About Jefferson Creek
Number of accommodations: 16
Nearby Activities & Attractions
Fishing
Hiking
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2026 Season availability
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Reviews (216)
What Guests Are Saying
Jefferson Creek Campground offers a beautiful and peaceful setting with excellent access to hiking trails, rivers, and Jefferson Lake, making it a favorite for many visitors. The campsites are spacious, clean, and well-maintained, with friendly campground hosts enhancing the experience. Some challenges include limited water access and rough roads, but overall, guests highly recommend returning for a relaxing stay amidst nature.
What Guests Are Saying
Jefferson Creek Campground offers a beautiful and peaceful setting with excellent access to hiking trails, rivers, and Jefferson Lake, making it a favorite for many visitors. The campsites are spacious, clean, and well-maintained, with friendly campground hosts enhancing the experience. Some challenges include limited water access and rough roads, but overall, guests highly recommend returning for a relaxing stay amidst nature.
Review Summary
Sarah C
VerifiedJuly 18, 2022 • Stayed at: 010, Loop: JEFFERSON CREEK
Clean campsites, clean bathrooms, creek runs through the campground and easy access to Jefferson Lake.
Sarah C
VerifiedJuly 18, 2022 • Stayed at: 010, Loop: JEFFERSON CREEK
Clean campsites, clean bathrooms, creek runs through the campground and easy access to Jefferson Lake.
Christopher H
VerifiedJuly 11, 2022 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: JEFFERSON CREEK
Sites are nice and shady, level, and mine had decent privacy. Restrooms were clean and stocked. Great place!
Christopher H
VerifiedJuly 11, 2022 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: JEFFERSON CREEK
Sites are nice and shady, level, and mine had decent privacy. Restrooms were clean and stocked. Great place!
Mark B
VerifiedJuly 2, 2022 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: JEFFERSON CREEK
Beautiful quite and scenic campground. One of our favorite campgrounds in the area yet. Awesome trails within the campground and creeks running through.
Mark B
VerifiedJuly 2, 2022 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: JEFFERSON CREEK
Beautiful quite and scenic campground. One of our favorite campgrounds in the area yet. Awesome trails within the campground and creeks running through.
Molly B
VerifiedJune 28, 2022 • Stayed at: 011, Loop: JEFFERSON CREEK
Jefferson Creek is the perfect setting for a quite camping time with your family. The campsites are well cared for and the hosts are superb at caring for the area and the campers. From the moment we arrived to when we left, we had a great experience which is why this is a favorite family camping spot. I used to come here as a kid, and now it means so much camping here with my own children and exploring with them in the same places I once did. I am afraid to say how wonderful it is so it does not become a hot spot :) --but we will return each year. Thank you for such a great time.
Molly B
VerifiedJune 28, 2022 • Stayed at: 011, Loop: JEFFERSON CREEK
Jefferson Creek is the perfect setting for a quite camping time with your family. The campsites are well cared for and the hosts are superb at caring for the area and the campers. From the moment we arrived to when we left, we had a great experience which is why this is a favorite family camping spot. I used to come here as a kid, and now it means so much camping here with my own children and exploring with them in the same places I once did. I am afraid to say how wonderful it is so it does not become a hot spot :) --but we will return each year. Thank you for such a great time.
Joseph F
VerifiedJune 12, 2022 • Stayed at: 008, Loop: JEFFERSON CREEK
It's a great campground but you usually don't expect 8" of snow during your first camping trip of the season. It melted quickly and the rest of the trip was fine but it put a bit of a damper on things at first. Also, we happened to go shortly after the USFS road was graded, so once you got onto USFS land, the road was uncharacteristically smooth. The straight stretch between the pavement and the USFS roads is still a washboard nightmare. 20 MPH max unless you want to rattle your fillings loose. And from our experience, it's pretty rare that the USFS road is as smooth as we found it, so be aware. The CG itself is fine, but you need to be prepared for the roads in.
Joseph F
VerifiedJune 12, 2022 • Stayed at: 008, Loop: JEFFERSON CREEK
It's a great campground but you usually don't expect 8" of snow during your first camping trip of the season. It melted quickly and the rest of the trip was fine but it put a bit of a damper on things at first. Also, we happened to go shortly after the USFS road was graded, so once you got onto USFS land, the road was uncharacteristically smooth. The straight stretch between the pavement and the USFS roads is still a washboard nightmare. 20 MPH max unless you want to rattle your fillings loose. And from our experience, it's pretty rare that the USFS road is as smooth as we found it, so be aware. The CG itself is fine, but you need to be prepared for the roads in.
Location Jefferson Creek
Address:
P.O. Box 74
Lake George, CO, 80827
United States
From US Highway 285 at Jefferson, Colorado, take County Road 35 north to County Road 37 and turn right. Pay the user fee at Jefferson Lake Recreation Area entrance station and continue on the road to the campground.
Jefferson Creek is accessible via US Highway 285, which is approximately 8 miles away at Jefferson, Colorado.
Latitude & Longitude: 39.4369 / -105.861
Elevation: 3098 feet
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
Check in time
2PM
Check out time
12PM
General
- Alert for Reservation Holders: There is a one-time fee of $11.00 to enter Jefferson Lake Recreation Area in which your campground is located. You will only have to pay this fee once for the duration of your stay. There is an Annual Pass available for purchase here. The fee for the 2025 calendar year pass is $100.00.
- Please note it is difficult to access Jefferson Lake Recreation Area during the winter months; the roads to this site are not maintained for snow throughout the winter. County Road 37 is an unpaved gravel surface road that leads to the entrance of the area.
- Be bear aware; keep all food out of sight in approved containers or locked inside your vehicle and remove all food from area after eating
- This is a high elevation facility, please use caution when traveling from lower elevations
- No RV hookups are available. Also, No pay phones are available.
- For more information on Pike and San Isabel National Forests, click here
- Don't Move Firewood: Prevent the spread of tree-killing organisms by obtaining firewood at or near your destination and burning it on-site. Firewood is available to purchase on site, depending on any fire ban. For more information visit dontmovefirewood.org.
- The use, sale, and possession of all forms of cannabis in the United States is illegal under federal law on federal land.
- Shooting of any type is prohibited in the campground and Jefferson Lake Recreation Area
- ATV's and off road vehicles are prohibited in the campground and Jefferson Lake Recreation Area
- Dogs must be on a leash or tethered at all times.
- Reservations are available up to 5 days prior to arrival date. Sites not reserved 5 days before become ‘walk-up’ and are available on a ‘first come - first serve’ bases.
- Two vehicles or one RV per site is included in the camping fee. $11.00 for a third vehicle. $11.00 fee for day use if not camping overnight.
- Firewood is available for sale at host site for $10.00/bundle.
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Last updated: June 4, 2026
