocky. There is an awful mosquito infestation and it’s miserable. Make sure you prepare yourself and your animals accordingly.

Middle of the week in early July and there was very little traffic and campers, most just overnight. We enjoyed a lot of wildflowers which included Columbine, a treat for us, being Colorado born and raised. Camp Host was very helpful and showed me the way to get the old water pump to work with some old fashion elbow grease.